Black Eyed Peas to begin touring
Multi Grammy Award winning artist The Black Eyed Peas will head on the road this summer for a 100-stop tour for the first time since their ‘Monkey Business’ tour in 2006.
The group was nominated for six 2010 Grammy Awards for their album ‘The E.N.D., ‘which has sold more than 5.2 million copies to date and features hits like ‘I Gotta Feeling,’ ‘Boom Boom Pow’ and ‘Meet Me Halfway.’
Opening for the band will be rising electronic group LMFAO along with rapper Ludacris. The tour, which begins Thursday in Atlanta, is scheduled to hit Tampa on Feb. 10 at the St. Pete Times Forum. Tickets are on sale ranging from $47 to $79.50.
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