Multi-platinum performer’s first tour in four years to feature four singing proteges and spectacular imagery

BURBANK, California /PRNewswire/ –Multi-platinum recording artist Yanni is gearing up for his first U.S. tour in 4 years. Long known for his engaging and spectacular live performances, Yanni brings a new and exciting dimension to the show with the addition of four young, extraordinary vocal talents – Nathan Pacheco, Chloe, Ender Thomas and Leslie Mills – discovered and mentored by Yanni and all featured on his upcoming new CD releases YANNI VOICES and YANNI VOCES, the latter featuring Yanni and his four “voices” along with Latin music superstars. Both albums are due out March 24, 2009 on Disney Pearl Series.

The YANNI VOICES tour will feature Yanni’s most popular fan favorites accompanied by an explosion of dynamic visuals, dazzling choreography and show-stopping vocal performances by the four “Voices” who bring to life Yanni’s most masterful musical compositions, new and old. The tour will also feature Yanni’s acclaimed orchestra comprised of musicians from around the globe.

Throughout his extraordinary career, Yanni has staged multiple world tours performing in such world-renown locales including the Acropolis, the Taj Mahal and Beijing’s Forbidden City thrilling millions of fans worldwide. His U.S. tours in 1995, 1998 and 2003-2005 each finished in the Top 10 concert tours of the year, as ranked by Performance Magazine and Pollstar.

Tickets available here

The dates for the first leg of the tour are below.

DATE CITY VENUE
4/10/09 Ft. Lauderdale Bank Atlantic Center
4/11/09 Tampa St. Pete Times Forum
4/13/09 Gainesville O’Connell Center
4/14/09 Orlando Amway Arena
4/15/09 Estero Germain Arena
4/17/09 Jacksonville Jacksonville Memorial Arena
4/18/09 Duluth (Atlanta) Gwinnett Center
4/19/09 N. Charleston N. Charleston Arena
4/21/09 Greenville Bi-Lo Center
4/22/09 Nashville Sommet Center Arena
4/24/09 Raleigh RBC Center
4/25/09 Baltimore 1st Mariner Arena
4/26/09 Reading Sovereign Center
4/28/09 Wilkes-Barre Wachovia Arena
4/30/09 New York Radio City Music Hall
5/1/09 New York Radio City Music Hall
5/3/09 Boston Agganis Arena
5/5/09 Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard
5/6/09 Manchester Verizon Wireless Arena
5/8/09 Quebec City Colisee Pepsi Arena
5/9/09 Montreal Bell Centre
5/10/09 Toronto Air Canada Centre
5/12/09 Pittsburgh Mellon Arena
5/13/09 Rochester Blue Cross Arena
5/15/09 Albany Times Union Forum
5/16/09 Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
5/17/09 Mashantucket MGM Coliseum at Foxwoods
5/28/09 Minneapolis Target Center
5/29/09 Chicago Sears Center Arena
5/30/09 St. Louis Scottrade Center
5/31/09 Green Bay Resch Center
6/2/09 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
6/3/09 Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena
6/5/09 Detroit Palace at Auburn Hills
6/6/09 Cincinnati US Bank Arena
6/7/09 Columbus Nationwide Arena
6/9/09 Kansas City Sprint Center
6/10/09 Witchita Hartman Arena
6/13/09 Houston Toyota Center
6/14/09 Dallas Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
6/16/09 Denver Pepsi Center
6/17/09 Salt Lake City Energysolutions Arena
6/26/09 Sacramento ARCO Arena
6/27/09 Oakland Oracle Arena
6/28/09 Anaheim Honda Center
6/30/09 Los Angeles Nokia Theatre

SOURCE Disney Pearl Series