Best known for his instrumental compositions, New Age musician Yanni is bringing vocals into the mix for the first time with his upcoming album and tour, Yanni Voices: Live in Concert. The first leg of the extensive worldwide jaunt kicks off in North America with nearly 50 confirmed concert dates.
The outing begins April 10 at Bank Atlantic Center in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and wraps July 5 at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, AZ. Highlights for the first tour leg include an April 22 concert at the Sommet Center Arena in Nashville, TN, a May 29 concert at Sears Centre Arena in Chicago, IL, a June 14 show at Nokia Theatre in Dallas, TX, and a June 30 concert at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.
A two-night stand is also on the books for April 31 and May 1 at Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY. Additional North American dates, as well as international stops, are expected in the future, and ticket on-sale and purchasing information will be announced on his Web site sometime this month.
The Grecian musician is touring behind his upcoming March 24 release, “Yanni Voices,” his first album in more than five years. The record will also be his first release under his new worldwide 360 deal with the Disney Pearl Series record label and Buena Vista Concerts.
In a mid-November statement announcing the deal, Yanni noted that the partnership would help lead his music in new directions. “Expect the unexpected,” the keyboardist declared. “There are no rules. Nevermind what Yanni used to do; that has been done.”
Unlike Yanni’s previous work, the new album puts vocals in the forefront for a reimagining of his classic tracks. According to the statement, Yanni worked with award-winning producer Ric Wake to train singers Nathan Pacheco, Chloe, Ender Thomas and Leslie Mills “to take Yanni’s most famous themes and convert them into masterful new songs with voices.”
Yanni became a popular icon of New Age music in the early- to mid-1990s. His breakthrough “Live at the Acropolis,” released in 1994, sold approximately 3.6 million copies in the United States alone, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Since then, his record sales have declined, but he remains a top international act. Yanni’s previous two tours, which stretched from 2003 through 2005, grossed an estimated $49 million combined, according to Billboard Boxscore.
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Yanni itinerary:
(Dates are subject to change.)
| April 10 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Bank Atlantic Center |
| April 11 | Tampa, FL | St. Pete Times Forum |
| April 13 | Gainesville, FL | O’Connell Center |
| April 14 | Orlando, FL | Amway Arena |
| April 15 | Estero, FL | Germain Arena |
| April 17 | Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville Memorial Arena |
| April 18 | Duluth, GA | Gwinnett Center |
| April 19 | North Charleston, SC | North Charleston Coliseum |
| April 21 | Greenville, SC | Bi-Lo Center |
| April 22 | Nashville, TN | Sommet Center Arena |
| April 24 | Raleigh, NC | RBC Center |
| April 25 | Baltimore, MD | 1st Mariner Arena |
| April 26 | Reading, PA | Sovereign Center |
| April 28 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | Wachovia Arena |
| April 30 – May 1 | New York, NY | Radio City Music Hall |
| May 3 | Boston, MA | Agganis Arena |
| May 5 | Bridgeport, CT | Arena at Harbor Yard |
| May 6 | Manchester, NH | Verizon Wireless Arena |
| May 8 | Quebec City, QC | Colisee Pepsi Arena |
| May 9 | Montreal, QC | Bell Centre |
| May 10 | Toronto, ON | Air Canada Centre |
| May 12 | Pittsburgh, PA | Mellon Arena |
| May 13 | Rochester, NY | Blue Cross Arena |
| May 15 | Albany, NY | Times Union Forum |
| May 16 | Atlantic City, NJ | Boardwalk Hall |
| May 17 | Mashantucket, CT | MGM Coliseum,Foxwoods |
| May 28 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center |
| May 29 | Chicago, IL | Sears Centre Arena |
| May 30 | St. Louis, MO | Scottrade Center |
| May 31 | Green Bay, WI | Resch Center |
| June 2 | Grand Rapids, MI | Van Andel Arena |
| June 3 | Cleveland, OH | Quicken Loans Arena |
| June 5 | Detroit, MI | Palace at Auburn Hills |
| June 6 | Cincinnati, OH | US Bank Arena |
| June 7 | Columbus, OH | Nationwide Arena |
| June 9 | Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center |
| June 10 | Wichita, KS | Hartman Arena |
| June 13 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
| June 14 | Dallas, TX | Nokia Theatre |
| June 16 | Denver, CO | Pepsi Center |
| June 17 | Salt Lake City, UT | EnergySolutions Arena |
| June 26 | Sacramento, CA | ARCO Arena |
| June 27 | Oakland, CA | Oracle Arena |
| June 28 | Anaheim, CA | Honda Center |
| June 30 | Los Angeles, CA | Nokia Theatre |
| July 5 | Glendale, AZ | Jobing.com Arena |
