Christina Aguilera announces 2007 North American tour

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Christina Aguilera "Back to Basics" 2007 North American Tour

The Pussycat Dolls & Danity Kane to open 41-City arena tour kicking off February 20 in Houston, Texas

LOS ANGELES - Christina Aguilera will launch her 41-city "Back to Basics" 2007 North American tour on February 20th in Houston, Texas.

Special guests the Pussycat Dolls will open for Christina on all North American dates and Danity Kane will also join the bill for U.S. concerts.

Ticket on-sales for the tour begin on Saturday, October 14.

The "Back to Basics" 2007 North American tour is scheduled for arena concert stops in Dallas, Los Angeles, Boston, San Diego, Phoenix, Vancouver, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Toronto, Miami, Montreal, New York (Tour itinerary listed below).

The North American tour follows Christina's recently announced European concerts, kicking off November 17 in Sheffield, England, including shows in Austria, Holland, Ireland, Germany and Switzerland.

Aguilera has assembled an acclaimed production team for her upcoming concert tour featuring choreographer and director Jamie King (Madonna, Janet Jackson, Prince) and Roberto Cavalli, who will be the tour's exclusive costume designer.

Working together, the team will create a modern inventive vision fused with elements of retro glamour.

The "Back to Basics" North American 2007 tour is promoted by AEG LIVE.

The "Back to Basics" 2007 North American Tour will feature a unique stage design that will allow Christina's fans unprecedented access to the stage with unbelievable sight lines.

The tour will feature three distinct stage scenes, illuminated by more than 600 moving lights and a state-of-the-art hydraulic system.

In addition, a very special video montage will be featured from fan testimonials that have been submitted to Christina's fan club BabyJaneFanClub.com.

Aguilera has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, scored four #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and has won three Grammy Awards and a Latin Grammy Award.

Her third critically acclaimed album Back to Basics, debuted at #1 on four of Billboard’s music charts in the United States and also hit #1 in 15 countries including the U.K., Canada, Japan, Germany, Australia, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, Holland, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Thailand.

The double-disc set, produced primarily by DJ Premier and Linda Perry utilizes an orchestra, choir, string quartet and jazz horns, to blend a vintage raw sound with modern hip hop and soul flair.

Christina Aguilera passionately supports domestic violence-related causes including the Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh for battered women and children.

In addition, she is a major contributor to the fight against AIDS.

Christina Aguilera has teamed up with iloveallaccess.com to offer ultimate fan VIP experiences featuring a variety of premium ticket offers including premium seat locations within the first 10 rows and exclusive "inside" the stage access as well as exclusive pre-show parties, backstage tours, exclusive gifts and much more.

For additional details visit ChristinaAguilera.com

General public tickets will be available through Ticketmaster Charge-By-Phone lines, at all Ticketmaster retail ticket centers, via ticketmaster.com, and the venue box offices.

02/21/2007
American Airlines Center
Dallas/Ft. Worth

03/02/2007
ipayOne Center at the Sports Arena
San Diego

03/10/2007
HP Pavilion
San Jose

03/19/2007
Xcel Energy Center
St. Paul

03/30/2007
TD Banknorth Garden
Boston

04/02/2007
Verizon Center (formerly MCI Center)
Washington

04/03/2007
Wachovia Center
Philadelphia

04/11/2007
Nationwide Arena
Columbus

04/21/2007
Allstate Arena
Rosemont

04/25/2007
Dunkin Donuts Center
Providence

04/28/2007
1ST Mariner Arena
Baltimore

05/05/2007
BankAtlantic Center
Sunrise

02/23/2007
Qwest Center
Omaha

02/24/2007
Kemper Arena
Kansas City

02/26/2007
Pepsi Center
Denver

02/28/2007
Glendale Arena
Glendale

03/03/2007
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino
Las Vegas

03/09/2007
ARCO Arena
Sacramento

03/23/2007
Madison Square Garden
New York City

04/05/2007
Continental Airlines Arena
East Rutherford

04/07/2007
Nassau Veterans Memorial Colliseum
Uniondale

04/13/2007
Wolstein Center
Cleveland

04/20/2007
Bradley Center
Milwaukee

03/12/2007
GM Place
Vancouver

03/14/2007
Rexall Place
Edmonton

03/15/2007
Pengrowth Saddledome
Calgary

03/17/2007
MTS Centre
Winnipeg

03/10/2007
Air Canada Centre
Toronto

03/26/2007
Scotiabank Place
Kanata

03/28/2007
Bell Centre
Montreal

03/31/2007
Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City

04/09/2007
Palace of Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills

04/14/2007
Mellon Arena
Pittsburgh

04/24/2007
Verizon Wireless Arena
Manchester

03/05/2007
Honda Center (formerly Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim)
Anaheim

03/06/2007
Staples Center
Los Angeles

03/09/2007
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
Sacramento

05/04/2007
St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa

05/01/2007
RBC Center
Raleigh

05/02/2007
Gwinnett Center
Duluth

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