FALL OUT BOY & WIZ KHALIFA BRING MASSIVE
BOYS OF ZUMMER TOUR TO MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7
Chart-Topping Rock Group and Hip-Hop Superstar Embark on More Than 40 City Tour This Summer;
Tickets Now on Sale
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LAS VEGAS (February 9, 2015) – Multi-platinum selling artists Fall Out Boy and Wiz Khalifa announced their multi-city Boys of Zummer co-headlining tour will make a stop at the Mandalay Bay Events Center Friday, Aug. 7. The tour will support their respective hit albums, American Beauty/American Psycho and Blacc Hollywood. The concert is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
Tickets priced at $25, $49.75 and $69.75, not including applicable service charges, are now on sale and available at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at mandalaybay.com or ticketmaster.com.
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American Beauty/American Psycho is Fall Out Boy’s sixth studio album, which was released January 20 on Island Records & DCD2 Records. The album is the follow-up record to the band’s gold-certified studio album Save Rock and Roll. This album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 and No. 1 on iTunes in 27 countries following its April 2012 release.
The record’s first single “Centuries” was certified platinum and served as the theme for the first ever College Football Playoff National Championship game January 12. The single is currently in the Top 15 on the Pop Charts, hit the Modern Rock Top 10 chart and has been streamed more than 60 million times total on YouTube and Spotify. The band most recently performed the track at the 41st Annual People’s Choice Awards. More information can be found at falloutboy.com
Multi-platinum selling recording artist Wiz Khalifa burst on the scene with the release of his first major label debut Rolling Papers in March 2011, which spawned the hugely successful hits “Black and Yellow,” “Roll Up” and “No Sleep.” He recently released his newest album Blacc Hollywood, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart. He has earned a career total of seven GRAMMY nominations including nods for this year’s Best Rap Song (“We Dem Boyz”) and Best Rap Album (Blacc Hollywood).
More than just a music powerhouse, Khalifa also is a fashion-forward icon and entrepreneur. His Taylor Gang Ent. label and brand recently united with leading active lifestyle brand Neff for a 26-piece apparel collection. They also launched Freshko, a new lifestyle brand co-created by Sketch, a well-known graphic artist from San Francisco. For more information, visit wizkhalifa.com.
For a full list of tour dates and ticket info, visit livenation.com.
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About Mandalay Bay Events Center:
The Mandalay Bay Events Center is a multi-purpose arena home to World Championship Boxing, premier concerts and special events. With seating for as many as 12,000, the Events Center offers excellent sightlines and state-of-the-art lighting and sound. Prominent events have included concerts such as Justin Timberlake, KISS, Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Christina Aguilera, Katy Perry, John Mayer, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Alejandro Fernandez and David Foster & Friends. World championship boxing events have featured fighters including Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather, Shane Mosley and Bernard Hopkins. The Mandalay Bay Events Center also is home to multiple Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events throughout the year, the annual Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas Auction, Tiger Jam hosted by Tiger Woods and has hosted the Latin GRAMMY® Awards on UNIVISION.
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