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Yanni To Celebrate The 25th Anniversary of LIVE AT THE ACROPOLIS Concert with Expansive Tour

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Legendary performer and composer Yanni has announced that he will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of "Live At The Acropolis" with a world tour that will launch this spring in the United States. The maestro will bring the "Yanni 25 - Live At The Acropolis Anniversary Concert Tour" to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) in Providence, RI on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 8P.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, December 15, 2017 at 10A at at the PPAC Box Office (located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence), online at www.ppacri.org and by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787). Tickets are $99.50 - $29.50; all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration charge and are subject to change without notice. Box Office Hours are Monday through Friday, 10A to 5P; Saturday, 10A to 2P and two hours prior to curtain times on performance days..

A deluxe package of the completely remastered 5.1 sound and high definition video of "Live At The Acropolis " will be released in 2018 to commemorate this anniversary.

"Live at the Acropolis" was released in 1994 and is the first ever live album and concert video from the maestro. Recorded at the Herodes Atticus Theatre in Athens with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra from London, the concert took a year and a half to complete. The album was mixed and produced by Yanni in his home studio and was made into a TV special that aired in the States on PBS. "Live at the Acropolis" became an incredible success and is the second best selling music video of all time.

Yanni's iconic performances at the Acropolis in Greece, the Taj Mahal in India, the Forbidden City in China, the Royal Albert Hall in England, The Pyramids in Egypt, and El Morro in Puerto Rico have crossed countless borders and have resonated with billions of people across the globe. Yanni has been awarded more than 40 platinum and gold albums worldwide and has sold more than 25 million albums around the world. His most recent albums have seen chart-topping success.

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