IL VOLO Scheduled for First Tour Ever

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- For the millions of US fans who fell in love with the astonishing talent of IL VOLO following their show-stopping appearance on American Idol, the boys are coming to the US for their highly anticipated first North American tour ever, which opens in Atlantic City on September 24th.   

Stopovers will include performances at New York's Beacon Theatre on October 3rd and LA's Wiltern Theatre on October 12th. The announcement of their 17-city tour was confirmed today by the national tour promoter Live Nation and Geffen Records. (A complete itinerary of IL VOLO's North American tour follows this release). 

Tickets go on sale for the New York, Los Angeles, and Miami dates on August 5th at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.  All other city on sale dates will be announced at ilvolomusic.com.  There will be a limited number of VIP packages available @ ilvolomusic.com starting on August 4th at 10 a.m. local time.  Citi® cardmembers will also have access to presale tickets beginning Thursday, August 4th at 10 a.m. local time through Citi's Private Pass® Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.

Already certified platinum in their homeland and several other countries, IL VOLO have captured the hearts of Americans of all ages following their US American Idol debut and appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Good Morning America and Ellen. Their single "O Solo Mio" has been seen by over one million fans on YouTube and their self-titled debut, which is a mix of reimagined classics and original material produced by the multi Grammy Award-winning Humberto Gatica and the world renowned Italian singer/producer Tony Renis, is heading toward platinum status in the US.

IL VOLO includes Piero Barone (18 years old), Ignazio Boschetto (16 years old) and Gianluca Ginoble (16 years old).

For more information on IL VOLO, visit ILVoloMusic.com.

For additional ticket and tour information, visit Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com

SOURCE Geffen Records