Las Vegas Weekly

December 2, 2008 · 8:42 AM

Breaking News: Britney Spears sets Circus Tour dates with Vegas stop; Pussycat Dolls are special guests

By Robin Leach

A sultry Britney Spears in lecture mode.

Photo: MTV

Advance VIP tickets went on sale at 8 a.m. today for pop queen Britney Spears’ Circus Tour -- and prices for her concert in the round are already through the roof! Britney announced on ABC’s Good Morning America this morning that she’ll start a 36-city tour of the U.S., Canada and Britain starting March 3 in New Orleans.

Click HERE to watch her performance on Good Morning America, and click HERE to see her interview with Diane Sawyer and a birthday cake presentation, both courtesy of ABC News.

She’s set an 8 p.m. April 25 date at MGM Grand Garden Arena for her Las Vegas stop -- and advance-sale, ringside, VIP platinum-experience tickets were snapped up at $695 each -- and promptly reselling for a package price of $6,000 for two seats! Britmania has erupted on Ticketmaster!

And this just in! The Pussycat Dolls will be Britney’s opening act on the tour, it has just been announced. The L.A.-based singer-dancers were founded by Robin Antin, who opened the Pussycat Dolls Lounge and burlesque at Pure inside Caesars Palace.

It’s the first time in five years that Britney will headline an arena tour beginning in her home state of Louisiana. Regular tickets go on sale this Saturday, and the well-choreographed Britney will begin rehearsing for next year’s must-see tour in January, according to GMA.

As one of the top-selling artists of the past decade, Britney has seen her fame and musical accolades rise since she released her first song “Baby One More Time” in 1999. Ten years later, the blonde bombshell is still a hot ticket in the industry and recently hit the top of the charts with her hit single “Womanizer” from her new album Circus, in stores today and coinciding with Britney’s 27th birthday.

For more information on her upcoming tour, check out her performance dates below. For tickets, VIP packages and detailed tour information, fans can visit www.britneyspears.com for links to Ticketmaster, and advance pre-sale tickets can be purchased by using the password “iHeartBrit.”

If all tickets to Britney’s Vegas stop are sold out, there is room in the schedule for her to promptly add a second show.

If you miss her in Vegas, there are other nearby stops: Sacramento on April 11, San Jose on April 12, Salt Lake City on April 14, Los Angeles on April 16, Anaheim on April 19 and Phoenix on April 24. The tour wraps up in North America in Canada before moving over to London.

Britney will decide tomorrow if she’s going to also hit the Strip on New Year’s Eve as Randy Jackson’s superstar guest on his “America's Party” live telecast.

Vegas DeLuxe is watching this developing story and will have updates, so click back here to keep up-to-date!

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