One-day Venue Presale Set for 9/22; General On-Sale Set for 9/23 Red Hot Chili Peppers today announced the first three legs of their 2017 North American Tour, The Getaway Tour, is set to rock FedExForum on Thursday, Jan. 12. The band is touring in support of its 11th studio album, the worldwide No. 1, The Getaway. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue will provide the support act, with special addition Jack Irons. Every ticket purchased includes a choice of a standard physical or standard digital copy of The Getaway. Tickets for the event go on sale Friday, Sept. 23 at 10 a.m. at all Ticketmaster outlets or at the FedExForum Box Office. An exclusive FedExForum presale is available from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22 to all Memphis Grizzlies’ MVP Season Ticket Holders, Grizzlies’ e-news subscribers, recipients of FedExForum Event Alert e-mail communications, or by connection with FedExForum and the Grizzlies on their social sites (Limit four tickets per order). Additionally, a Red Hot Chili Peppers fan club presale launches on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 10 a.m. The Getaway debuted at #1 on the Billboard Album Sales Chart and at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 upon its release in June. The Getaway marks the Grammy Award-winning band’s seventh top 10 album and third #2 on the Top 200 Chart. The album debuted at #1 in Australia, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, and New Zealand and at #2 in the United Kingdom and Germany. The Getaway was produced by Danger Mouse and mixed by Nigel Godrich. The album was praised by Rolling Stone: “top-shelf modern-rock splendor”, People: “their best album in ages”, USA Today: “…proves not only that the longtime rockers still sizzle 30 years in, but also are capable of victoriously revamping their sound”, and many more. Watch the video for the band’s “Dark Necessities,” HERE and “Go Robot” HERE. For more information visit: http://redhotchilipeppers.com/ ABOUT RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS One of the most successful acts in rock history, Red Hot Chili Peppers, which is singer Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, have sold more than 60 million albums, including five multi-platinum LPs, and won six Grammy Awards, including “Best Rock Album” for Stadium Arcadium, “Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group” for “Dani California,” “Best Rock Song” for “Scar Tissue,” and “Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal” for “Give It Away.”  The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2012. The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ last studio album, The Getaway, was released by Warner Bros. Records on June 17, 2016. 

2-day venue presale set for June 29-30; Public on-sale set for July 1 at 10 a.m.

Three-time Grammy Award winner, multi-platinum selling singer, songwriter and producer R. Kelly is set to hit the road for the second leg of his “Buffet Tour”  with a stop in Memphis on Saturday, Sept. 17 at FedExForum. The second leg of the trek, promoted by The Commission Presents, will start in Indianapolis, IN —and run through New York, Boston, Memphis, Washington D.C., Oakland and Los Angeles. 

“The Buffet Tour”  is one of R. Kelly’s most entertaining shows to date. “The Tour of the Century” finds the King of R&B performing all his greatest hits accompanied by a live band, dancers, full production and many surprises including songs his fans have never seen performed live!

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, July 1 at 10 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at all Ticketmaster locations, ticketmaster.com and the FedExForum Box Office by phone at (800) 745-3000.

There will also be a two-day FedExForum presale beginning Wednesday, June 29 at 10 a.m. and ending on Thursday, June 30 at 10 p.m. , available to current Memphis Grizzlies’ MVP Season Ticket Holders, Grizzlies’ e-news subscribers and recipients of FedExForum Event Alert e-mail communications, or by connection with FedExForum and the Grizzlies on Twitter (@FedExForum& @memgrizz) or by ‘liking’ FedExForum and the Grizzlies on Facebook. (Limit eight tickets per purchase.)

“I’m extremely excited to head back on tour and see all of my amazing fans,” says R.Kelly. “‘The Buffet Tour’” is one you don’t want to miss, I’ve changed everything for this show including the stage setup- plus the production is crazy!”

 “He’s by far the most theatrical figure in R&B,” explains the New York Times.  “He was riveting, slicing and dicing notes into jagged shapes. Mr. Kelly is a precise and flexible singer, able to summon hurt and church and ecstasy at will.” 

R. Kelly released his highly anticipated 13th solo studio album The Buffet on December 11, 2015. The album includes his hit summer jam “Backyard Party” and his latest single “Wake Up Everybody.” The Buffet is a musical smorgasbord with sounds ranging from R&B to pop to blues and even country. R. Kelly adds his signature soulfulness to make each song uniquely his own while giving fans an eclectic taste of his musical influences.

Lauded as an R&B legend, R. Kelly is one of the most successful artists of all time with over 40 million albums sold worldwide, 3 Grammy Awards, 6 American Music Awards, 6 Billboard Awards, and 8 Soul Train Music Awards.  His chart-topping hits range from “Bump N’ Grind” and “Your Body’s Callin” to Grammy Award winning “I Believe I Can Fly” and everything in between. In addition to recent collaborations with Lady Gaga (“Do What U Want”), Justin Bieber (“PYD”), and Bruno Mars (“Gorilla” remix),  R. Kelly has scored hit songs for Michael Jackson (“You Are Not Alone”), Celine Dion (“I’m Your Angel”), Maxwell (“Fortunate”) and countless others. With a music career spanning over 25 years, R. Kelly has proven time and time again he is the “King of R&B.”

For more information, go to r-kelly.com, fedexforum.com, or visit FedExForum on Facebook or Twitter.