Hastings to Host Spin Your Style National Store Events

Hastings to Host Spin Your Style National Store Events

AMARILLO, Texas, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hastings Entertainment, Inc. - Discover Your Entertainment (NASDAQ:HAST), a chain of 153 multimedia home entertainment stores, today announced its plans for a chain-wide Spin Your Style event to celebrate music and the fashions that are inspired by music. This month long event will take place from July 26, 2009 through August 29, 2009 at all Hastings locations.

Music lovers of all ages will be treated to several in-store performances by local and national artists and have the opportunity to purchase music items and musical instruments at significant discounts. Some of the scheduled in-store performances include Parachute, Johnny Cooper and Cage.

"We love the fact that we have everything for the music lover from posters and T-shirts to instruments, CDs and MP3s. We are hoping this month-long event will help our customers discover new artists and reinforce their love of music," said Kevin Ball VP of Marketing.

As a major Spin Your Style kickoff, Hollywood Undead will appear at the Hastings Store located at 4315 Wyoming NE in Albuquerque, New Mexico, July 30th at 6 p.m. The band will shoot its first live DVD in Albuquerque as part of their tour. "Hollywood Undead's appearance will be a huge event for Hastings and really highlight our strong commitment to new music and great entertainment," said Kristal Duff, Hastings Music Buyer.

To find out more about local in store events in your area, visit goHastings.com or contact your local Hastings superstore.

About Hastings

Founded in 1968, Hastings Entertainment, Inc. is a leading multimedia entertainment retailer that combines the sale of new and used books, videos, video games and CDs, as well as trends merchandise, with the rental of videos and video games in a superstore format. We currently operate 153 superstores, averaging approximately 21,000 square feet, primarily in medium-sized markets throughout the United States.

We also operate www.gohastings.com, an e-commerce Internet Web site that makes available to our customers new and used entertainment products. The site features exceptional product and pricing offers. The Investor Relations section of our web site contains press releases, a link to request financial and other literature and access to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Source: Hastings Entertainment, Inc.

CONTACT: Dan Crow, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
+1-806-677-1422, or Cherie Norman, +1-806-677-1482,
cherie.norman@goHastings.com, both of Hastings

Web Site: http://www.gohastings.com/

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