(Santa Monica, CA) Three-time Grammy Award winning recording artist,
The Black Eyed Peas today announced dates for their 100-date headline tour. Described as the ultimate
Black Eyed Peas party experience, it also marks the first time that the group
– will.i.am,
apl.de.ap, Taboo and
Fergie – is united for a North American headline tour since their 2006
Monkey Business world tour.
The North American leg of
“The E.N.D. World Tour 2010,”
produced by AEG Live, will kick off at Philips Arena in Atlanta on
February 4, 2010, and conclude on April 11th at GM Place in Vancouver.
After a short break, the tour resumes in May with shows across Europe
and the UK. Special ticket pre-sales for
The Black Eyed Peas’
fan club members will be announced in the days ahead. National ticket
on-sale dates begin December 12th. Ticket prices will carry reasonable
value and will be accessible to all fans.
In support of their multi-platinum #1 album,
The E.N.D, featuring the chart record-breaking consecutive #1 singles,
“Boom Boom Pow” and
“I Gotta Feeling” –
The Black Eyed Peas will replicate the party vibe of a hot dance club (complete with guest DJs including
will.i.am ) in arenas across the country and around the world.
“The E.N.D. World Tour”
proves The Energy Never Dies with a feast for the senses for hundreds
of thousands of fans. The tour will also be “green,” with a unique
charitable component to be announced in the weeks ahead.
"AEG
Live has always been a company that likes to execute out-of-the-box
ideas. Our newest clients, The Black Eyed Peas, have defined that
concept like no other group in contemporary music and culture," says
Randy Phillips, President & CEO of AEG Live. "We expect our first
hundred shows together to be a roller coaster ride that will redefine
the live entertainment experience as only the Peas can."
2009 has been a monumental year for
The Black Eyed Peas, starting with the March release of
“Boom Boom Pow” – not only the group’s first #1 single on the
Billboard
Hot 100 but one of the top dozen or so longest-charting singles in Hot
100 history, 12 weeks at the top. They bumped themselves out of #1 with
their second single,
“I Gotta Feeling” (released in
June), surpassing their own success with a 14-week stay at #1 (only the
fourth group in Hot 100 history to replace itself at #1). Their 26
consecutive week run at #1 has now become a new all-time benchmark in
Hot 100 history (for groups
or solo artists).
Meanwhile, flush with two massive hit singles,
The E.N.D. (released June 2, 2009) debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with the highest first-week sales of
The Black Eyed Peas’ career.
The E.N.D.,
The Black Eyed Peas’ fifth studio album, is also their first original album since
Monkey Business (released May 2005), certified RIAA triple platinum in the U.S., with worldwide sales of more than 9 million copies.
Monkey Business
generated Grammy Awards over two consecutive years, for “Don’t Phunk
with My Heart” and “My Humps.” The Peas’ first Grammy Award came six
years ago, for “Let’s Get It Started,” from their breakthrough album of
2003,
Elephunk, which introduced
Fergie into the lineup, and turned the group into international
superstars with cumulative 25-times platinum sales in nearly a dozen
countries around the world. In 2006 Fergie released her 6
million-selling solo debut
The Dutchess and in 2007 Producer Of the Year Grammy nominee
will.i.am released
Songs About Girls.
Of special note is will’s involvement in the 2008 Presidential campaign
of Barack Obama, whose song, “Yes We Can” was written by
will.i.am, as
well as the two post-election anthems, “It’s A New Day” and “America’s
Song.”
To date,
The Black Eyed Peas have
sold over 27 million combined units worldwide, and have logged over 300
headline tour dates in 29 countries with over 2.2 million tickets sold.