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Neil Diamond wil make his first visit to Sandy's Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday, July 28. Saturday! Tickets for the Rio Tinto Stadium stop on next summer's highly-anticipated tour, which will be available starting at $39.50, will go on sale to the public beginning at 10 a.m. MT on Monday, December 5.
Tickets will be available for purchase in person at the Rio Tinto Stadium Box Office during regular business hours (10 a.m. - 6 p.m. MT, Monday-Friday) and online via http://www.RioTintoStadium.com. Details for an exclusive pre-sale for American Express cardholders in the days leading up to the public on-sale will be released early next week. In addition, VIP Packages will also be available through VIP Nation, including premium seats, exclusive merchandise and more, with more information available at http://www.VIPNation.com. Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings will release THE VERY BEST OF NEIL DIAMOND - THE ORIGINAL STUDIO RECORDINGS on Tuesday, December 6. The album will feature 23 of the most popular hits and signature tracks from America's quintessential singer-songwriter. This is the first Neil Diamond collection to draw from the artist's complete studio discography and includes tracks such as "Forever In Blue Jeans," "Cherry, Cherry," "Sweet Caroline," "I'm A Believer," "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon, " "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," "Red, Red Wine," "America" and many more. Diamond will make a string of high profile media appearances in addition to being a Kennedy Center Honoree on December 27. He will also perform at the 85th Anniversary Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Today Show, NBC's Tree Lighting at Rockefeller and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
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