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"Elvis Presley in Concert" Returns for European Tour
4/14/2009

“Elvis Presley in Concert,” the production that reunites Elvis’ former bandmates live on stage with a video-projected Elvis, will tour Europe in February and March of 2010, it was announced today. After multiple, sold-out concert tours and a hiatus of nearly two years, worldwide public demand is at an all-time high for this Elvis concert experience.

This latest tour will include engagements in England, Ireland, Scotland, Holland and other European countries to be announced soon. Ticket sales for the engagements in England will begin April 21 at 3 p.m. GMT for Elvis Insiders, members of the official online fan community at Elvis.com/Insiders, and on April 24 at 3 p.m. GMT for the general public.

“Elvis Presley in Concert” is a production of SEG Events, in association with Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE). It is produced by Stig Edgren of SEG Events. Performers currently scheduled to participate include: Joe Guercio, Elvis’ orchestra conductor for many of his Vegas performances; members of the original TCB Band; Elvis’ backup singers The Imperials and The Sweet Inspirations.

The show's concept is to present an authentic Elvis Presley concert. The producers have edited together a collection of Elvis' finest concert performances that exist on film and video and removed all sound from the footage except for Elvis' vocal track. The Elvis footage is projected on state-of-the-art video screens. On stage, singers and a 16-piece orchestra perform live in sync with Elvis on video. All music heard in the concert production is performed live. Elvis concert footage for the show comes primarily from the MGM concert films Elvis, That's The Way It Is (1970) and Elvis on Tour (1972); outtakes from these two films as seen in the video package entitled Elvis, The Lost Performances; and the historic 1973 global television special Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii, via Satellite. This footage contains some of Elvis' finest performances from the concert era of his career.

Current Tour Schedule:

February 19, 2010
Sheffield, England SHEFFIELD ARENA
Presale 4/21/09 3 p.m. GMT

February 20, 2010
Birmingham, England LG ARENA
Presale 4/21/09 3 p.m. GMT

February 24, 2010
Rotterdam, Holland AHOY
On Sale Date TBA

February 26, 2010
Manchester, England MANCHESTER M.E.N. ARENA
Presale 4/21/09 3 p.m. GMT

February 27, 2010
London, England WEMBLEY ARENA
Presale 4/21/09 3 p.m. GMT

February 28, 2010
London, England O2 ARENA
Presale 4/21/09 3 p.m. GMT

March 2, 2010
Belfast, Ireland ODYSSEY ARENA
On Sale Date TBA

March 3, 2010
Dublin, Ireland THE POINT
On Sale Date TBA

March 5, 2010
Newcastle, England NEWCASTLE ARENA
Presale 4/21/09 3 p.m. GMT

March 6, 2010
Glasgow, Scotland SECC
On Sale Date TBA

March 7, 2010
Liverpool, England LIVERPOOL ECHO ARENA
Presale 4/21/09 3 p.m. GMT

Tour and ticket sale dates for other cities in Europe will be announced soon, via the Elvis.com weekly e-mail update.

For more information on becoming a member of Elvis Insiders to take advantage of the pre-sale, visit Elvis.com/Insiders. For more information on the concert, visit Elvis.com/concert

On Tuesday, April 21 at 3:00 GMT, we'll post the necessary links and codes on the Elvis Insiders message board so, if you are an Elvis Insider, you'll want to make certain you can log in so you'll be ready! You may need your Elvis Insiders member number to purchase tickets so please be sure to have it ready when purchasing tickets.