Selena Gomez & The Scene Announce Summer Headline Tour

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Mar 23, 2011, 01:54 ET

LOS ANGELES, March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Platinum-selling artist Selena Gomez & The Scene announced their summer headline tour, kicking off July 24 in Costa Mesa at the Orange County Fair. Opening act will be Hollywood Records label mates, Allstar Weekend. Tickets will start to go on sale the weekend of April 2. Details on how to purchase tickets will be at www.selenagomez.com.

Selena said, "I am so excited to see my incredible fans on tour. We're working a great production, and set lists including some surprise covers. I want to make sure everyone has a fun time."

In addition to her summer tour, Selena is on tap to release her third album, and will star in Fox's feature film "Monte Carlo" which will be in theaters July 1.

The announcement comes on the heels of the impressive debut of Selena's new single, "Who Says," which catapulted to #10 and sold over 115,000 units in its first week. "Who Says" was also the #1 most added single at Top 40 radio overtaking new singles by Bruno Mars and Britney Spears. The video for "Who Says" has nearly 5 million views on Vevo since its March 11 premiere. "Who Says" will be featured on Selena Gomez & The Scene's third upcoming summer album. Selena and her band already have a platinum single, two #1 Billboard Dance Singles, and two gold-selling, top-ten debuting albums to date. Selena Gomez & The Scene performed "Who Says" live for the first time last Sunday at the 3rd Annual Concert for Hope, and yesterday on Ellen.

Selena Gomez & The Scene recently performed at the Houston Rodeo to a crowd of over 72,000. Selena is currently in production of her hit Disney Channel original series "Wizards of Waverly Place." As an ambassador to UNICEF, Selena recently rolled out her Celebrity Tap Water campaign. In the world of social media, Selena is a dominant force as well, with over 15.5 million Facebook friends and over 4 million Twitter followers.

The tour dates are as follows:

July 24	Costa Mesa, CA	OC Fair and Event Center
July 25	Paso Robles, CA	California Mid-State Fair
July 28	Boca Raton, FL	Mizner Park Amphitheater
July 30	Clearwater, FL	Ruth Eckerd Hall
July 31	St. Augustine, FL	St. Augustine Amphitheater
August 2	Atlanta, GA	Chastain Park Amphitheater
August 5	Bethel, NY	Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
August 9	Darien Center, NY	Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 10	Detroit, MI	DTE Energy Music Theater
August 12	Papillion, NE	Werner Park
August 13	Chicago, IL	Venue TBA
August 14	Cleveland, OH	Nautica Pavilion
August 16	Gilford, NH	Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion
August 17	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun Arena
August 19	Philadelphia, PA	Mann Center for the Performing Arts
August 20	Holmdel, NJ	PNC Bank Arts Center
August 21	Hershey, PA	Hershey Park Pavilion
August 23	Toronto, ON	Molson Amphitheater
August 25	Boston, MA	Bank of America Pavilion
August 26	Timonium, MD	Maryland State Fair
August 31	Dallas, TX	Gexa Energy Pavilion
September 1	Kansas City, MO	Starlight Theatre
September 3	Pueblo, CO	Colorado State Fair
September 4	Denver, CO	1STBANK Center
September 5	Salem, OR	Oregon State Fair
September 7	Salt Lake City, UT	Maverik Center
September 12	Puyallup. WA	Western Washington Fair