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Neil Diamond's 2012 North American Tour Coming to Rio Tinto Stadium

Published on November 22, 2011 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
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SANDY, Utah / LOS ANGELES (Tuesday, November 22, 2011) - Rock and Pop Icon Neil Diamond, a 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee and 2011 Kennedy Center Honoree, will take his greatest hits on the road during a North American tour in the summer of 2012 that will include the music icon's first visit to Sandy's Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday, July 28.

Tickets for the Rio Tinto Stadium stop on next summer's highly-anticipated tour, which will be available starting at $39.50, will go on sale to the public beginning at 10:00 a.m. MT on Monday, December 5. Tickets will be available for purchase in person at the Rio Tinto Stadium Box Office during regular business hours (10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. MT, Monday-Friday) and online via www.RioTintoStadium.com .

Details for an exclusive pre-sale for American Express cardholders in the days leading up to the public on-sale will be released early next week. In addition, VIP Packages will also be available through VIP Nation, including premium seats, exclusive merchandise and more, with more information available at www.VIPNation.com .

On the heels of the Dec. 5 on-sale date for many of the 2012 tour stops, Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings will release THE VERY BEST OF NEIL DIAMOND - THE ORIGINAL STUDIO RECORDINGS on Tuesday, December 6. The album will feature 23 of the most popular hits and signature tracks from America's quintessential singer-songwriter. This is the first Neil Diamond collection to draw from the artist's complete studio discography and includes tracks such as "Forever In Blue Jeans," "Cherry, Cherry," "Sweet Caroline," "I'm A Believer," "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon, " "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," "Red, Red Wine," "America" and many more.

Diamond will make a string of high profile media appearances in addition to being a Kennedy Center Honoree on December 27. He will also perform at the 85th Anniversary Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Today Show, NBC's Tree Lighting at Rockefeller and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Neil Diamond 2012 North American Tour Dates

DATE CITY VENUE ON SALE

June 1 Ft. Lauderdale, FL BankAtlantic Center Dec. 12

June 3 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum Dec. 5

June 6 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena Dec. 5

June 8 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Dec. 5

June 14 Washington, DC Verizon Center Dec. 5

June 16 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena Dec. 5

June 18 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center Dec. 5

June 21 Montreal, QC Bell Centre Dec. 12

June 23 Boston, MA TD Garden Dec. 5

June 26 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre Dec. 12

June 28 London, ON John Labatt Centre Dec. 12

July 1 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena Dec. 5

July 3 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre Dec. 5

July 6 Chicago, IL United Center Dec. 5

July 8 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest Dec. 10

July 11 St Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center Dec. 5

July 13 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre Dec. 12

July 16 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place Dec. 12

July 18 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome Dec. 12

July 21 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena Dec. 12

July 26 Seattle, WA Key Arena Dec. 5

July 28 Sandy, UT Rio Tinto Stadium Dec. 5

August 7 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion Dec. 5

August 29 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center Dec. 5

September 1 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena Dec. 5

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