Posted on: April 22, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The GRATITOUR kicks off April 16th at a SOLD OUT Gusman Center for the Performing Arts show in Miami then continues to Tampa, Atlanta, Charlotte, Boston, New York, Washington, Houston, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Toronto and Chicago.

Following the success of GRATITOUR in his native Colombia, Latin Grammy Award winning songwriter/performer FONSECA returns to the U.S. with a 13 city, 14 date tour that will take him from coast to coast and boasts two co-title sponsors with Western Union and Colombia is Pasion.

The U.S. leg of GRATITOUR opens a new chapter for the Colombian superstar FONSECA whose authenticity and own unique fusing of vallenato, pop, rock, lounge and dance music has touched audiences throughout the U.S. and Latin America. The critically acclaimed new show combines top production values with Fonseca’s hit repertoire in his biggest and best show yet.

About Western Union:

The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a leader in global money transfer services. Together with its Vigo and Orlandi Valuta-branded money transfer services, Western Union provides consumers with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around the world, as well as send payments and purchase money orders. It operates through a combined network of more than 375,000 Agent locations in over 200 countries and territories. In 2007, the company processed nearly 168 million consumer-to-consumer money transfers and 405 million consumer-to-business transactions. Western Union is famous for its pioneering telegraph services, the original Western Union dates back to 1851.

About Colombia is Passion:

Colombia is Passion is a Country Image Campaign program that is intended to show the good side of Colombia to the rest of the world – Colombia is Passion because passion is the driving force that guides what Colombians do day by day. Passion is what brings them together and what distinguishes them as Colombians.

By divulging its Colombia is Passion brand, Imagen País intends to unify all the efforts that Colombians are making in all fields to obtain tangible results. It is the brand created to make passion become a force which capable of changing the image of the country abroad.

TOUR DATES:

April 22nd Washington, DC Black Cat
April 23rd Boston, MA The Roxy
April 24th New York, NY The Fillmore New York Irving Plaza
April 25th Washington, DC Black Cat
May 2nd Houston, TX Warehouse Live
May 3rd Dallas, TX The Loft
May 6th Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
May 7th Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
May 8th Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
May 9th Chicago, IL Republic

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