Jordin Sparks Tapped as Opening Act for Alicia Keys "As I Am Tour"  2/15/08

 

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Jordin Sparks Tapped as the Opening Act for the Alicia Keys 'As I Am' Tour; Sparks Wins Outstanding New Artist at the NAACP Image Awards

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- 19 Entertainment/Jive Records artist, Jordin Sparks, who recently performed the national anthem to an audience of nearly 100 million viewers at Super Bowl XLII, announces that she will be the opening act on the upcoming and highly anticipated Alicia Keys "As I Am" tour. The 18-year old star, who just won the Outstanding New Artist award at the 39th NAACP Image Awards, will help kick-off the tour on April 19th in Hampton, VA.

Since the release of her critically-acclaimed eponymous debut, Jordin's first single, "Tattoo," shot up the charts and has resided in the Top 10 of Billboard's Pop 100 Airplay singles chart for close to two months; currently the single is holding on to the #7 slot for it's second week in a row. Her second single "No Air" a smash duet with label mate Chris Brown is getting major radio support across the country and is already in the Top 20 on Billboard's Pop 100, Pop 100 Airplay and Hot Digital singles charts. The video for "No Air" recently wrapped and was shot by famed director Chris Robinson.

 

In support of her self-titled debut Jordin will open for Alicia Keys through-out the entire 30-date tour, which is scheduled to wrap in New York on June 18th.

 

On-sale dates will be announced locally in each market and show dates are as follows:

 

(Tickets are available here)

 

DATE		CITY		VENUE
19-Apr-08		Hampton, VA		Hampton Coliseum
20-Apr-08		Philadelphia,PA		Liacouras Center
22-Apr-08		Pittsburgh, PA		Petersen Events Center
24-Apr-08		Chicago, IL		Allstate Arena
26-Apr-08		Columbus, OH		Value City Arena at Schottenstein Ctr
27-Apr-08		St Louis, MO		Scottrade Center
30-Apr-08		Minneapolis, MN		Target Center
1-May-08		Kansas City, MO		Sprint Center
5-May-08		Los Angeles, CA		TBA
7-May-08		San Diego, CA		San Diego Sports Arena
9-May-08		Las Vegas, NV		MGM Garden Arena
10-May-08		San Jose, CA		HP Pavilion at San Jose
12-May-08		Phoenix, AZ		Jobing.com Arena
14-May-08		Dallas, TX		Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
18-May-08		Houston, TX		Toyota Center
22-May-08		New Orleans		New Orleans Arena
24-May-08		Tampa, FL		St. Pete Times Forum
25-May-08		Miami, FL		American Airlines Arena
28-May-08		Atlanta, GA		Philips Arena
30-May-08		Greensboro, NC		Greensboro Coliseum
31-May-08		Cincinnati, OH		U.S. Bank Arena
3-Jun-08		Detroit, MI		Joe Louis Arena
5-Jun-08		Cleveland, OH		Wolstein Center at Cleveland State
6-Jun-08		Toronto, ON		Air Canada Centre
8-Jun-08		Montreal, QC		Bell Centre
11-Jun-08		Boston, MA		TD Bank North Garden
13-Jun-08		Washington D.C.		Verizon Center
15-Jun-08		Baltimore, MD		1st Mariner Arena
17-Jun-08		Newark, NJ		Prudential Center
18-Jun-08		New York, NY		Madison Square Garden

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Currently, Jordin Sparks is scheduled to perform at the upcoming NBA All-Star Game on February 15th.

SOURCE 19 Entertainment/Jive Records

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