Toughest Sport on Dirt™

The Professional Bull Riders debut the Toughest Sport on Dirt™ at Edmonton’s Rexall Place – July 24-26!

PUEBLO, Colo. (March 24, 2008) – On July 24 – 26th the world’s preeminent bull riding organization, the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR), will buck into Edmonton, Alberta Canada’s Rexall Place for the Edmonton Invitational, a part of the elite Built Ford Tough Series presented by Wrangler. For three nights, Thursday through Saturday, the toughest men on dirt will battle the fiercest bovine athletes in the world in a bull riding competition unlike any the Canadian fans have ever seen.

For as little as $15.00 for adults and $10.00 for children, fans will see two and a half hours of full-throttle action - PBR style - with the world’s top 45 bull riding athletes each riding one bull each night. On Saturday fans will be treated to a bonus round when the top 15 scoring athletes will return in the Built Ford Tough Championship Round to determine the event champion. The man with the highest total score on 4 bulls will be the winner.

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT ALL TICKETMASTER OUTLETS • TICKETMASTER.CA • CHARGE BY PHONE: (780) 451-8000 •

ROGERS, THE BOUNCE, THE EDMONTON SUN & MUCHMUSIC PRESENT

SIMPLE PLAN

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

ALL AMERICAN REJECTS

&

FABER DRIVE

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2008

REXALL PLACE CONCERT BOWL – EDMONTON, AB

Doors 6:30pm Show 7:30pm

TICKETS ON SALE SATURDAY, MAY 3RD @ 12:00 NOON

Ticketmaster or Charge by Phone (780) 451-8000 Tickets (incl. GST) $39.50 & $29.50

(plus FMF and service charges)

**GENERAL ADMISSION FLOOR / RESERVED STANDS**

Canada’s favourite rambunctious rockers, Simple Plan, announced their cross-Canada tour today. The national tour is sponsored by Rogers and will begin in St. John’s, Newfoundland and will hit Halifax, Moncton, Saint John, Chicoutimi, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, London, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. The Canadian tour is presented in conjunction with MuchMusic.

Following Simple Plan’s Quadruple Platinum debut release in 2002, the band have released two subsequent albums, a live album, a DVD, had a string of radio hits with “I’d Do Anything,” “Addicted,” “Perfect,” and “Welcome To My Life,” crossed five continents and played thousands of shows. Along the way, the band picked up a few hundred thousand fans and sold more than seven million albums worldwide. Simple Plan’s 2004 release Still Not Getting Any has also surpassed Quadruple Platinum certification in Canada. The band has been recognized with many, many awards in Canada over their career including: “Favourite Canadian Band Award” at the MuchMusic Video Awards for a record breaking four years in a row (2003-2006), “People’s Choice Award for Favourite Canadian Group” at the 2006 Junos, the “Rock Group” at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards and the 2006 ADISQ award for “Most Popular Artist Outside of Quebec.”

Simple Plan recently released their self-titled third album and it has already surpassed Platinum certification in Canada. Simple Plan is not just an album but a statement of artistic ambition and growth from the Montreal-based quintet. As you'd expect from any band that would call its debut album No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls, the self-titled release is a fearless, without-a-net excursion into dynamic music-making, taking what we love best about Simple Plan -- the unbridled energy, the ripping guitars, the hook-filled melodic sensibility -- and incorporating a slew of inventive sonic approaches informed by new collaborators such as Nate "Danja" Hills (Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Duran Duran, Nelly Furtado), Max Martin (James Blunt, Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne), and Dave Fortman (Evanescence, Mudvayne).

Don’t miss Simple Plan with All American Rejects and Faber Drive at Rexall Place Friday, September 5th! A worldwide legion of fans can testify to the power of one of the fiercest live shows ever to hit the stage.

Los Angeles, CA (April 15, 2008) – To the delight of his millions of fans, legendary singer, songwriter and performer Neil Diamond will return to concert stages this summer for a 37-city North American tour, promoted nationally by AEG Live. Tickets for the North American tour, scheduled to kick off July 19th in St. Paul, Minnesota, will go on sale in select markets beginning Monday, April 28th. Fans should visit neildiamond.com and check local listings for updated information. The North American leg follows a series of European dates starting May 24th in Rotterdam, with new dates recently added to accommodate an overwhelming demand for tickets.

With a four-decade long career that has seen more than 125 million records sold worldwide, 36 Top 40 hits, a Grammy, a Golden Globe and thousands of sold-out shows all over the globe, Neil Diamond remains one of the most vital and innovative forces in modern music. The 2008 summer tour will deliver a familiar yet unique fan experience featuring amazing production, innovative stage design and, of course, an unparalleled set list of Diamond’s most beloved hits. In addition to classics such as “Sweet Caroline,” “I’m a Believer,” and “Cherry, Cherry,” Diamond will perform new, never before performed live songs from his upcoming, highly anticipated album, Home Before Dark, his second collaboration with renowned producer Rick Rubin, to be released by Columbia Records on May 6th.

Diamond announced the tour in a surprise televised appearance at the Boston Red Sox season opener at Fenway Park on April 8th. During the traditional eighth-inning sing-a-long of Diamond’s classic “Sweet Caroline,”—a longtime Fenway tradition—the singer appeared in a televised, big-screen broadcast, proclaiming to fans that he will be performing live in concert at the historic Fenway Park on Saturday, August 23rd, 2008.

American Express is providing a special opportunity for their cardmembers to purchase ‘Early On-Sale’ tickets (in select markets and venues) one week prior to the general public on-sale. All tickets available during the American Express presale can be purchased via Ticketmaster,at ticketmaster.com. Additionally, I Love All Access is proud to be the exclusive provider of VIP ticket package experiences for the tour. Fans should visit iloveallaccess.com for more information and to purchase VIP tickets.

Diamond’s prolific body of work includes “You Don't Bring Me Flowers” (the powerful duet with Barbra Streisand), “I Am, I Said” and “Cracklin’ Rosie,” as well as hits from his album and movie The Jazz Singer (“America,” “Love on the Rocks”) and from his acclaimed 2005 album 12 Songs. The album marked his first project with Rubin, which entered the Billboard Top 200 at No. 4 – marking Diamond’s highest-charting debut to date – and offered a stripped-down, emotionally honest and passionately compelling approach that continues on Home Before Dark.

Like all great Neil Diamond albums, Home Before Dark is a powerful work, crossing generational lines with an extraordinary range and level of songcraft. Imbued with the same style of inspired melodies that has made his music so enduring, the album’s highlights include the stunning lead single “Pretty Amazing Grace” and a striking duet with the Dixie Chicks’ Natalie Maines entitled “Another Day (That Time Forgot).” The new collection was written by Diamond and recorded in Los Angeles with guitarist Mike Campbell, keyboardist Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers), bassist/acoustic guitarist Smokey Hormel and guitarist Matt Sweeney. The album will also be available as a deluxe version that includes two bonus tracks and a DVD with rare footage of Diamond in the studio.

The Next Great American Rock Festival is Crue Fest: The Loudest Show On Earth – You’ve been to Ozzfest and Lollapalooza, now there’s Crue Fest. This annual event will showcase rock’s resurgence and the new bands that are a part of it. The inaugural year of Crue Fest will feature headliner Motley Crue with the next generation of rock and alternative artists: Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Sixx: AM and Trapt.