Do you like alternative rock? Do you like videogames? Nintendo knows you do, which is why it's sponsoring a 25-city tour.
Nintendo and Evanescence Bring Tour to Life
Hot Alternative Rock Band Headlines Nintendo Fusion Tour
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2003--Get ready for a groundbreaking fusion of music, video games and lifestyle.
The Nintendo Fusion Tour, headlined by Evanescence, one of the hottest new bands in the country, brings fully immersive entertainment from the worlds of music and cutting-edge gaming to 25 cities across North America. The tour kicks off in Los Angeles on Aug. 4 and ends in the Pacific Northwest in late September.
Evanescence stormed onto the music scene with Billboard's "Hot 100," number 1 single, "Bring Me To Life," from its double-platinum debut album, "Fallen" on Wind-up Records. Its smash-hit release remains in the top 10 on the Billboard chart after more than 15 straight weeks. "Bring Me to Life" maintains its place in the top five at pop radio and the band's new single, "Going Under," is swiftly rising up the alternative rock charts.
Emerging artists, including Cold (Geffen), Revis (Epic), Cauterize (Wind-up) and Finger Eleven (Wind-up) are also supporting the tour. Each concert location will feature a unique gaming experience with a host of Nintendo GameCube(TM) and Game Boy® Advance games, ranging from first-person adventures to retro favorites.
"Our culture today is about blending all the things that we love and living a seamless lifestyle," explains George Harrison, senior vice president, marketing and corporate communications, Nintendo of America Inc. "The Nintendo Fusion Tour perfectly mirrors that dynamic -- merging music, gaming and culture into one experience."
"We're really looking forward to doing this tour," says Amy Lee, Evanescence front-woman. "When we're on the road, we play music all night and Nintendo all day. This tour lets us bring two of our favorite things together."
The Nintendo Fusion Tour, produced by Clear Channel Entertainment and booked by Dave Kirby at the Agency Group, includes such exclusive tour partners as the fastest growing music magazine, Blender, a leading consumer electronics retailer, Circuit City, and LAUNCH, the music destination on Yahoo!
Tickets for the first select cities will be available at www.ticketmaster.com, beginning June 28. Visit the tour's dedicated website at www.nintendofusiontour.com for more tour dates, locations and other details.
