HDNet Concert Series Kicks Off a Superstar Spring Featuring Music Legends Paul McCartney, Mariah Carey, Rolling Stones and More

HDNet Concert Series Kicks Off a Superstar Spring Featuring Music Legends Paul McCartney, Mariah Carey, Rolling Stones and More

Network to air new concerts every Sunday this spring, beginning with Mariah Carey THIS SUNDAY, April 18 at 8:00 p.m. ET

DALLAS, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The HDNet Concert Series is set to kick off an unforgettable run of eleven blockbuster concerts in eleven weeks - each airing for their first time on HDNet.

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The all-star line up begins this Sunday, April 18 with Mariah Carey and then rolls on every Sunday with the following monster schedule:

Sunday, April 18 Mariah Carey - "The Adventures of Mimi"
Sunday, April 25 James Taylor - "One Man Band"
Sunday, May 2 Paul McCartney - "Good Evening New York City"
Sunday, May 9 Rolling Stones - "Live at the Max"
Sunday, May 16 John Legend - "Evolver Tour 2009 Live from the Greek
Theatre at UC Berkley"
Sunday, May 23 Jack Johnson - "En Concert"
Sunday, May 30 Green Day - "Live at the Fox Theatre"
Sunday, June 6 Extreme - "Take Us Alive"
Sunday, June 13 Zac Brown - "Zac Brown Band"
Sunday, June 20 Everlast - "Everlast and Friends"
Sunday, June 27 The Robert Cray Band - "Cookin' in Mobile"

Additionally, beginning on Sunday, April 25 at 8:00 p.m. ET, just prior to the James Taylor concert, HDNet will premiere "Ray Johnston Band: Road Diaries," the moving, eight-part series focusing on the band's leader Ray Johnston, his surprising NBA career, his courageous battle with cancer, and his new challenge to make it in the music business.

HDNet begins this amazing eleven week run with this Sunday's presentation of "Mariah Carey - The Adventures of Mimi," featuring the Grammy award-winning superstar playing to a sold-out crowd in Anaheim, California. This large scale arena production is your all access pass to see Mariah belt out power ballads and hip-hop tracks with a special guest appearance by "Boys II Men" who join Mariah to perform their record breaking hit duet "One Sweet Day." It is a fantasy come true to see and hear an artist of this magnitude touch the hearts and souls of so many with her famous five octave voice.

Don't miss this incredible performance including signature Carey hits like "Dream Lover," "Fantasy," "Always Be My Baby," "Hero," and "We Belong Together."

About HDNet

HDNet (www.hd.net) is the independent network with unique and provocative content that appeals to men of all ages and is delivered in true high definition.

HDNet is the exclusive, high definition home for popular, original programming, including television's only HD news feature programs "HDNet World Report," and the Emmy Award winning "Dan Rather Reports," featuring legendary journalist Dan Rather. Only HDNet goes beyond the headlines to deliver real news that is redefining the way we look at our world. HDNet News is provocative, sometimes controversial and always relevant - telling the important stories of our time in-depth, with attitude and with independence.

HDNet presents championship sports coverage featuring five regular season games from the Premiere Season of the United Football League. HDNet also features the best of Mixed Martial Arts with its Friday night series, "HDNet Fights" (www.hdnetfights.com). "HDNet Fights" works with leading MMA promoters including DREAM, Sengoku, King of the Cage, XFC, M-1, K-1, K-1 Max, MFC, Adrenaline and more. HDNet produces more live Mixed Martial Arts events than any other network and HDNet's "Inside MMA" is the hottest Mixed Martial Arts program on television, giving MMA fans their weekly fix for everything MMA.

HDNet also delivers the world's largest and most diverse concert line-up through the HDNet Concert Series. The HDNet Concert Series features leading artists and bands including Coldplay, Gwen Stefani, John Mayer and more. HDNet also features revealing lifestyle programming featuring "Art Mann Presents," "New York Confessions," "Deadline" and "Get Out!" HDNet is also the exclusive high definition home to critically acclaimed and award winning documentaries as part of the InFocus series. "NASA on HDNet" presents all live shuttle launches through 2010.

Only HDNet Movies (www.hdnetmovies.com) delivers exclusive Sneak Previews of new movies before they hit theaters. The HDNet Movies Sneak Preview series features top Hollywood stars in critically acclaimed performances including Gwyneth Paltrow, Joaquin Phoenix, Demi Moore, Michael Caine, Tom Hanks, Vera Farmiga, Parker Posey, Brian Cox, Matthew Broderick, Brittany Snow, Eric Bana, John Malkovich, Emily Blunt, Robin Williams, Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger.

In addition to being the exclusive home of Sneak Previews, HDNet Movies viewers enjoy the best films from the classics of the 1950s-1970s, to favorite films from the 1980s and 1990s, to recently released theatrical films.

HDNet Movies offers subscribers a premium movie viewing experience in true HD, and more original movies shot entirely in HD than any other network.

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CONTACT: Colette Carey of HDNet, +1-303-542-5576, ccarey@hd.net

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