THE VERY BEST OF NEIL DIAMOND Set For Release 12/6

Rock and Pop Icon Neil Diamond, a 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee and 2011 Kennedy Center Honoree, will take his greatest hits on the road on a much-anticipated North American tour kicking off in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on June 1st and closing in Las Vegas on September 1st. The 2012 tour will feature all of Neil Diamond’s classic favorites. The majority of markets will be on sale to the public beginning at 10:00AM on Monday, December 5th and all Canadian dates will be on sale on Monday, December 12th at 10:00AM (see below for routing and on-sale info).

Tickets will be available at Ticketmaster.com, LiveNation.com, NeilDiamond.com and local box offices.

In 2012 Neil Diamond will perform in select venues for the first time, including the Nikon at
Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York on June 8th. He will return to the DTE Energy
Music Theater in Detroit, Michigan for his first time in nearly 20 years. VIP Packages will also be
available through VIP Nation, including premium seats, exclusive merchandise and more. For
more information please visit: www.VIPNation.com

In addition, Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings recently announced that he will release
THE VERY BEST OF Neil Diamond - THE ORIGINAL STUDIO RECORDINGS on December 6th. The
album will feature 23 of the most popular hits and signature tracks from America's
quintessential singer-songwriter. This is the first Neil Diamond collection to draw from the
artist's complete studio discography and includes tracks such as “Forever In Blue Jeans,”
“Cherry, Cherry,” “Sweet Caroline,” “I’m A Believer,” “Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon, ” “You
Don’t Bring Me Flowers,” “Red, Red Wine,” “America” and many more.

Diamond will make a string of high profile media appearances in addition to being a Kennedy
Center Honoree on December 27th. He will also perform at the 85th Anniversary Macy’s
Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Today Show, NBC’s Tree Lighting at Rockefeller and the Tonight
Show with Jay Leno.

TOUR ROUTING
DATE CITY VENUE ON SALE
June 1 Ft. Lauderdale, FL BankAtlantic Center Dec. 12
June 3 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum Dec. 5
June 6 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena Dec. 5
June 8 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Dec. 5
June 14 Washington, DC Verizon Center Dec. 5 June 16 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena Dec. 5
June 18 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center Dec. 5
June 21 Montreal, BC Bell Centre Dec. 12
June 23 Boston, MA TD Garden Dec. 5
June 26 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre Dec. 12
June 28 London, ON John Labatt Centre Dec. 12
July 1 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena Dec. 5
July 3 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre Dec. 5
July 6 Chicago, IL United Center Dec. 5
July 8 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest Dec. 10
July 11 St Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center Dec. 5
July 13 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre Dec. 12
July 16 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place Dec. 12
July 18 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome Dec. 12
July 21 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena Dec. 12
July 23 Seattle, WA Key Arena Dec. 5
July 28 Salt Lake City, UT Rio Tinto Stadium Dec. 5
August 7 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion Dec. 5
August 29 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center Dec. 5
September 1 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena Dec. 5

ABOUT Neil Diamond
Across a musical career spanning nearly five decades, Neil Diamond has sold more than 125
million albums worldwide, with a remarkable track record of 16 Top Ten albums, and 37 Top
Ten singles. A Grammy Award-winning artist, Neil Diamond has been inducted into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriter's Hall of Fame and is a recipient of the Sammy Cahn Lifetime
Achievement Award. Among Diamond's many other honors, he has received a Golden Globe
Award, 12 Grammy nominations and was named the 2009 MusiCares Person of the Year.

Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski

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