Feed Editor (Unlicensed) 3 Dec 2007 17:35:29 GMT Get up-to-date news about upcoming events at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. http://www.verizoncenter.com/ en Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) is proud to announce that Verizon Center will host the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, starring the world famous Rockettes for the first time ever this December. This beloved holiday show will delight the entire family when it hits the stage at Verizon Center on December 18-20. As a special pre-sale opportunity, June 16th through June 30th, KIDS (2-12) will save $15.00 on tickets using the code "JUNEP". Schedule your Christmas group gathering now for GROUPS of 10 or more and save 10%. Tickets for the general public will go on sale mid-September. 30 Jun 2009 21:06:54 GMT http://www.verizoncenter.com/news/radiocityverizon_090615.shtml Miley Cyrus announced her 2009 North American Tour, presented by Walmart, and promoted by AEG Live. The 45-show tour, featuring special guest Metro Station, launches September 14, 2009 in Portland, OR and will play in several major cities including Los Angeles, New York City, Washington, D.C., Dallas, Chicago, New Orleans and more before wrapping in Miami on December 2nd. The North American tour will feature special guest Metro Station. Tickets go on sale to the public beginning Saturday, June 13th at 10:00 a.m.. Ticket prices range from $39.50 - 79.50 plus fees and applicable service charges. The show in Washington, D.C. will take place at Verizon Center on Tuesday, November 3 at 7:00 p.m. For updated tour information, fans can visit www.mileycyrus.com. 30 Jun 2009 21:06:21 GMT http://www.verizoncenter.com/news/mileycyrus_090604.shtml Dinosaurs once again roam the earth in a spectacular theatrical arena show, WALKING WITH DINOSAURS - The Arena Spectacular, based on the award-winning BBC Television Series. WALKING WITH DINOSAURS - The Arena Spectacular is now on tour in North America and will perform eight performances at Verizon Center from Wednesday, September 16 through Sunday, September 20. 30 Jun 2009 21:05:58 GMT http://www.verizoncenter.com/news/dinosaurs_090617.shtml As if a night together with Grammy Award winner Keith Urban, one of the industry's most explosive and critically hailed live acts isn't enough, now comes word that Urban's "Escape Together World Tour" together with KC Masterpiece® and Kingsford® Washington D.C. stop will also feature multi-platinum superstars Sugarland. Ticket prices for the concert at Verizon Center on August 20 at 7:30 p.m. start at $20 and are set to go on-sale Friday, March 27th at 10:00 a.m. 30 Jun 2009 21:05:31 GMT http://www.verizoncenter.com/news/keithurban_090323.shtml Fans of America's #1 show will once again have the chance to catch their favorite "Idols" performing live in concert, as the top 10 contestants from "American Idol" season 8 hit the road in the highly anticipated summer tour. 19 Entertainment Founder/CEO and "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller, along with AEG Live, announced today that tickets for the American Idols Live! Tour 2009 will go on sale May 9th. This season's "American Idol" top 10 contestants Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta, Anoop Desai, Danny Gokey, Kris Allen, Lil Rounds, Matt Giraud, Megan Joy, Michael Sarver and Scott MacIntyre will embark on the North American tour, which launches in Portland, OR on July 5th and includes a stop at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, August 4 at 7:00 p.m. 30 Jun 2009 21:04:50 GMT http://www.verizoncenter.com/news/americanidol_090504.shtml Reprise Records' Green Day have announced the venues for their first proper tour of the United States and Canada in more than three years with a stop at Verizon Center on Wednesday, July 29 at 7:30 p.m. Green Day is touring in support of their long-awaited eighth studio album 21st Century Breakdown, which will be released globally by Reprise Records on Friday, May 15th. Singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool have been at work writing, arranging, and recording the album since early 2006 with producer Butch Vig (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins). The first single, "Know Your Enemy" is the No. 1 track at Alternative radio - the band's ninth No. 1 single at the format, making them the artist with the second most No. 1's of all-time at Alternative. 21st Century Breakdown is Green Day's first studio album since 2004's two-time Grammy Award-winning punk-rock opera American Idiot, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart, spawned five hit singles, and went on to sell more than 12 million copies worldwide. 30 Jun 2009 21:04:19 GMT http://www.verizoncenter.com/news/greenday_090506.shtml Featuring all of your favorite WWE Superstars: John Cena, Triple H, Randy Orton, Big Show, MVP, Matt Hardy, Maryse, Mickie James and more. 30 Jun 2009 21:03:34 GMT http://www.verizoncenter.com/events/calendar.php?opts=detail&eid=2900&evtype=special Grammy nominated and platinum-selling recording artists, Jonas Brothers,announced the dates and cities for "The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009." The tour, which will take the band to three continents, will feature new music taken from the June 15 worldwide release of their upcoming Hollywood Records album. "The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009," presented by Burger King®, kicks off in Dallas at the new Cowboys Stadium on June 20 and will take the band throughout the United States and Canada including a Monday, July 13 date at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. In addition to their 44-city North American trek, Jonas Brothers will also play three European dates including recently sold-out shows at Paris' Zenith Arena and London's Wembley Arena, plus a just-added date at Madrid's Palacio De Deportes. Additional European shows will be announced soon along with debut tour dates in South America. "The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009" is produced by Live Nation. 30 Jun 2009 21:03:04 GMT http://www.verizoncenter.com/news/jonasbrothers_090311.shtml