NEIL DIAMOND AMERICA'S BEST-SELLING TOURING SOLO ARTIST, BRINGS HIS WORLD TOUR 2005 TO STAPLES CENTER FOR FOUR SHOWS ON SEPTEMBER 29TH & 30TH & OCTOBER 1ST & 2ND

From "Solitary Man" to "Sweet Caroline," "I Am…I Said" to "Cracklin' Rosie," Diamond To Perform His Hits And More Joined By His Original Touring Band Plus Horn Section And Singers In Dynamic New Stage Show
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TICKETS ARE ON SALE MONDAY, AUGUST 15TH at 10 AM
Due to popular demand, a fourth Neil Diamond show was added for September 29th in Los Angeles. Tickets for Neil Diamond, presented by AEG Live in association with Nederlander Concerts, will be available at all Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone, call 213-480-3232 or 213-365-6300 or go online at www.ticketmaster.com or www.aeglive.com.  Ticket prices for reserved seats are $95 and $55.  Tickets are subject to applicable facility fees and ticket convenience charges.

Diamond, one of the most popular performers in music for nearly four decades, returns to the stage with the biggest show he has ever presented.  "Neil Diamond Live -- World Tour 2005" is set to work its magic in Los Angeles at the Staples Center on September 29th & 30th & October 1st  & 2nd at 8 pm.  His previous tour was the most successful of his spectacular career, drawing nearly 2,000,000 fans in the U.S., Canada and Europe in 2001-2002. 

The most creatively bold, prolific and charismatic singer-songwriter of our era, Diamond has sold more than 120 million albums worldwide and broken box office records at major venues across the globe.  On stage, he was the first rock-era performer to headline on Broadway, recorded one of the most acclaimed live albums ever issued (Hot August Night) and, according to Amusement Business, was the #1 box office solo artist for the decade of the '90s.  Among his recordings which have become pop standards are five gold or platinum singles-the #1 smashes "Cracklin' Rosie," "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" and "Song Sung Blue," and Top 10s "Sweet Caroline" and "Holly Holy"-and other classics such as "I Am…I Said," "Cherry, Cherry" and "Solitary Man."  Today, his popularity continues unabated as each of his three most recent albums has reached the Billboard Top 40 and been certified gold.  Diamond is currently recording a new album of original material.