LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- After a highly
successful 2018 12-event arena tour across 10 cities, Live Nation
and Crown Publishing, a part of Penguin Random House, are pleased
to announce that additional dates and cities have been added to
Becoming: An Intimate Conversation with Michelle Obama.
Click here for a video compilation from Mrs. Obama's tour thus
far.
This extension of the tour will include 21 events in 2019
across North America and
Europe produced by Live Nation,
including 11 additional events in the U.S., 4 in Canada, and 6 in Europe. The 2019 events will kick off on
February 8 in Tacoma, WA, and will make stops in previously
unvisited cities, including Austin, Toronto, Atlanta, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and more. The European dates will
include an event in Paris,
rescheduled from the original December 5,
2018, date which was delayed due to Mrs. Obama's trip back
to the U.S. to attend the late President George H.W. Bush's funeral. The 2019 events will
also see Mrs. Obama visiting a range of venues, from arenas to more
intimate theaters. Each stop will feature to-be-announced
moderators who will appear in conversation with the former First
Lady. The final event will take place on May 12 in
Nashville, TN, concluding the
Becoming book tour.
Mrs. Obama is dedicated to ensuring tickets are put into the
hands of real fans, and not resold on secondary websites. That is
why Live Nation and European ticket agencies are implementing
various methods to limit ticket scalpers on the Becoming
book tour. The North American events will utilize Ticketmaster's
Verified Fan® platform. Fans can register now
through Wednesday, December 12, at
10 p.m. PST HERE for the
Verified Fan presale. Registered fans who receive a code will have
access to purchase tickets for the North American events before the
general public on Friday, December
14, from 10 a.m. local time to
10 p.m. Information on the ticketing
methods for the European events is available at each city's
respective ticketing website.
Tickets for the newly announced North American 2019 dates will
go on sale to the general public beginning Saturday, December 15, at 10 a.m. local time at BecomingMichelleObama.com.
A limited number of VIP meet and greet packages with the former
First Lady will also be available.
Local general on-sale timing for European events are listed
below.
In keeping with her commitment to make her events accessible to
as many people as possible, Mrs. Obama and Live Nation will donate
a portion of ticket inventory in each market to various
organizations, including, but not limited to, charities, schools,
and community groups in each city the tour visits. Those fans will
receive free admission to the tour stop in their city.
Attendees at Mrs. Obama's events will hear her honest
reflections on the experiences and events, both public and private,
that have shaped her, from her childhood on the South Side of
Chicago to her years as an
executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her
years spent at the most famous address in the world. Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most
iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of
the United States – the first
African-American to serve in that role – she helped create the most
welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also
establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in
the U.S. and around the world.
"I couldn't be more excited to visit even more cities across the
country and around the world," Mrs. Obama said. "I've been so
humbled by the response to the tour thus far and the overwhelming
interest we've received from so many communities we weren't able to
visit this year. That's why I'm thrilled that we're able to expand
our conversations to these new settings and wider audiences. I
can't wait to continue the discussions that have been so meaningful
for me and, I hope, for so many others."
BECOMING was released on November
13 in the U.S. and Canada
by Crown Publishing, a part of Penguin Random House, as well as in
33 languages around the world. Since its publication,
BECOMING became an instant #1 New York
Times bestseller after one week of sales, and has sold
more than 3 million units in all formats and editions in the U.S.
and Canada. According to NDP
BookScan data, the hardcover edition of BECOMING has sold more
copies than any other book published in the United States in 2018. After six
printings, the hardcover edition of BECOMING will have 3.8 million
copies in print in the U.S. and Canada and a total of 6 million copies in
print worldwide. The book is also a #1 bestseller in 11
other countries around the world. An audio edition of the
book, read by Mrs. Obama, is also available in digital and physical
formats by Penguin Random House Audio.
BECOMING: AN INTIMATE CONVERSATION WITH MICHELLE OBAMA 2019
DATES:
Friday, February 8,
2019
|
Tacoma, WA
|
Tacoma
Dome
|
Saturday, February 9,
2019
|
Portland,
OR
|
Moda
Center
|
Tuesday, February 12,
2019
|
Phoenix,
AZ
|
Comerica
Theatre
|
Thursday, February
28, 2019
|
Austin, TX
|
Frank Erwin
Center
|
Saturday, March 2,
2019
|
Houston,
TX
|
Toyota
Center
|
Wednesday, March 13,
2019
|
St. Paul,
MN
|
Xcel Energy
Center
|
Thursday, March 14,
2019
|
Milwaukee,
WI
|
Miller High Life
Theatre
|
Saturday, March 16,
2019
|
Cleveland,
OH
|
KeyBank State
Theatre
|
Thursday, March 21,
2019
|
Vancouver,
BC
|
Pepsi Live at Rogers
Arena
|
Friday, March 22,
2019
|
Edmonton,
AB
|
Rogers
Place
|
Tuesday, April 9,
2019
|
Copenhagen,
Denmark
|
Royal
Arena
|
Wednesday, April 10,
2019
|
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
Ericsson
Globe
|
Thursday, April 11,
2019
|
Oslo,
Norway
|
Oslo
Spektrum
|
Sunday, April 14,
2019
|
London, UK
|
The O2
Arena
|
Tuesday, April 16,
2019*
|
Paris,
France*
|
AccorHotels
Arena*
|
Wednesday, April 17,
2019
|
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
Ziggo Dome
|
Friday, May 3,
2019
|
Montreal,
QC
|
Bell
Centre
|
Saturday, May 4,
2019
|
Toronto,
ON
|
Scotiabank
Arena
|
Friday, May 10,
2019
|
Ft. Lauderdale,
FL
|
BB&T
Center
|
Saturday, May 11,
2019
|
Atlanta,
GA
|
State Farm
Arena
|
Sunday, May 12,
2019+
|
Nashville,
TN+
|
Ryman
Auditorium+
|
|
*Rescheduled from
original December 5, 2018 date
|
+all
tickets will be sold through Verified Fan, beginning
Fri. Dec 14 at 10am local time. Please see registration details
above.
|
EUROPEAN REGISTRATION AND ON-SALE TIMING:
Denmark, Copenhagen (Royal
Arena, April 9,
2019):
General on-sale begins: Friday, December 14, 10:00
a.m. local
Stockholm, Sweden (Ericsson
Globe, April 10, 2019):
General on-sale begins: Friday, December
14, 9:00 a.m. local
Oslo, Norway (Oslo Spektrum,
April 11, 2019):
General
on-sale begins: Friday, December 14,
9:00 a.m. local
London, United Kingdom (The
O2 Arena, April 14, 2019):
General on-sale begins: Friday, December
14, 1:00 p.m. local
Paris, France (AccorHotels
Arena, April 16, 2019):
General on-sale begins: Friday, December
14, 12:00 noon local
Amsterdam, Netherlands
(Ziggo Dome, April 17, 2019):
General on-sale begins: Friday, December
14, 11:00 a.m. local
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About Crown Publishing
Crown Publishing is a part of
Penguin Random House, the world's largest trade book publisher,
which is dedicated to its mission of nourishing a universal passion
for reading by connecting authors and their writing with readers
everywhere. The company, which employs 10,000 people globally, was
formed on July 1, 2013, by
Bertelsmann and Pearson, who own
75 percent and 25 percent respectively. With more than 250
independent imprints and brands on five continents, Penguin Random
House comprises adult and children's fiction and nonfiction print
and digital English- and Spanish-language trade book publishing
businesses in more than 20 countries worldwide. With 15,000 new
titles, and 600 million print, audio, and ebooks sold annually,
Penguin Random House's publishing lists include more than 60 Nobel
Prize laureates and hundreds of the world's most widely read
authors.
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