Dolly Parton is coming to Essar Centre

NEWS RELEASE

ESSAR CENTRE

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Dolly Parton is set to bring her boundless energy to stages in over 60 cities as she embarks on her first major U.S. and Canadian tour in more than 25 years.

For the last 20 years, Parton has only played select dates in the U.S., but her 2016 tour will cover cities across North America. List of Canadian tour dates below.

As one of the hottest concert tickets of the summer, Parton’s legion of fans are destined to sell out the shows quickly. Dolly Parton’s Pure & Simple Tour coincides with the summer release of her double-disc album Pure & Simple with Dolly’s Biggest Hits.

The collection will include some of Parton’s most popular singles as well as a few new tracks.

Parton’s set list will include the hits her fans love along with a few new songs from the double-disc album. She will also be playing songs that have not been heard live for decades.

“We’re so excited to get out there and see the fans again. I’m really looking forward to singing songs the fans have not heard in a while, as well as the hits, while debuting a few new ones off Pure & Simple,” Parton said.

The entertainment icon is on one of the biggest hot streaks of her career after her hugely successful TV movie, “Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors,” attracted a network record of more than 15.8 million viewers.

It was the most watched movie on network TV in more than three years and will be released on DVD May 3.

Dolly Parton Canadian Tour Dates:

SEPT      9             TORONTO                      MOLSON CANADIAN AMPHITHEATRE
SEPT      10           SAULT STE MARIE        ESSAR CENTRE
SEPT      13           MOOSE JAW                  MOSAIC PLACE BOX OFFICE
SEPT      16           CALGARY                       SCOTIABANK SADDLEDOME        
SEPT      17           EDMONTON                   ROGERS PLACE  
SEPT      19           VANCOUVER                 PEPSI LIVE AT ROGERS ARENA    

Tickets go on sale Friday, July 22 at 10 a.m. and will be available at the Essar Centre Box Office (Mon-Fri 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.) or call 1-866-775-9422 to charge by phone

Tickets (including HST) $89.50 & $129.50 (plus service charges). All ages/reserved seating.

ABOUT DOLLY PARTON

An internationally renowned superstar, the iconic and irrepressible Dolly Parton has contributed countless treasures to the world of entertainment.

All-inclusive sales of singles, albums, hits collections, paid digital downloads and compilation usage during her illustrious career have topped a staggering 100 million records worldwide.

Achieving 25 RIAA certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards, Dolly has had 25 songs reach No. 1 on the Billboard Country charts, a record for a female artist.

Dolly has garnered 7 Grammy Awards, 10 Country Music Association Awards, 5 Academy of Country Music Awards, 3 American Music Awards and is one of only five female artists to win the Country Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year Award.

Making her film debut in the 1980 hit comedy “9 to 5,” Dolly earned rave reviews for her performance and an Oscar nomination for writing the title tune, along with her second and third Grammy Awards.

Roles in “Steel Magnolias,” “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” “Rhinestone,” and “Straight Talk” followed. Dolly saw a cherished dream become a reality in 1986 with the opening of her own theme park, Dollywood, in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

In 1988, Dolly began the Dollywood Foundation which funds Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library across America and in Canada by giving every preschool child a book each month from the time he or she is born until the child reaches kindergarten. Currently 60,000,000 books are mailed to children in the US, Canada and throughout the UK.

In 1999, Dolly was inducted as a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. She has her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 2004, the U.S. Library of Congress presented her with their Living Legend Award for her contribution to the cultural heritage of the United States.

In December 2015, more than 13 million tuned into “Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors” and was the most-watched film on broadcast networks since May 2012. To learn more about this American icon, visit DollyPartonEntertainment.com.

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