"[I] cannot explain how excited I am to finally be putting on a full tour for all of you. I cannot wait to see you out on the road!" Selena shared her excitement to her Twitter followers shortly after the dates were announced. She has tapped the boys from Allstar Weekend as her supporting act throughout the tour.
Selena previously told Ryan Seacrest that she plans a Britney Spears tribute. Explaining her love for the "Hold It Against Me" hitmaker, she said Britney's show was the first concert she ever went to. She recalled, "I got the T-shirt and glow stick. and I just remember it being the highlight of my life! I felt like I was on cloud nine!"
In a more recent interview with MTV, Selena teased more about what she has in stores for this upcoming tour. "Were gonna do a little tribute. We're gonna do her hits, ' ... Baby One More Time,' and then I think we're going to try to incorporate 'Toxic' and that phase," she gushed. "And then we might do some of her recent, new stuff."* Jul 28 - Mizner Park Amphitheatre in Boca Raton, FL
* Jul 30 - Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, FL
* Jul 31 - St. Augustine Amphitheatre in St. Augustine, FL
* Aug 02 - Chastain Park Amphitheater in Atlanta, GA
* Aug 05 - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, NY
* Aug 09 - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien Center, NY
* Aug 10 - DTE Energy Music Theater in Detroit, MI
* Aug 12 - Werner Park in Papillion, NE
* Aug 13 - TBA in Chicago, IL
* Aug 14 - Nautica Pavilion in Cleveland, OH
* Aug 16 - Meadowbrook US Cellular Pavilion in Gilford, NH
* Aug 17 - Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT
* Aug 19 - Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, PA
* Aug 20 - PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ
* Aug 21 - Hershey Park Pavilion in Hershey, PA
* Aug 23 - Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto, ON
* Aug 25 - Bank of America Pavilion in Boston, MA
* Aug 26 - Maryland State Fair in Timonium, MD
* Aug 31 - Gexa Entergy Pavilion in Dallas, TX
* Sept 01 - Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, MO
* Sept 03 - Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, CO
* Sept 04 - 1st Bank Center in Denver, CO
* Sept 05 - Oregon State Fair in Salem, OR
* Sept 07 - E Center in Salt Lake City, UT
* Sept 12 - Western Washington Fair in Puyallup, WA
Selena Gomez, Paul Rodgers added to Pacific lineup
our more dates on Pacific Amphitheatre's five-week roster have been filled in, with the names split between current stars and classic-rock mainstays.
In the former category, 18-year-old tween-pop princess Selena Gomez, who just played a benefit show at Gibson Amphitheatre with Jonas Brothers (that's where the pic comes from), will head to the Costa Mesa venue on July 24 to perform with her band the Scene. Tickets are $27.50-$69.50.
At the other end of the spectrum, psychobilly favorite Tiger Army will take a break from its typically exclusive Octoberflame bashes at the Grove to co-headline Pacific on July 30 with roots-rock forebears the Blasters. Those tickets are $19.50-$39.50.
And for the KLOS fans there are two new offerings: Paul Rodgers, once again solo after brief stints with Queen and Bad Company, who performs July 27, as well as the return of Pat Benatar and guitarist husband Neil Giraldo, Aug. 3. Tickets for either show are $19.50-$49.50.
All four gigs go on sale Saturday, March 26, at 10 a.m., though a pre-sale for Gomez starts Wednesday at that same time. As always, you can avoid Ticketmaster service fees by buying directly at the Pacific box office, which is open Thursday-Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All tickets include day-of-show admission to the OC Fair, which runs July 15 to Aug. 14.
