Il Divo Continues Touring With Even More 2009 Tour Dates

Since coming together in 2004, David Miller, Carlos Marín, Urs Buhler & Sébastien Izambard have spearheaded an entire musical genre by bringing the sound of opera to the world of popular music. With over 22 million albums sold to date, Il Divo continue to confirm performances around the world as part of their massive touring plans for 2009 in support of their fifth album The Promise which is approaching PLATINUM status in the U.S. As a prelude to the tour, next week Il Divo have been invited to perform at the Inaugural Purple Ball honoring our new President Barack Obama on January 20th in Washington D.C. and have TV appearances scheduled on the CBS Early Show, The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet, the CW Morning News in New York and Telemundo's Noticiero 47 al Mediodia.

The 2009 tour, An Evening with Il Divo, kicks off February 21st in Manchester and will perform in 31 European cities before heading to North America and will cross six continents before closing the year in Australia, Japan and South East Asia. Tickets for An Evening with Il Divo are moving briskly, and are already 75% sold in Europe, including multiple nights in Dublin, London, Manchester and Rotterdam. In addition Il Divo have already sold out two nights at Chicago's Rosemont Theatre.

In the U.S., "An Evening with Il Divo" kicks off Friday, May 8th in Washington, DC at the Patriot Center. In addition to performances in Washington, E. Rutherford, Boston, Uniondale the two sold out performances in Chicago, announced today, Il Divo have now confirmed additional performances in : Atlanta, Atlantic City, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Everett, Ft. Lauderdale, Houston, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orlando, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Portland, Reno, St. Louis, St. Paul, San Antonio, Santa Barbara, San Jose, Tampa and Uncasville.

The new show will be staged and choreographed by William Baker (Kylie, Jamiroquai) on a state of the art set, with a tour wardrobe designed by Giorgio Armani, featuring outfits from Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani and Armani Collezioni collections. The show will feature repertoire from their five albums and several new songs, with Il Divo onstage the entire evening. They will perform for approximately 90 minutes with a 20 minute intermission integrated into the set (there will be no support).

Tickets for concert dates in Philadelphia, Uncasville, Everett, Portland, Atlanta, and Denver will go
on sale Saturday, January 31st. Tickets for performances in Detroit, St. Louis and Kansas City will
go on sale Monday, February 2nd. Citi cardmembers will also have access to presale tickets starting
Tuesday, January 27th at 9am local time through Citi's Private Pass® Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com. (Applicable for shows in the U.S only.)

Ticket prices will be scaled at $55.00, $85.00 and $125.00/$150.00 plus applicable service charges.
Fans may also be interested in purchasing either of the VIP packages available. The Platinum Meet and Greet Experience includes a premium price level 1 ticket (within the first 5 rows), a preshow meet and greet and photo opportunity with Il Divo, and a VIP gift package. The Il Divo Premium Gold Package includes a guaranteed premium ticket within the first 10 rows and an exclusive VIP tour gift. Premium packages prices subject to change. For officialtour and ticket information, VIP packages, Fan Club memberships, merchandise & more, visit: www.ILDIVO.com & www.LIVENATION.com.

The Il Divo world tour is produced by Live Nation Global Touring and by arrangement with Octagon Music
and Syco Music.

U.S. TOUR ITINERARY 2009

ALREADY ON SALE:
08-May Washington, DC Patriot Center
09-May E. Rutherford, NJ Izod Arena
14-May Boston, MA Agannis Arena
15-May Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
19-May Chicago, IL Rosemont Theatre SOLD OUT!
20-May Chicago, IL Rosemont Theatre SOLD OUT!
ADDITIONAL US CITIES
10-May Philadelphia, PA Susquehanna Bank Center On sale Jan.31 (10am)
12-May Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun On sale Jan.31 (10am)
17-May Detroit, MI Fox Theater On sale Feb 02 (10am)
2-June Everett, WA Comcast Arena At Everett On sale Jan.31 (10am)
3-June Portland, OR Rose Garden (T of C) On sale Jan. 31 (10am)
20-June San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
21-June Dallas, TX Nokia Theater
23-June Houston, TX Toyota Center
26-June Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center
27-June Orlando, FL Amway Center
28-June Tampa, FL Mahaffey Theater
1-July Atlanta, GA Fox Theater On sale Jan 31 (12 n )
6-July Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center
8-July St. Paul Xcel Energy Center
10-July St Louis, MO Fox Theater On sale Feb. 2 (10am)
11-July Kansas City, MO Sprint Center On sale Feb.2 (10am)
13-July Denver, CO Wells Fargo Theater On sale Jan. 31 (10am)
15-July Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theater
17-July Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay
18-July Santa Barbara, CA County Bowl
20-July Los Angeles, CA Venue Details to follow
23-July San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
24-July Reno, NV Events Center
For official tour and ticket information, VIP packages, Fan Club memberships, merchandise & more, visit: www.ILDIVO.com & www.LIVENATION.com

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