NewsYo Gabba Gabba! Live!: There's A Party In My City! Tickets go on sale this Saturday, June 5 Tour to Include Two Shows at the St. Pete Times Forum October 30
TAMPA BAY – Fresh off of a triumphant sold-out tour debut, DJ Lance Rock and the cast of Yo Gabba Gabba! are heading back on the road with Yo Gabba Gabba! Live!: There’s A Party In My City! Tickets for today’s hottest live show for families go on sale this Saturday, June 5 at 10:00 a.m. The tour will include two shows at St. Pete Times Forum on Saturday, October 30 at 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Champions on the stage and in the community, the Gabba Gang will partner with Habitat for Humanity to further their homebuilding efforts in Tampa. In addition, $1.00 from every ticket sold for Yo Gabba Gabba! Live!: There’s A Party In My City! in Tampa will be donated to the local Habitat for Humanity affiliate.
The state-of-the-art production features music, singing, dancing and animation. The show is an interactive experience that offers audience members of all ages the opportunity to witness their favorite characters come to life. Joining the characters on stage will be hip-hop legend Biz Markie to teach kids how to beatbox with “Biz’s Beat of the Day”. Special guests will join the party on stage for the Super Music Friends Show and Dancey Dance segments.
Released in October, 2009, Yo Gabba Gabba!: Music is Awesome Volume 1 topped kids and overall music charts at iTunes (#1 kids album), Amazon (top 5 kids album) and Target sales, which reached more than 40,000 copies in only six months since its release. Yo Gabba Gabba!: Music is Awesome was picked as one of 2009’s top holiday gifts for toddlers by both PARENTS magazine and the popular Mom web destination MomLogic.com. Yo Gabba Gabba!: Music is Awesome Volume 2 will be released on iTunes and will hit shelves nationwide this September.
Yo Gabba Gabba! premiered in the U.S. on Nickelodeon in August, 2007 and currently ranks as one of the most popular children series on television. Yo Gabba Gabba!, was voted as one of the best new shows on television by TIME magazine, won a BAFTA Award in 2008, was awarded the “Outstanding Achievement in Children’s Television” Award by the Television Critics Association, and is a two-time Emmy nominee. The series airs three times a day, seven days a week on Nick Jr. and in several major international territories, including Australia, Canada, Israel, Latin America, New Zealand, South Africa and the U.K. For more information, please visit yogabbagabba.com.
Yo Gabba Gabba! infuses retro-style and beat-driven music to teach simple life lessons through music. The series stars DJ Lance Rock (Lance Robertson) and a cast of colorful characters, including: Brobee, the little green one, Foofa, the pink flower bubble, Muno, the red Cyclops, Toodee, the blue cat-dragon and Plex, the yellow robot. Today’s most popular names in movies, television, music and sports flock to guest star in the groundbreaking show, including Jack Black, Rachel Dratch, Melora Hardin, Tony Hawk, Biz Markie, Jack McBrayer, MGMT, Mark Mothersbaugh, The Roots, Andy Samberg, Amy Sedaris, The Shins, Amare Stoudemire, The Ting Tings, Jimmy Eat World and Elijah Wood, among others. Yo Gabba Gabba! toys, apparel and other merchandise are sold in stores nationwide and have skyrocketed in popularity. Yo Gabba Gabba! is recommended as a trusted program for preschoolers by The Smart Television Alliance, a non-profit organization comprised of leading non-profit children’s media organizations including Common Sense Media, Parents’ Choice Foundation, Parents Television Council and Coalition for Quality children’s Media: KIDS FIRST!
For complete tour, ticket information and VIP packages, visit Tickets: Tickets for this event go on sale this Saturday, June 5 at 10:00 a.m. at the St. Pete Times Forum Box Office and all Ticketmaster Outlets. To order tickets by phone, call Ticketmaster at . Tickets are priced at $26.00, $36.00 and $46.00. Prices include the $1.00 donation to the Habitat for Humanity affiliate in Tampa, but do not include facility fees or service charges. VIP packages with premium tickets and meet and greets will also be available. Children under one year of age will be admitted free to sit on a parent’s lap. Reservations at Medallions Restaurant are available beginning at 3:30 p.m. for the convenience of patrons of both show times by calling . For more information, please call or visit www.sptimesforum.com. Advanced parking passes are available for $6.00 at Ticketmaster.com and the Box Office.
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