Hennessy to Host its Second-Annual Hennessy Artistry Private Concert Tour

Hennessy to Host its Second-Annual Hennessy Artistry Private Concert Tour

Tour to Feature 14 Concerts in Seven Cities Across the U.S.

NEW YORK, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Hennessy, the number 1 selling cognac in the world, announced today that it will host the second annual Hennessy Artistry Concert Tour this Spring. The tour, featuring such artists as Kelis and the Brazilian Girls will occur in two phases, the first beginning on April 24, 2007 in New York City.

"The Hennessy Artistry Concert Tour offers our guests an intimate experience where they will enjoy the mixing of exquisite global cocktails and great music performances" said Israel Cancel, Hennessy Communications Director. "Last year's tour was a great success and we're looking to do it again this year".

The first phase of the tour kicks-off at Arena in New York City on April 24th, 2007. Acclaimed rock band Arckid and R&B artist Ne-Yo will take the stage with celebrated DJ's D-Nice and Paul Sevigny in an exclusive private engagement for 400 invited guests.

The sequential shows and cities will be:

Ne-Yo, Army of Me and DJ Rocktakon Thursday, April 26th -
Washington, D.C.
Brazilian Girls and DJ Irie Tuesday, May 1st -
Miami
Miri Ben-Ari, DJ Vice and Thursday, May 3rd -
a special guest band Chicago
DJ Vice and a special guest band Sunday, May 6th -
Las Vegas
Kelis with DJ Spider and DJ Juice Tuesday, May 8th -
San Francisco
Kelis, DJ Sam Ronson and Friday, May 11th -
a special guest band Los Angeles

The tour is hosted exclusively by Hennessy which boasts a long and supportive partnership with emerging and established music talent. The tour will also feature Hennessy signature global cocktails; the Paris, New York, Shanghai and Miami showcasing Hennessy's international flavor to local US cities encouraging the global art of mixing.

The second leg of the tour will commence in September 2007 and will revisit the seven cities from the first phase. Performers and dates will be announced in Summer 2007. In October 2007, the tour will culminate with an event in Los Angeles featuring great music performances.

Hennessy Cognac, the No. 1-selling cognac in the world, is imported and distributed in the U.S. by Moet Hennessy USA and is a subsidiary of LVMH (Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton). Hennessy distills, ages and blends a full range of marques, including Hennessy V.S, Privilege V.S.O.P, X.O, Paradis and Richard Hennessy.

Source: Moet-Hennessy

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