SIOUX FALLS
1201 N. West Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57104
News Release For information on this release please contact Rick Huffman, Director of Marketing, Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, Sioux Falls Arena and Convention Center, and Orpheum Theater Center, 605.367.7288, rick@sfarena.com.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2014
JASON ALDEAN Announced as Grand Opening Concert at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center COUNTRY MUSIC SUPERSTAR WILL BE JOINED BY FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE ON OCTOBER 3 (Sioux Falls, SD)— ACM’s Male Vocalist of the Year Jason Aldean will be the Grand Opening concert for the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center on Friday, October 3. Aldean’s Burn It Down tour, including country music record-breakers Florida Georgia Line and up-and-comer Tyler Farr, has sold out multiple venues this year, including MLB and NFL stadiums. “I’m looking forward to breaking in the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls for the grand opening in October,” Aldean says. “This is the perfect show for the Grand Opening concert,” says Jim McCue, Senior Vice President of Entertainment for SMG, which manages the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. “This is a huge concert, and yet the ticket prices are very affordable. That was one of our main goals when it came to booking our opening act.” “Live Nation is very proud to be promoting the first concert at this new facility,” says Jason Wright, President of Live Nation Chicago. “We believe it will be a tremendous asset to the city and region, and look forward to bringing many more shows in the future.” Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 20, at 10 a.m. at the Sioux Falls Arena Box Office, LiveNation.com, 800-745-3000, Ticketmaster.com, and all Ticketmaster outlets. Tickets are $59.75 and $29.75. There is a limit of four tickets per purchase. Show time is 7:30 p.m. Jason Aldean has sold over 8.5 million albums to date and notched thirteen No. 1 hits. The Macon, GA native‘s current album Night Train claimed a No. 1 debut on the Billboard all genre Top 200 and earned Platinum certification in only four weeks. For a full list of upcoming tour dates, visit www.jasonaldean.com. ### About the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center The Denny Sanford PREMIER Center is a multipurpose facility that will host many different types of events including hockey, indoor football, basketball, rodeos, concerts, and so much more. The facility features three clubs and offers premium seating including private suites, loge boxes, and club seats. The Denny Sanford PREMIER Center is scheduled to open this fall. For more information, go to www.dennysanfordpremiercenter.com. About SMG Founded in 1977, SMG provides management services to more than 230 public assembly facilities including convention and exhibition centers, arenas, stadiums, theatres, performing arts centers, equestrian facilities, science centers and a variety of other venues. With facilities across the globe, SMG manages more than 14.4 million square feet of exhibition space and over 1.75 million sports and entertainment seats. As the recognized global industry leader, SMG provides venue management, sales, marketing, event booking and programming, construction and design consulting, and pre-opening services for such landmark facilities as McCormick Place & Soldier Field in Chicago, Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, Houston’s Reliant Park and the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. SMG also offers food and beverage operations through its concessions, catering and special events division, SAVOR, currently servicing more than 100 accounts worldwide. For more information visit www.smgworld..com.
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