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Kenny Chesney Returns to Pizza Hut Park on June 16

March 13, 2007 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release


FRISCO, Texas (Tuesday, March 13, 2007) - Pizza Hut Park announced today that country-music star Kenny Chesney will return to the home of FC Dallas for the second consecutive year when he brings his 2007 Flip-Flop Summer Tour to Frisco, Texas on Saturday, June 16. The reigning and back-to-back Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year, Chesney's concert on July 22, 2006 at Pizza Hut Park drew 27,337 fans, establishing the current stadium attendance record for concerts.

FC Dallas season ticket holders will have a presale opportunity to purchase tickets from Thurs. March 15 at 10 a.m. through Friday, March 16 at 10 p.m. Tickets for the general public go on sale on Sat. March 17 at 10 a.m. at the Pizza Hut Park Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 214-373-8000 or 972-647-5700. Tickets are $71.75/ $57.75/ $51.75 plus convenience fees.

Having just announced six stadium shows -- in Seattle, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Boston, Cleveland and Detroit -- it figures Kenny Chesney's just getting warmed up to bring the summer alive. And to that end, he's bringing some really good friends out on the road to help him make his 2007 Flip-Flop Summer Tour the biggest yet - Sugarland & Taylor Swift.

"It's getting to be that time of year where we're all starting to itch," Chesney admits with a laugh. "And with a line-up like this, how can you blame us? This is the kinda show where me and the guys'll be sneaking into the wings to watch -- just like the fans. So, all we gotta do is finish up the stage, get the set list sorted out and start rehearsing."

2007 Pizza Hut Park Concert Schedule:

April 15 - EDGEFEST 16, featuring: The Killers, My Chemical Romance, A.F.I., Muse, Blue October, Jet, Papa Roach, Bowling for Soup, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Kaiser Chiefs, Sparta, Saosin, Bullet for My Valentine, Say Anything, Placebo, Finger 11, The Vanished, Sparta, Miser, and Ataris.

April 28 - JIMMY BUFFET and the CORAL REEFER BAND.

June 16 - KENNY CHESNEY with SUGARLAND and TAYLOR SWIFT, and special guests Brooks & Dunn and Sarah Evans.

NOTES ON CONCERTS AT PIZZA HUT PARK:

- Parking at Pizza Hut Park will cost $15, $20, and $25.

- Pizza Hut Park hosted five major concerts in 2006 that drew a combined 109,857 fans to the stadium.

- According to POLLSTAR, the concert industry's leading trade publication, PHP ranked:

o 8th in the United States in attendance for outdoor stadiums and festival sites.

o 4th among stadiums in the country, behind: Giants Stadium in New Jersey, Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass, and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in California.

o And 23rd among all stadiums and festival sites around the world; which included among other stadiums: River Plate Stadium (Argentina), Telstra Stadium (Australia), Moruobi Stadium (Brazil), Azteca Stadium (Mexico), Tokyo Dome (Japan), Stadio San Siro (Italy), Olympia Stadium (Germany), Amsterdam Arena (Netherlands), Croke Park (Ireland), King Baudouin Stadium (Belgium), and Estadio Nacional (Chile).

- Three acts who's tours finished in the Top 15 Tours of 2006 passed through Pizza Hut Park; Kenny Chesney (5th), Rascal Flatts (8th), and RBD (14th).

- The largest-ever attendance for a concert at Pizza Hut Park was 27,337 for Kenny Chesney on July 22, 2006.

- Over 11,000 inter-locking pieces of "Terraflor", a state-of-the art turf protection system, will be placed on the stadium field for the concerts. Terraflor is used by many high-profile multi-functional natural grass stadiums across the world. The pieces are 29.5 square inches in size and allow for the passage of air, light and water.

- Over 7,000 chairs can be placed on the Terraflor for additional stadium seating.

- Please visit Pizzahutpark.com for additional information.

About Pizza Hut Park: Opened on August 6, 2005, Pizza Hut Park is a 145-acre multipurpose sports and entertainment facility located at the intersection of Main Street and Dallas North Tollway in Frisco, Texas, and is the home stadium for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. The stadium, which has a permanent stage on the north end situated off the playing surface, has a capacity of 20,500 fans for sporting events but can expand to accommodate over 27,000 fans for concerts by utilizing field seats. The complex also includes 17 tournament-grade fields used for youth and adult soccer, as well as high school sports and other events. The $105 million public-private complex is owned by the City of Frisco in partnership with the Hunt Sports Group (HSG), the Frisco Independent School District, and Collin County. In February 2006, it was recognized by the Dallas Business Journal as the winner of the Best Community Impact Award for 2005, given to a property that was judged to have created the most positive economic and social impact on a community. Over 1.5 million spectators and participants visited the complex in 2006 for FC Dallas games, concerts, soccer tournaments, and other special events through the year.

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