Daughtry And 3 Doors Down To Perform Exclusively At BB&T; Center on Wednesday, February 20
SUNRISE, Fla. – Sunrise Sports & Entertainment today announced that rock groups Daughtry and 3 Doors Down will bring their joint co-headline tour exclusively to the BB&T Center on Wednesday, February 20 as part of a special Panthers season seat owner thank you concert. Aranda will open for the multi-platinum rock bands.
Tickets will be available free of charge for all Panthers season seat owners as a thank you from SSE for their continued loyalty. Ticket information for season seat owners will be available at a later date. Tickets for the show go on sale to the public Saturday, Dec. 15 at 10 a.m. at all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone (800-745-3000), at www.ticketmaster.com and Monday, Dec. 17 at 9 a.m. at the BB&T Center box office.
“We want to thank all our season seat owners for their support throughout the years with complimentary tickets to this great rock show,” said SSE Vice President of Sales and Service Ryan McCoy. “This show is another avenue in providing the best service in the industry to our supporters as we continue to look for new and creative ways to give back to them.”
“We’re elated to bring two rock groups such as Daughtry and 3 Doors Down to the BB&T Center as part of our season seat owner thank you event,” said SSE Executive Director of Event Programming Aaron Zimmerman. “They’ve both had some great hits and we’re happy that they will be playing them exclusively in South Florida for our fans.”
Multi-platinum band Daughtry has scored four No. 1 hits, garnered four Grammy nominations, won four American Music Awards, sold over 7 million albums and played sold out concerts around the world in less than four years. Daughtry’s self-titled debut was the fastest selling rock debut in Soundscan history and its follow up Leave This Town marked the quintet’s second consecutive No. 1 album. Daughtry’s latest album Break The Spell, which was certified gold in 4 weeks, features new radio hit “Start of Something Good,” the album builds on the band’s reputation for melodic hooks and anthemic choruses while providing a powerful showcase for Chris Daughtry’s emotionally resonant voice. In addition to recording and touring, Daughtry is also dedicated to using its position to raise awareness about a number of charitable causes including being involved with the DC Comics We Can Be Heroes campaign.
Since forming in 1995, Mississippi rock quintet 3 Doors Down (vocalist Brad Arnold, lead guitarist Chris Henderson, bassist Todd Harrell, drummer Greg Upchurch and guitarist Chet Roberts) has sold more than 16 million albums worldwide, garnered three Grammy nominations, two American Music Awards, and five BMI Pop Awards for songwriting, including BMI’s coveted "Songwriter of the Year" award. The band’s debut album, 2000’s The Better Life, which is now certified six times platinum, featured the smash hit “Kryptonite.” Their sophomore album, 2002’s Away from the Sun, saw similar success with its radio mainstays “When I’m Gone” and “Here Without You.” Their subsequent efforts 2005’s platinum certified Seventeen Days and 2008’s 3 Doors Down debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 200 Chart. In 2003, 3 Doors Down founded The Better Life Foundation with the goal of giving as many children as possible a better life; they have raised more than two million dollars for local children’s charities since their inception.
The BB&T Center was ranked No. 8 in the United States and No. 30 in the world according to the third-quarter arena venue rankings by trade publication Pollstar. The “Center of it All” has an exciting schedule of concerts and events on tap for the remainder of 2012 including Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, the MetroPCS Orange Bowl Basketball Classic and more.
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