Wiz Khalifa and Young Jeezy Top the Bill on Third Annual Under the Influence of Music 2014 Summer Tour

LOS ANGELES, April 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Under the Influence of Music, hip-hop's most electrifying summer tour, returns for its third epic year.  Organizers announced today the tour's massive line-up will include hip-hop heavyweight and tour founder Wiz Khalifa as well as Young Jeezy, Tyga, Ty Dolla $ign and Rich Homie Quan. Also set to perform are some of hip-hop's hottest young acts including Sage The Gemini, Mack Wilds, Iamsu! and DJ Drama. 

The highly anticipated Live Nation-produced tour is set to kick off Thursday, July 24 in Scranton, Pa. and will hit 22 cities in the U.S. and Canada, including major city stops in New York City, Boston, Dallas, San Francisco and Los Angeles (full routing below).

Tickets for the Under the Influence of Music tour will go on sale to the general public beginning at 4:20 p.m. local time on Friday, April 25 at www.livenation.com. Fans can now visit the following website (https://www.facebook.com/events/243937989084911/?ref=5) to RSVP for early access to presale tickets available at 10:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, April 24. Live Nation mobile app users will also have access to presale tickets beginning Thursday, April 24 at 10:00 a.m. local time. All fans who purchase their tickets online will receive a digital copy of Wiz Khalifa's forthcoming new album 'Blacc Hollywood'. Mobile users can text "LNAPP" to 404040 to download the Live Nation mobile app (available for iOS and Android). 

Citi® cardmembers currently have access to presale tickets through Citi's Private Pass® Program. For complete presale details, visit www.citiprivatepass.com. 

Under The Influence of Music Tour Dates

All dates, cities and venues below subject to change.

ABOUT WIZ KHALIFA
"BLACC HOLLYWOOD" is the follow-up to Wiz' Rostrum/ Atlantic Records sophomore album, "O.N.I.F.C." which was released December 2012, debuting at #2 on the Billboard "Top 200 Albums" chart and #1 on Billboard's "Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums" and "Top Rap Albums" charts, and #1 on iTunes' "Overall Albums" and "Top Hip-Hop/Rap Albums" charts. Wiz earned himself a nomination at the 56th Annual GRAMMY® Awards for his Platinum-certified single, "Remember You," Ft. The Weeknd in the "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration" category, adding to a career total of 5 nominations.

Wiz's first major label debut, "ROLLING PAPERS", which was released in March 2011, spawned the multi-platinum hits "Black and Yellow," and double- "Roll Up" and "No Sleep." Wiz earned himself two nominations at the 2011 Grammy Awards thanks to his breakout hit "Black and Yellow," in both the "Best Rap Song" and "Best Rap Performance" categories. Khalifa then joined forces with Snoop Dogg for "MAC AND DEVIN GO TO HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK," the collaborative soundtrack album for the film "Mac and Devin Go to High School."  The album featured the hit single "Young, Wild & Free" featuring Bruno Mars, which has gone on to become 3x-certified Platinum, and a top 10 success on Billboard's "Hot 100 Singles" chart.

For the latest news, information and press materials on Wiz Khalifa please visit www.wizkhalifa.com, www.twitter.com/wizkhalifa, www.facebook.com/WizKhalifa, http://www.instagram.com/mistercap, and http://www.youtube.com/taylorgangent.

For press materials, visit http://press.atlanticrecords.com/WizKhalifa.  

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