Nickelodeon's Fresh Beat Band Adds Second Leg to Tour

The Fresh Beat Band, Nickelodeon's popular preschool music group and stars of the hit TV series of the same name, are adding a second leg (50 cities, 70 performances) to their current sold-out nationwide concert tour. More than 200,000 fans will have seen the live show by the end of the first run making it one of this year's most successful music tours. After a brief break from the road, the tour will resume Aug. 23 in Melbourne, Fla. The band will travel to theaters and amphitheaters across the country including New York City's Beacon Theater, Los Angeles' Nokia Theater L.A. LIVE, Atlanta's Fox Theater, the Chicago Theater, Vienna's Wolftrap, The Great Allentown Fair and the historic Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.

Tickets and Fresh Beat Band VIP packages will be available at www.freshbeatbandlive.com and www.ticketmaster.com beginning Friday, April 13. Nickelodeon and Ticketmaster will offer pre-sale tickets and VIP packages beginning Thursday, April 5, at 10 a.m. local time in each city. Citi® card members will also have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Thursday, April 5, at 10 a.m. through Citi's Private Pass Program at www.CitiPrivatePass.com.

"The Fresh Beat Band Live in Concert tour has ignited a fan frenzy and we're thrilled that so many kids and parents want to come see the Fresh Beats perform live," said Paula Kaplan, Executive Vice President, Talent Strategy and West Coast Operations, Nickelodeon Group. "The additional tour dates will give more kids across the country an opportunity see their favorite rock stars – Kiki, Marina, Twist and Shout."

The Fresh Beat Band Live in Concert Tour Presented By Nickelodeon features Kiki (Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer), Shout (Thomas Hobson), Marina (Tara Perry) and Twist (Jon Beavers) performing The Fresh Beat Band hits from seasons one, two and three of the Nickelodeon live-action music series that teaches preschoolers about music appreciation. Songs performed include "Here We Go, "A Friend Like You, "Bananas," and "Just Like A Rockstar," among others. The first-ever The Fresh Beat Band soundtrack – The Fresh Beat Band: Music From The Hit TV Show -- is currently available on iTunes and in stores everywhere. The album features 19 catchy, preschool-friendly tracks also culled from three seasons of the TV series and has been number-one on the iTunes Children's Music chart since its release in January.

Nickelodeon will premiere a new episode of The Fresh Beat Band, "Keeping It Green," on Earth Day, Friday, April 20, at 1:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The Fresh Beat Band debuted in 2009 and is now in its third season on Nickelodeon. The Fresh Beat Band centers on four best friends – Kiki, Shout, Marina and Twist – in a band who love to sing and dance. In each episode, preschoolers sing and dance along as they help The Fresh Beat Band solve everyday challenges. Preschoolers learn the fundamentals of music such as melody, rhythm, tempo and performance styles and the importance of friendship, working together, and respecting each other's differences. Ne-Yo, Justin Bieber and Jason Mraz have all hung out with the Fresh Beats and additional celebrity guests will appear throughout season three.

Check out the tour website -- http://www.freshbeatbandlive.com, Facebook page www.facebook.com/freshbeatbandlive and for more Fresh Beat activities go to http://www.nickjr.com/the-fresh-beat-band/.

2012 Fresh Beat Band Live in Concert Tour Second Leg Dates:

8/23 Melbourne, FL King Center for the Arts

8/24 Boca Raton, FL Mizner Park Amphitheater

8/25 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheater

8/26 Atlanta, GA Fox Theater

8/28 Vienna, VA Wolftrap

8/30 Toledo, OH Toledo Zoo Amphitheater

8/31 Kettering, OH Fraze Pavilion for the Performing Arts

9/1 Allentown, PA Allentown Fair

9/2 Canandaigua, NY Constellation Brands - Marvin Sands PAC

9/3 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center

9/7 West Long Branch, NJ MAC Center - Monmouth University

9/8-9 New York, NY Beacon Theater

9/12 Binghamton, NY The Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena

9/14 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center

9/15 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

9/20 Gilford, NH Meadowbrook US Cellular Pavilion

9/21 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun

9/26 Charlottesville, VA nTelos Wireless Pavilion

9/27 Richmond, VA Carpenter Center

9/28 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheatre

9/29 Raleigh, NC Raleigh Amphitheater

10/2 Huntsville, AL Von Braun Center

10/3 Columbia, SC Township Auditorium

10/4 Augusta, GA Bell Auditorium

10/5 Savannah, GA Johnny Mercer Theater

10/6 N. Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum PAC

10/7 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

10/10 Huntington, WV Keith Albee Performing Arts Center

10/11 Johnstown, PA Cambria County War Memorial

10/12 East Lansing, MI Wharton Center for the Performing Arts

10/13 Cleveland, OH Playhouse Square Theater - State Theater

10/14 Grand Rapids, MI Devos Hall

10/17 South Bend, IN Morris PAC

10/18 Madison, WI Oveture Hall

10/19 Davenport, IA Adler Theater

10/20 Appleton, WI Fox Cities PAC

10/21 Chicago, IL Chicago Theater

10/23 Des Moines, IA Civic Center of Greater Des Moines

10/24 Evansville, IN Aiken Theatre in The Centre

10/25 Little Rock, AR Robinson Center Music Hall

10/27 New Orleans, LA Mahalia Jackson Theatre

10/28 Baton Rouge, LA Baton Rouge River Center

11/1 Colorado Springs, CO Pikes Peak Center

11/2 Ft. Collins, CO Lincoln Center

11/4 Broomfield, CO 1STBANK Center

11/5 Salt Lake City, UT Abravenal Hall

11/8 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

11/9 Spokane, WA Opera House – Spokane Center

11/10 Everett, WA Comcast Arena

11/11 Eugene, OR Hult Center for Performing Arts

11/15 Reno, NV Reno Events Center

11/17 San Jose, CA San Jose Civic Auditorium

11/18 San Francisco, CA Nob Hill Masonic Center

11/21 San Diego, CA San Diego Civic Center

11/23 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theater

11/24 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE

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