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.

Multi platinum-selling and Grammy Award®-winning rock band, Maroon 5, today announced additional dates have been added to their upcoming Fall 2016 tour. The highly-anticipated tour includes dates throughout North America starting in September, including FedExForum on Monday, Sept. 12 with special guests Tove Lo and R. City.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 3 at 10 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at all Ticketmaster locations, ticketmaster.com, livenation.com, via the Live Nation app, at the FedExForum Box Office, or by phone at 800-745-3000.

Presale Opportunities

Currently, three presale options are available before the national on sale. Beginning tomorrow, May 24, there will be an exclusive presale for American Express® Card Members starting at Noon. A fan club presale will also begin tomorrow, May 24 at 9 a.m. A Live Nation presale will begin on Thursday, June 2 at 10 a.m.

Capturing their first of three Grammy Awards as “Best New Artist” of 2005 and going on to sell more than 17 million albums worldwide, Maroon 5’s releases have gone gold and platinum in over 35 countries. The band won over fans and critics alike with the hybrid rock/R&B sound they introduced on their debut album, Songs About Jane and their double platinum album, It Won't be Soon Before Long, which included hits like "Makes Me Wonder" and "If I Never See your Face Again." In 2010, the band released their third studio album, Hands All Over, which featured the group's anthemic chart-topping smash single “Moves Like Jagger.” The song has since gone on to become one of the best-selling singles of all time. Maroon 5’s fourth album Overexposed quickly reinforced the group’s status as a powerhouse in popular music with all of its singles rising to the top of the charts and setting an all-time record for the most #1s (six in total) by a group in the Top 40 chart’s 20-year history. In conjunction with that album, Maroon 5 wrapped one of the highest grossing tours of 2013 with over 50 million dollars in ticket sales.

Maroon 5’s current album, V, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart and features the hit singles “Maps,” “Animals” and “Sugar,” all of which hit #1 on the Top 40 chart. Rolling Stone said of the album, “Adam Levine and Co. continue their top 40 takeover with a set of irresistibly sharp hooks…The 11 songs here are precision-tuned and lustrously polished, jammed with hooks and choruses that build a man cave in your brain.” The music video for the band’s chart topping and GRAMMY- nominated single "Sugar" has logged one billion views to date. Maroon 5’s world tour kicked off in the US in February 2015.

A Latin American leg is scheduled for this summer, along with a U.S. run starting on September 3. By the time the tour wraps, the band will have played over 120 concerts in 30+ countries with more than 2,500,000 fans in attendance.

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Grammy Award winning and platinum selling recording artist Pentatonix has announced additional North American dates to their 2016 Pentatonix World Tour and is slated to hit Memphis on Thursday, Nov. 3 at FedExForum. Special guests Us The Duo will continue on the road with the quintet. The group will continue touring in support of their self-titled gold certified album and their newest single, “If I Ever Fall In Love” ft. Jason Derulo.  The US dates of the Pentatonix 2016 World Tour are being sponsored by Ricola, the world’s leading brand of herbal cough drops.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 20 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 an exclusive two-day FedExForum presale beginning at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18 and ending on Thursday, May 19 at 10 p.m., available to all 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 four tickets per order.)

ABOUT PENTATONIX

Since bursting onto the scene in 2011, multi-platinum selling recording artists Pentatonix have sold more than 3.2 million albums in the U.S. alone, won 2 Grammy Awards, sold out venues worldwide, have amassed over 1.5 billion views on their YouTube channel with over 10.5 million subscribers and appeared in the feature film Pitch Perfect 2.  Their latest release, Pentatonix debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and Current Albums Chart and is certified gold by the RIAA.  The first single, “Can’t Sleep Love” has over 18 million views on YouTube.  The group’s holiday album, That’s Christmas To Me, is certified double platinum by the RIAA and features their recent 2016 Grammy winning track, “Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy.”

All 7 of their releases have peaked within the Top 5 on Billboard’s Digital Albums Chart with 6 of those releases reaching the Top 10 or higher on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart. Most recently, the group received 2 gold certifications for their “Daft Punk” medley and cover of Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” ft. Lindsey Stirling. That’s Christmas to Me was the 4th best-selling album of 2014. The group released their very first documentary (On My Way Home) which follows the quintet on their sold out 2015 North American Tour featuring behind-the-scenes footage, life performance and the making of their debut studio album, Pentatonix.  The group is set to embark on their 2016 World Tour starting in April and release their second single “If I Ever Fall In Love” ft. Jason Derulo.

ABOUT US THE DUO

Us The Duo has amassed a fan base of over 10 million followers since launching their groundbreaking #6SecondCovers online. After becoming the first artists signed to a major label from Vine, the couple released their 2014 album No Matter Where You Are, appeared on major national TV programs such as Good Morning America and Today, and even joined Oprah Winfrey’s “The Life You Want Weekend” tour. Two years later, the duo has just announced their new independent album Just Love, which is out on July 22, and are currently on tour with GRAMMY winning a cappella group Pentatonix. With the release of Just Love and a summer headlining tour, Us The Duo is hyper focused on two things: their music and their fans.