First-Ever Dave Matthews Band Island Getaway Is Summer's Hottest Ticket; Supporting Line-Up to Include 'Black Eyed Peas' and 'Barenaked Ladies'

First-Ever Dave Matthews Band Island Getaway Is Summer's Hottest Ticket; Supporting Line-Up to Include 'Black Eyed Peas' and 'Barenaked Ladies'

HOUSTON, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Dave Matthews Band along with Black Eyed Peas, Barenaked Ladies, Robert Randolph and The Family Band, Ray Lamontagne, Jem, and Mike Doughty will be performing at the first-ever Dave Matthews Band Island Getaway presented by Verizon on Randall's Island, New York on Saturday, July 30th and Sunday, July 31st. Set against the picturesque backdrop of the New York City skyline, this two-day concert event promises to deliver an unforgettable summer "island getaway" music experience for fans.

There will be two stages hosting performances throughout the day with Dave Matthews Band delivering the closing performance on the main stage each night. The venue will be set up amphitheatre-style with both reserved seating and general admission. Special VIP packages and premier parking are available. Tickets for the festival went on sale Saturday April 16th, quickly selling out the Saturday show with limited tickets still available for Sunday. Visit the official Dave Matthews Band Web site http://www.davematthewsband.com/ for details.

"New York City is like a second home for us," said Dave Matthews Band. "To play such a special venue like Randall's Island for the first time is especially exciting."

Jim Glancy, president of Ron Delsener Presents, said, "We're thrilled to have Dave Matthews Band headline this highly anticipated summer event. The band's well-loved music and tremendous following will no doubt make this a phenomenal concert event."

Dave Matthews Band Island Getaway is a collaboration of Ron Delsener Presents, a division of Clear Channel Music; Dave Matthews Band; and branding specialists Clear Channel Entertainment Properties. Leveraging its extensive artist relationships and production resources, Ron Delsener Presents secured the talent lineup and is producing this festival. Clear Channel Entertainment Properties created and marketed the custom-branded entertainment opportunities for sponsors.

"We've created a unique summer music experience from scratch that will enable Verizon to forge powerful brand connections with music fans each day," said Bruce Eskowitz, president of Clear Channel Entertainment Properties. "This event will certainly be one of this summer's concert highlights, combining leading music talents, branded live entertainment and next- generation communications technology in a unique way."

Bob Ingalls, president of Verizon Retail Markets, said, "Dave Matthews Band Island Getaway provides a distinctive and innovative platform to demonstrate and showcase the breadth of Verizon's communications offerings. We're proud to be partnering with Dave Matthews Band and Clear Channel Entertainment Properties to provide such an exciting music experience for our customers."

Renowned for innovative branded live entertainment, Clear Channel Entertainment Properties is enabling Verizon to align its brand with Dave Matthews Band Island Getaway in ways that deliver fresh and compelling consumer experiences. Verizon will have the opportunity to engage consumers through pre-event contests and promotions, on-site product placement and sampling, VIP benefits and post-event marketing. Additionally, through this sponsorship Verizon DSL customers will have access to exclusive, online content featuring Dave Matthews Band.

About Verizon

With more than $71 billion in annual revenues, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) is one of the world's leading providers of communications services. Verizon has a diverse work force of more than 210,000 in four business units: Domestic Telecom serves customers based in 29 states with wireline telecommunications services, including broadband and other services. Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless network, serving 43.8 million voice and data customers across the United States. Information Services operates directory publishing businesses and provides electronic commerce services. International includes wireline and wireless operations and investments, primarily in the Americas and Europe. For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com/ .

About Clear Channel Entertainment Properties

Clear Channel Entertainment Properties, a division of Clear Channel Entertainment, markets the organization's vast network of assets -- venues; music, motor sports, action sports, and theatrical properties; exclusive special events, exhibitions, and Emmy(R) award-winning television production services -- to corporations seeking unique brand positioning. In addition, Clear Channel Entertainment Properties specializes in creating custom, high- impact marketing programs and special events that provide flexibility for client budget and timing parameters. Services include advertising, strategic marketing and content development, national and local sales programs, product and service launches, and television/broadcast programming. The resources and reach of Clear Channel Entertainment Properties have already made them among the most sought-after partners for business and consumer marketing in live entertainment today. Clear Channel Entertainment is a division of Clear Channel Communications (NYSE:CCU) and is a leading producer and marketer of live entertainment events, promotes and/or produces over 29,000 events, attended by more than 65 million people. The company currently owns, operates and/or exclusively books approximately 130 live entertainment venues, including more than 100 in North America and 30 in Europe. More information may be found by visiting http://www.cc.com/ and http://www.clearchannel.com/ .

Certain statements in this release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward- looking statements. Visit our website at http://www.clearchannel.com/ .

Source: Clear Channel Entertainment Properties

CONTACT: Jim Steen of Ron Delsener Presents, +1-917-421-5106, or
jimsteen@rondelsenerpresents.com ; or Christopher Swope of Clear Channel
Entertainment Properties, +1-917-421-5762, or
christopherswope@clearchannel.com ; or John Bonomo of Verizon Communications
Inc., +1-212-395-7756, or john.j.bonomo@verizon.com ; or
Ray Yeung, yeung@braincomm.com , or Jill Gumberg, gumberg@braincomm.com , both
of Brainerd Communicators, Inc, +1-212-986-6667, for Clear Channel
Entertainment Properties; or John Vlautin of Spinlab, +1-323-465-3700, or
jv@spinlab.net , for Dave Matthews Band

Web site: http://www.clearchannel.com/
http://www.davematthewsband.com/
http://www.verizon.com/
http://www.cc.com/

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