Diamond’s new album, Melody Road, set for release on Oct. 21 via Capitol Records
Tickets on sale Monday, Oct. 20, at 10 a.m.
Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.CapitalTickets.ca, by phone at 613-599-FANS (3267) or 1-877-788-FANS (3267); in person at each of the 10 participating Canadian Tire stores in Ottawa as well as the store in Perth, The Sens Store at Carlingwood Mall and Place d’Orléans, any Ottawa Sports Experts location, Les Galeries de Hull, Ottawa Festivals and at the Canadian Tire Centre box office.
Tickets are $65.50, $95.50 and $149.50; reserved seating (plus CRF and service charges).
Neil Diamond, iconic Grammy Award®-winning rock and pop singer/songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, will embark on his highly anticipated Neil Diamond Tour 2015, which will kick-off in Allentown, Pa., on Feb. 27, and end in Denver, Colo., on May 31. The tour will make a stop at Ottawa’s Canadian Tire Centre (@CdnTireCtr) on Saturday, March 7.
Produced exclusively by Live Nation in North America, the 2015 tour will include 29 shows throughout the U.S. and Canada plus one stop in Mexico City, which marks Diamond’s first time visiting or performing there. “Neil is one of the greatest live performers touring today and we are honoured to be working with him on his 2015 world tour,” said Michael Rapino, president and chief executive officer of Live Nation Entertainment. “The depth and power of the Neil Diamond songbook, from his early hits, right through to his soon to be released Melody Road album, will be a treat for fans everywhere.”
The 2015 tour will feature songs from his newest studio album Melody Road, as well as many classic favourites. Tickets go on sale on Monday, Oct. 20, at 10 a.m. and can be purchased via Capital Tickets, at www.livenation.com and through the Live Nation mobile app.
Diamond’s new album, Melody Road, will be released on Tuesday, Oct. 21, via Capitol Records. This album marks his first studio album since signing with the record label.
For more information on Neil Diamond and his 2015 North American tour, please visitwww.neildiamond.com.
About Neil Diamond
Throughout an illustrious and wide-ranging musical career, Neil Diamond has charted 37 Top 40 singles and 16 Top 10 albums in the U.S. His most recent original studio release, 2008’s Home Before Dark, debuted at No. 1 in the U.S. and the U.K. on the Billboard Top Albums chart.
A Grammy Award-winning artist, Diamond is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award, one of the highest honours bestowed upon songwriters. Diamond’s many other achievements include a Golden Globe Award, 13 Grammy nominations and 2009’s NARAS’s MusiCares Person of the Year award. In 2011, Diamond received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honour for his lifetime of contributions to American culture.
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