Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: Utilita Arena

PORTION OF PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT PARTNERS IN HEALTH, EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE, YOUTH SPEAKS AND THE 30/30 PROJECT

DOWNTOWN CERTIFIED GOLD IN THE US, OVER 1 MILLION TRACKS SOLD WORLDWIDE

Today, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are announcing their first European tour in nearly two years, playing their biggest shows on the continent to date including Newcastles Metro Radio Arena on Friday 22^nd April 2016. The duo are partnering with Plus 1 so that a euro from every ticket purchased on their tour will go to support Partners in Health, Equal Justice Initiative, Youth Speaks and the 30/30 Project. They are committed to using their platform and resources to advance issues of equity and justice and are partnering with organizations dedicated to these same values. Downtown continues to climb the Billboard and radio charts on the rise to quickly become the duos 3^rd Top 5 hit. The song, which features Eric Nally and Hip Hop pioneers Grandmaster Caz, Kool Moe Dee and Melle Mel, has been performed on the VMAs and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and the video has been viewed over 45 million times on YouTube. It was certified GOLD with over 500,000 in sales in the US, selling over 1 million tracks worldwide. Downtown is the first single from Macklemore & Ryan Lewiss follow up to their multiple GRAMMY Award winning, platinum selling debut album The Heist. Album cut, Growing Up (Sloanes Song) featuring Ed Sheeran was released in August. The song was written before the birth of Macklemores first child and is dedicated to his daughter Sloane Ava Simone Haggerty. Stay tuned for more details on the forthcoming album. Tickets costing £29.50 & £35.00 will go on sale 9.30am Friday 30^th October 2015 and are available online, from the booking hotline number 0844 493 6666 or from 10.00am in person from the Metro Radio Arena Box Office.

• Credit Card Booking and Information Line 0844 493 6666
• The Metro Radio Arena Newcastle Box Office (Mon Fri: 10.00am 4.00pm, Sat: 11.00am 2.30pm)
• Internet Site:- www.metroradioarena.co.uk
• Group Bookers should call (0191) 260 6006
• Accessible Bookings should call (0191) 260 6066 for further details