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Yanni's tour to touch down in more than 50 cities

Published January 6, 2003 11:52 AM

By Rob Evans / LiveDaily Editor

New Age keyboardist and arranger Yanni [ tickets ] is taking to the road to support his 2000 album "If I Could Tell You," which, at the time of its release, marked his first studio album in seven years.

The tour's first leg will visit well over 50 North American cities from March to June. Though the album surfaced more than two years ago, Yanni went on a sabbatical shortly after its release.

Yanni's last major North American tour took place in 1998, and ranked among that year's top-grossing concert outings.

His promotion "If I Could Tell You" got into full swing last month when his new television special, titled "Live at Royal Albert Hall, London," debuted on PBS.

Yanni, a Greek native who graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.A. in psychology before embarking on his musical career, also made several December appearances at PBS broadcast studios during pledge events.

"If I Could Tell You," Yanni's 12th album, follows two multi-platinum live albums: 1994's "Yanni: Live at the Acropolis" (which was recorded in Athens the year before) and 1997's "Tribute" (which was recorded during concerts at India's Taj Mahal and China's Forbidden City).

Miramax Books will publish a memoir by Yanni on Feb. 12. He wrote it in collaboration with David Rensin, who has co-authored best-selling books by Tim Allen, Chris Rock and Garry Shandling.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

March
1 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
3 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
6 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
7 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Office Depot Center
8 - Orlando, FL - Centroplex
9 - Jacksonville, FL - Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
12 - Nashville, TN - Gaylord Entertainment Center
14 - Dayton, OH - Ervin J. Nutter Center
15 - Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena
16 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
18 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
20 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
21 - Cleveland, OH - Gund Arena
22 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
23 - Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena
25 - Moline, IL - Mark of the Quad
27 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
28 - Chicago, IL - United Center
29 - Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
30 - State College, PA - State College Bryce Jordan Center

April
1 - Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena
3 - Boston, MA - Fleet Center
4 - Montreal, Quebec - Molson Centre
6 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
8 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena
10 - E. Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
11 - Washington, DC - MCI Center
12 - Philadelphia, PA - First Union Center
13 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
15 - Richmond, VA - Richmond Coliseum
16 - Wilkes Barre, PA - First Union Arena
17 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
25 - Houston, TX - Compaq Center
26 - Bossier City, LA - CenturyTel Center
27 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
29, 30 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theater

May
2 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
3 - Anaheim, CA - Arrowhead Pond
4 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
6 - Fresno, CA - Selland Arena
8 - Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena
9 - Oakland, CA - The Arena in Oakland
10 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion @ San Jose
11 - Reno, NV - Lawlor Events Center
13 - Salt Lake City, UT - Delta Center
15 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena
16 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden
17 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
18 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
21 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
22 - Colorado Springs, CO - World Arena
28 - Green Bay, WI - Resch Center
29 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
30 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
31 - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center

June
1 - St. Louis, MO - Savvis Center