Grammy Award Winner Ashanti to perform at SaberCats game
May 28, 2008 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
San Jose SaberCats News Release
SAN JOSE, Calif. (May 28, 2008) - Grammy Award-winning artist ASHANTI will be performing at HP Pavilion on Saturday, June 14, as a part of the San Jose SaberCats halftime entertainment, the club announced today.
Kickoff for the game against the Tampa Bay Storm is set for 7:30 p.m. (PT) and in addition to the free halftime performance featuring Ashanti, the first 5,000 fans will receive a full set of SaberCats trading cards, compliments of Netgear.
Tickets are available and can be purchased through any Ticketmaster outlet, online at ticketmaster.com, by phone at (408) 998-TIXS or in person at the HP Pavilion box office during regular business hours. Be sure to check the SaberCats website in the coming days for more details.
Ashanti is scheduled to release her fourth album entitled, The Declaration, on June 3, and will bring her distinctive style to the Cats Lair for an exclusive halftime show. The American hip-hop soul singer took home a Grammy for her debut album, Ashanti, which featured the hit song Foolish, and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide since its release in April 2002.
In addition to singing, Ashanti has established herself as a songwriter, penning lyrics for artists such as Ja Rule, Jennifer Lopez and Toni Braxton. She has also appeared on the silver screen in movies such as Coach Carter, where she starred alongside Samuel L. Jackson, John Tucker Must Die, and most recently Resident Evil: Extinction.
A premiere franchise in the Arena Football League, San Jose has won three ArenaBowl championships and captured seven Western Division titles, nine consecutive playoff appearances and owns the league's best regular season record this decade.
Season and group tickets for the 2008 season are now on sale. Contact a SaberCats account executive at (408) 573-5577 to reserve your seats today. Individual game tickets can be purchased at the HP Pavilion ticket office, all Northern California Ticketmaster locations and online at ticketmaster.com.
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