American Airlines Hosts Sweepstakes to Complement Legendary Concert Series With John Legend and The Roots

American Airlines Hosts Sweepstakes to Complement Legendary Concert Series With John Legend and The Roots

Grand-Prize Winners Get AAdvantage Miles to Use Toward Flights to New York, Plus One-Night Hotel Stay and Backstage Passes to John Legend & The Roots WAKE UP! Live Concert

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines is proud to present a new sweepstakes in conjunction with the American Airlines John Legend & The Roots WAKE UP! Live Concert Series. The sweepstakes will award two lucky grand-prize winners with 180,000 AAdvantage® miles - more than enough miles for flights to New York - as well as one-night hotel accommodations, and two backstage passes to see Columbia recording artist John Legend and hip-hop band The Roots, live in concert. The concert, to be held Nov. 9, 2010, will be the third and final show of the American Airlines John Legend & The Roots WAKE UP! Live Concert Series.

The concert series celebrates American's relationship with the city of New York. Featured in the series will be three exclusive performances at the Bowery Ballroom and Music Hall of Williamsburg.

"We're thrilled to celebrate American's presence in New York with John Legend and The Roots," said Craig Kreeger, Senior Vice President - Customer Experience. "With this sweepstakes, we get the unique opportunity to provide a once-in-a-lifetime experience for two lucky winners."

To enter the sweepstakes, either register at www.aa.com/legend and purchase a ticket on AA.com, or register and complete the alternate entry form. Each registrant will receive one entry per ticket purchased (up to three entries). For more information about the sweepstakes, please visit www.aa.com/legend.

You can also follow American Airlines on Facebook (www.facebook.com/aa) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/aairwaves) for additional details about the John Legend & The Roots WAKE UP! Live Concert Series.

Sweepstakes Terms and Conditions

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, 18 years or older. Participation is subject to complete Official Rules, by which all entrants are bound, available at www.aa.com/legend. To register without making a purchase visit http://app.aa.com/sweeps/?s=116495. Employees and agents of Sponsor, Administrator and affiliates, agencies, distributors, wholesalers and retailers, and members of such employees' and agents' immediate families and individuals living in the same household with such employees or agents, are not eligible to enter. Entrants release all parties from all claims/liability arising from this Sweepstakes or acceptance/use of any prize. Sweepstakes begins at 11:59 a.m. EDT on 08/23/2010 and all entries must be received by 11:59 a.m. EDT on 09/30/2010. All rights reserved. AmericanAirlines, AA.com and AAdvantage are marks of American Airlines, Inc.

About AA.com

With more than 1.6 million site visits per day, AA.com is American's largest distribution channel and the best place to do business online with the airline, 24-7. At AA.com you can conveniently search for and book low fares and award travel; select seats; make hotel, rental car and cruise reservations; get flight arrival and departure information; sign up for flight status notification and even check in and print boarding passes. You can also manage your AAdvantage account at AA.com, as well as sign up to receive emails from American, and get customized DealFinder(SM) alerts and other special offers. Additionally, customers who purchase tickets at AA.com get a lowest-fare guarantee. AA.com has twice received the World Travel Award for World's Leading Airline Internet Site and has received multiple site awards from various organizations.

About American Airlines

American Airlines, American Eagle and AmericanConnection® serve 250 cities in 40 countries with, on average, more than 3,400 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American's award-winning website, AA.com®, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve nearly 700 destinations in more than 130 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com, We know why you fly and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE:AMR)

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