FALL OUT BOY and PARAMORE Announce Major Summer Tour: MONUMENTOUR

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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Supergroups FALL OUT BOY and PARAMORE announced today they will hit the road for the must-see concert event of summer. Aptly titled the MONUMENTOUR, the bands will showcase their trademark brand of fiery, hard-charging rock music across the U.S. to 30 plus cities in the summer's best venues.  With a string of Top 10 singles, platinum albums and countless sold out shows around the globe, both bands have proven that they deliver fans the absolute best live concert experience around.  Shows will feature astonishing stage set-ups and well-known setlists from both groups. The exclusive tour announcement from the bands can be seen at http://youtu.be/tVWowXll98A. 

MONUMENTOUR, presented by Live Nation, will kick off on June 15 at the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford, CT before traveling through cities such as Chicago, Nashville, Toronto, Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Phoenix and St. Louis. The tour will feature alternative rock band New Politics as opener for all dates. VIP packages will be available at www.falloutboy.com and www.paramore.net. Beginning today, fans can visit http://bit.ly/FOBParamoreRSVP to RSVP for early access to presale tickets available starting at 10:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, January 15. Tickets to most shows will be on sale to the general public beginning Friday, January 17 at 10:00 a.m. local time at www.livenation.com or the Live Nation mobile app.

Fall Out Boy & Paramore Tour Dates

**All dates and venues below subject to change.

**Fall Out Boy only

About Fall Out Boy
SAVE ROCK AND ROLL is the gold certified fifth studio album from the GRAMMY-nominated band Fall Out Boy and features the multiplatinum hit "My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)" and the new hit "Alone Together." SAVE ROCK AND ROLL debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top 200 and #1 on iTunes in 27 countries when it was released in April.  This is the band's second #1 debut; Platinum selling "Infinity On High" topped the chart in 2007 which followed multi-platinum breakthrough album "From Under The Cork Tree" released in 2005. Hailing from Chicago, Fall Out Boy—Patrick Stump (vocals/guitar), Pete Wentz (bass), Joe Trohman (guitar) and Andy Hurley (drums)—has appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone and other prestigious publications. They have performed on Saturday Night Live, The Today Show, America's Got Talent, The Voice, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan, The Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live and many more.  They wrapped up 2013 with an appearance with Taylor Swift at the Victorias Secret fashion show in December following their second sold out tour of 2013, performing in arenas in support of SAVE ROCK AND ROLL. More information can be found at www.falloutboy.com.  

About Paramore
After forming Paramore ten years ago in Nashville, the 3x-Grammy-nominated rock group – comprised of Hayley Williams, Taylor York and Jeremy Davis – released their fourth studio album, Paramore in 2013. The self-titled album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart and was named "Best Rock Album" by Entertainment Weekly.  Paramore features the Top 10 radio hit and platinum single "Still Into You" along with the upcoming single "Ain't It Fun," heading to radio this month.  Paramore follows the success of the band's gold-certified debut All We Know Is Falling in 2005, followed by a string of platinum and gold singles including, "Misery Business," "Crushcrushcrush," and "That's What You Get" from 2007's platinum-certified Riot!, "Decode" from 2008's Twilight soundtrack, "The Only Exception" from 2009's platinum Brand New Eyes. Paramore has performed on a series of arena tours, including their most recent headline trek on "The Self-Titled Tour" in 2013 with their first headline show at Madison Square Garden, the 2010 Honda Civic Tour, and multiple visits to Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and South America. The group will set sail on ParaHOY, their first headline concert cruise in March 2014. 

About New Politics
New Politics, the Brooklyn via Copenhagen based 3 piece rock band recently hit top 5 at modern rock radio with their smash "Harlem" and are already top 20 with their new hit "Tonight You're Perfect."  They spent 2013 touring sold out venues across the world with the likes of P!nk, 30 Seconds to Mars, Panic! at the Disco and Jane's Addiction.  The band has performed on numerous TV shows recently including Conan, Fallon, VH-1 Big Morning Buzz and New Years Eve Live and has had their music in many TV commercials including Taco Bell and Disney's Frozen. 

About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world's leading live entertainment company comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, Artist Nation Management and Live Nation Media/Sponsorship. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.

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