Yanni's 'Ethnicity' world tour rolls into 2004, spawns PBS special

New Age icon Yanni , who earlier this year mounted a tour that touched down in more than 60 North American cities, makes a pass through an additional 26 U.S. markets in early 2004.

The jaunt kicks off in New Mexico on March 4, and dates are to run through early April. Performances feature the keyboardist/arranger with his core band and a full symphony orchestra.

The U.S. outing supports Yanni's latest album, "Ethnicity," which surfaced in February. The album--which is his 13th, and his third for Virgin Records--debuted at No. 1 on the New Age charts, where it resided for several weeks.

Yanni's early-2003 swing through North America was ranked by trade publication Pollstar the continent's sixth-highest ticket-seller for the first half of the year.

In December, PBS will debut the new Yanni concert special "Live at Royal Albert Hall, London." That same month, Yanni--who has frequently aided PBS in its fundraising--plans to appear live at several PBS stations during pledge drives.

Over the years, Yanni has raised more than $25 million for public television, according to a press release.

TOUR DATES
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March 2004
4 - Albuquerque, NM - Tingley Coliseum
7 - El Paso, TX - UTEP Don Haskins Center
9 - San Antonio, TX - SBC Center
11 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
12 - Wichita, KS - Kansas Coliseum
13 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
14 - Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena
16 - Fort Wayne, IN - Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
18 - Champaign, IL - Assembly Hall
19 - Louisville, KY - Freedom Hall
20 - Knoxville, TN - Thompson-Boling Arena
21 - Raleigh, NC - RBC Center
22 - Charleston, SC - North Charleston Coliseum
24 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
25 - Pensacola, FL - Civic Center
26 - Tallahassee, FL - Leon County Civic Center
27 - Lakeland, FL - The Lakeland Center
28 - Fort Myers, FL - TECO Arena
30 - Columbia, SC - Colonial Center
31 - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Coliseum

April 2004
2 - Bridgeport, CT - Arena at Harbor Yard
3 - Providence, RI - Dunkin Donuts Center
4 - Portland, OR - Cumberland County Civic Center
6 - Syracuse, NY - War Memorial at Oncenter
7 - Reading, PA - Sovereign Center
8 - Baltimore, MD - First Mariner Arena

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