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The Black Eyed Peas Roll On With BlackBerry(R) Presents 'The E.N.D. World Tour 2010' 2nd Leg of North American Dates Announced for July-August

NEW YORK, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Today six-time Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum artists The Black Eyed Peas announce a second leg of North American shows for BlackBerry Presents "The E.N.D. World Tour 2010." Supported by BACARDI® Rum, the official spirit of the tour, the summer dates begin with back to back shows on July 27th & 28th at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, and run through August 23rd at the Rexall Place in Edmonton. Tickets for select dates go on sale beginning this Saturday, March 13. Special ticket pre-sale dates for The Black Eyed Peas' fan club members, as well as national ticket on-sales dates will be announced in the week. Ticket prices will carry reasonable value and will be accessible to all fans. (Please see tour dates below.)

BlackBerry Presents"The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) World Tour 2010," described as "pop's latest sci-fi spectacle" by the New York Times, and "kind of Buck Rogers meets Vivienne Westwood" by RollingStone.com, rolls on in support of The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas' multi-platinum #1 album. The tour marks the first time that will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and Fergie are united for North American headline dates since their 2006 Monkey Business world tour.

BlackBerry Presents "The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) World Tour 2010" began four days after the Black Eyed Peas' triple Grammy Award win, as they effectively doubled their career total to six Grammys. The E.N.D. won for Best Pop Vocal Album, while its first single "Boom Boom Pow" won Best Short Form Music Video, and its second single "I Gotta Feeling" won for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group. The E.N.D. has sold over 2.2 million copies in the U.S., and over 6 million copies worldwide. It is strong as ever at #4 this week, in its 38th week on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

The E.N.D.'s fourth #1 U.S./#1 UK single is the red-hot "Imma Be," now in its second week at #1 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot Digital Tracks chart, with sales over 1.5 million. The "Imma Be Rockin' That Body" video is a Top 10 download at iTunes. The single follows-up the chart record-breaking consecutive #1 singles, "Boom Boom Pow" (12 weeks at #1, and 4.9 million sales to date) and "I Gotta Feeling" (14 weeks at #1, and 5.1 million sales to date, the most downloaded song in iTunes history). "Meet Me Halfway," the third single, passed the 2 million sales mark this week.

The first North American leg of BlackBerry Presents "The E.N.D. World Tour 2010" opened at Philips Arena in Atlanta on February 4th and will end April 11th at GM Place in Vancouver. After a short break, the tour resumes in May with shows across the UK and Europe, climaxing in early July at four of Europe's most prestigious outdoor summer pop festivals: the 6th annual "Main Square Festival" in Arras, France on Friday, July 2nd; the 12th annual "Heineken Jammin Festival" in Venice on July 5th; the 17th annual "T In The Park" at Balado Park near Kinross, Scotland, on July 10th; and the 7th annual "Oxegen" at Punchestown race course in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland, on July 11th.

BlackBerry Presents "The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) World Tour 2010," promoted by AEG, is the ultimate Black Eyed Peas party experience, a feast for the senses for hundreds of thousands of fans in arenas across the country and around the world. The setting proves 'The Energy Never Dies' as it replicates the party vibe of a hot dance club, complete with guest DJs including will.i.am.

                             THE BLACK EYED PEAS
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      BlackBerry PRESENTS "THE E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES) WORLD TOUR 2010":
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                            2nd NORTH AMERICAN LEG
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    Date          City               Venue
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    July 27       Toronto, ON        Air Canada Centre - on sale Saturday, 
                                      March 13 at 11:00AM
    July 28       Toronto, ON        Air Canada Centre - on sale Saturday,
                                      March 13 at 11:00AM
    July 31       Montreal, QB       Bell Centre
    August 1      Ottawa, ON         Scotiabank Place
    August 3      Boston, MA         TD Garden - on sale Saturday, March 13
                                      at 12:00 noon
    August 4      Newark, NJ         Prudential Center - on sale Saturday, 
                                      March 13 at 12:00 noon
    August 6      Hartford, CT       XL Center
    August 7      Atlantic City, NJ  Boardwalk Hall
    August 10     Baltimore, MD      1st Mariner Arena
    August 11     Buffalo, NY        HSBC Arena
    August 13     Chicago, IL        Allstate Arena
    August 14     St. Louis          Scottrade Center
    August 18     Winnipeg, MB       MTS Centre
    August 20     Saskatoon, SK      Credit Union Centre
    August 22     Calgary, AB        Pengrowth Saddledome
    August 23     Edmonton, AB       Rexall Place

SOURCE Interscope Records