R. KELLY NATIONAL TOUR DATES CONFIRMED: Nine-Week 'Double Up' Tour Begins Nov. 14 Thru Jan. 13

CHICAGO -- On the heels of his latest No. 1 album "Double Up"-and 10 new chapters of his Grammy-nominated video saga "Trapped in the Closet"-R&B superstar and Jive recording artist R. Kelly has announced a nine-week national "Double Up" Tour that will begin on November 14th in Columbus, Georgia.

The tour, presented by the Atlanta-based concert promotion firm Rowe Entertainment Inc., helmed by industry veteran Leonard Rowe is one of the most ambitious and anticipated R&B arena tours of the past decade.

Joining Kelly on the bill will be R&B stars, platinum-selling songstress, Keyshia Cole, Grammy nominee/multi-platinum artist, Ne-Yo, and J. Holiday whose recently released Music Line/Capitol Records debut ("Back Of My Lac") has spawned the first hit single "Bed" which is currently seated at the #1 position on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.

Official tour dates are listed below. Advance tickets can be purchased through TicketMaster by visiting www.ticketron.com

Kelly's last tour, the Spring 2006 "Light It Up" Tour, featured Kelly (a.k.a. Mr. Show Biz) on stage for nearly two hours with a live band and three back-up singers in what the New York Times called a "hugely entertaining and totally unpredictable stroll through his career." Kelly played to near sell-out audiences in 43 cities, before bringing down the curtain before what the Sacramento Bee described as a "nearly delirious Mother's Day crowd" in Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium.

A true musical icon and winner of numerous Grammy, Billboard, Soul Train, and American Music awards, R. Kelly has sold well over 40 million albums worldwide since his first release some 15 years ago. He has co-directed all of his music videos since the classic "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" and was nominated for a 2005 Grammy for "Trapped in the Closet (Chapters 1-5)."

Advance tickets can be purchased through TicketMaster by visiting www.ticketron.com.


TOUR INTINERARY:

Wed Nov 14 Columbus, GA Columbus Civic Center
Thurs Nov 15 Atlanta Phillips Arena
Fri Nov 16 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
Sat Nov 17 Birmingham BJCC
Sun Nov 18 Charlotte Bobcat Arena


Wed Nov 21 Philadelphia Wachovia Center
Thurs Nov 22 Newark Prudential Center
Fri Nov 23 New York Nassau Coliseum
Sat Nov 24 Baltimore 1st Mariner
Sun Nov 25 Wash DC Verizon Center


Thurs Nov 29 Little Rock Alltel Arena
Fri Nov 30 New Orleans New Orleans Arena
Sat Dec 1 Dallas American Airlines Arena
Sun Dec 2 Houston Toyota Center


Thurs Dec 6 Minneapolis Target Center
Fri Dec 7 Kansas City Sprint Center
Sat Dec 8 Indianapolis Conseco Fieldhouse
Sun Dec 9 Memphis Fed Ex Forum


Thurs Dec 13 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay
Fri Dec 14 Los Angeles Staples Center
Sat Dec 15 Oakland Oakland Arena (Oracle)
Sun Dec 16 Sacramento ARCO Arena


Thurs Dec 20 Chicago United Center
Fri Dec 21 Chicago United Center
Sat Dec 22 Detroit Joe Louis Arena
Sun Dec 23 Detroit Joe Louis Arena


Thurs Dec 27 Charleston North Charleston Coliseum
Fri Dec 28 Orlando Amway
Sat Dec 29 Columbia Colonial Center
Sun Dec 30 Jacksonville Veteran Memorial


Mon Dec 31 Miami American Airlines Arena
Fri Jan 4 Cleveland Wolstein Center
Sat Jan 5 Louisville Kentucky Expo Center
Sun Jan 6 St Louis Scottrade


Wed Jan 9 Savannah Savannah Civic Center
Thurs Jan 10 Greenville Bi-Lo Center
Fri Jan 11 Richmond Richmond Coliseum
Sun Jan 13 Hampton Hampton Coliseum