Due to Overwhelming Response Creed Announces More U.S. Tour Dates

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Grammy winning rock giants Creed have announced they have added more dates in Connecticut, D.C., Phoenix, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver and Kansas City to their very special U.S. tour.  The band will be performing their blockbuster albums My Own Prison and Human Clay in their entirety along with hits from their albums Weathered and Full Circle (see full routing with additional details below).  The events will be a once in a lifetime opportunity for Creed fans to see the band perform in an intimate setting. Tickets for many of these just-announced dates will be available on January 6th; for on-sale, pre-sale and VIP package info visit www.creed.com.

"I'm excited that we will be able to turn these initial select few shows into a full fledged tour!  It means a lot to us that our fans wanted more shows and we look forward to performing these albums for them," said front man Scott Stapp.

2012 marks the 15-year anniversary of Creed's debut blockbuster album, My Own Prison, which has sold over 6 million copies to date. The follow-up, 1999's massive global hit Human Clay has sold over 11 million copies to date and features the rock radio mainstays "With Arms Wide Open" and "Higher."

* Previously announced. Tickets on sale now.

ABOUT CREED

Since their formation in 1995, Tallahassee natives Scott Stapp (vocals), Mark Tremonti (guitar), Brian Marshall (bass) and Scott Phillips (drums), better known as Creed, have gone on to be one of the most successful bands in rock history; selling close to thirty-five million albums  and millions of concert tickets.  The band's debut, My Own Prison, was released in 1997 and has sold over six million copies in the U.S.  The follow-up, 1999's Human Clay, has been certified Diamond for sales in excess of 11 million copies.   The band's third studio album, Weathered, was released in 2001 and tied The Beatles Anthology, for the most consecutive weeks at Number One on Billboard's Top 200 chart (eight weeks since the beginning of the SoundScan era (1991).  In November 2004, Creed's Greatest Hits was released, and was certified double platinum.  The band's most recent studio album, 2009's Full Circle, featured the top 10 rock radio hit "Overcome." The songwriting team of Stapp and Tremonti are considered one of the most prolific in rock history. The band was voted Favorite Group in 2003 on the People's Choice Awards and has won numerous American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards and others including the Grammy Award for best Rock Song in 2001 for "With Arms Wide Open." For more information visit www.creed.com.

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