R5 to play RBC Theatre at Budweiser Gardens April 5, 2014

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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 9 @ 7AM

    R5SATURDAY APRIL 5 2014

    RBC THEATRE AT BUDWEISER GARDENS LONDONDoors: 6:00PM Show: 7:00PM

    Today R5 announced the Canadian leg of their 2014 Louder World Tour. Kicking off on Wednesday,April 2, 2014 in Montreal, QC, the band will make their way across Canada with stops in Ottawa,

    Kingston, London, Hamilton, Oshawa, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton and ending inVancouver, BC on April 17.

    Exclusive presale starts Tuesday, December 10 at www.R5Rockstheworld.com. In addition, the band isoffering a limited number of Meet & Greet passes for each show. Upon purchasing tickets, fans can alsoopt for the R5Family Meet & Greet upgrade, which includes early entry into the venue for an intimatesound-check party, Q&A and photo with R5, as well as a special gift from the band. To find out more go towww.R5Rockstheworld.com.

    R5 Family Fan Club members have first access to presale tickets and R5 Family Meet & Greetupgrades. For more information go to: https://www.r5rocks.com/join.

    R5 recently announced the European leg of the Louder World Tour. That run consists of 21 dates,spanning 13 countries and kicks off February 5 in Warsaw, Poland, ending March 8 in Dublin,Ireland. The band will make stops in Stockholm, Berlin, Barcelona, Paris, London and Dublin amongother cities.

    R5s European and Canadian legs of 2014 Louder World Tour are as follows:

    Wed., Feb. 5 Warsaw, Poland Proxima

    Sat., Feb. 8 Tel Aviv, Israel Theater Club

    Mon., Feb. 10 Oslo, Norway Parkteatre

    Tues., Feb. 11 Stockholm, Sweden Klubben

    Wed., Feb. 12 Copenhagen, Denmark Little Vega

    Thurs., Feb. 13 Berlin, Germany Kesselhaus

    Sat., Feb. 15 Mannheim, Germany Alte Seilerei

    Sun., Feb. 16 Hamburg, Germany Knust

    TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 @ 10AM

    Tickets can also be purchased at the Budweiser Gardens Box Office, Fanshawe College BizBooth,

    Western Connections at UWO and Books Plus, Masonville Place Guest Services or by phoneat 1-866-455-2849

    Tickets (incl. facility fee, HST): $21.25, $31.25, $41.25, $51.25Reserved Seating / All Ages

    (plus service charges)

    American Express brings you to the Front Of The LineVisit www.americanexpress.ca/frontofthelinefor information on advance ticket access to this show

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    Mon., Feb. 17 Cologne, Germany Gloria Theater

    Wed., Feb. 19 Antwerp, Belgium Arenberg Theater

    Thur., Feb. 20 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg (Old Hall)

    Sat., Feb. 22 Munich, Germany Backstage

    Sun., Feb. 23 Milan, Italy Magazzini Generali

    Tues., Feb. 25 Barcelona, Spain Bikini Barcelona

    Wed., Feb. 26 Madrid, Spain Shoko

    Fri., Feb. 28 Paris, France La Cigale

    Mon., Mar 3 Birmingham, UK Library at The Institute

    Tues., Mar 4 London, UK Indigo2

    Wed., Mar 5 Manchester, UK Club AcademyThurs., Mar 6 Glasgow, UK 02 ABC

    Sat., Mar 8 Dublin, Ireland Vicar Street

    Wed., April 2 Montreal, Quebec Metropolis

    Thurs., April 3 Ottawa, Ontario Canadian Tire Centre

    Fri., April 4 Kingston, Ontario Rogers K-Rock Centre

    Sat., April 5 London, Ontario RBC Theatre at Budweiser Gardens

    Mon., April 7 Hamilton, Ontario Copps Coliseum

    Tues., April 8 Oshawa, Ontario General Motors Centre

    Sat., April 12 Winnipeg, Manitoba Burton Cummings Theatre

    Sun., April 13 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan O'Brians Events Centre

    Mon., April 14 Calgary, Alberta Epcor Centre's Jack Singer Concert Hall

    Tues., April 15 Edmonton, Alberta Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

    Thurs., April 17 Vancouver, BC Queen Elizabeth Theatre

    Earlier this year R5 rocketed onto the Billboard Top 200 debuting at No. 24 and hit No. 2 on the iTunesPop chart with debut album Louder, produced by Emanuel "Eman" Kiriakou and Andrew Goldstein forMod Squad Music Inc., and co-written by the band.

    R5 has rapidly emerged as an exciting new voice in the world of pop rock. Originally from Littleton, Colo.,the L.A.-based band was formed in 2008 and is comprised of siblings Riker (bass/vocals), Ross(guitar/vocals), Rocky (guitar/vocals) and Rydel Lynch (keyboard/vocals); along with friend Ellington"Ratliff" (drums/vocals).

    The band self-released their first EP, Ready Set Rock in 2010. They signed with Hollywood Records inApril of 2012 and released their second EP, Loud, on February 19, 2013. R5s major label debut, Louder,was released on September 24, 2013. The quintet starred in a 5-part VEVO series titled "R5 on R5,"which saw cameras follow them on a 2013 sold-out tour that included shows in the U.S., Canadian,Australia, England and France.

    Along with duties in R5, Ross Lynch also starred in the hit 2013 Disney Channel Original Movie TeenBeach Movie, and was featured on the soundtrack album which hit the #2 spot on the iTunes overallalbum chart and #3 on the Billboard 200 chart. The soundtrack spent five consecutive weeks in the top10 on the Billboard 200 chart and has sold over 340,000 albums to date. Between R5s Loud EP anddebut album Louder, Teen Beach Movie Soundtrack and the Austin & Ally soundtrack, Ross has soldover 500,000 albums to date.

    R5 Media kit page www.hollywoodrecords.com/press/r5Official Website www.R5rocks.comFacebook http://facebook.com/OfficialR5

    Twitter http://twitter.com/OfficialR5Instagram http://instagram.com/officialr5VEVO http://youtube.com/R5VEVOYouTube www.youtube.com/user/officialR5R5 tour video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBel8B8cCMk

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    For more show information please contact:Cortney Harkin Live Nation Canada416-260-5700 [email protected]

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    Marcy Redmond- Budweiser [email protected]

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    About Global Spectrum:Global Spectrum (global-spectrum.com) manages Budweiser Gardens, as well as more than 100 other publicassembly facilities around the world. Nearly 20-million people attended more than 11,000 events in Global Spectrumvenues last year. Based in Philadelphia, PA, Global Spectrum is part of Comcast-Spectacor, one of the worldslargest sports and entertainment companies. Comcast-Spectacor also owns the Philadelphia Flyers of the NationalHockey League, Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage services provider, New Era Tickets, a full-service

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