All Star Line Up for Christmas in the City on Friday, December 18
First Ever Holiday R&B Celebration Features Patti LaBelle, New Edition, Tyrese, Monica and Jaheim on December 18
Two-time Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum vocalist Patti LaBelle will join the star-studded lineup for SJ Presents and WBLS 107.5’s Christmas in the City at Prudential Center on Friday, December 18. LaBelle, whose career spans over four decades and numerous musical genres, is a member of the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Apollo Hall of Fame and the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame.
This one-night-only performance will also include R&B legends New Edition, Tyrese, Monica and New Jersey’s own Jaheim. Additional performers may be announced at a later date. Christmas in the City tickets are $149.75, $129.75, $79.75, $59.75 and are on sale now at www.Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 and Prudential Center’s Box Office.
This December show continues Prudential Center’s success with R&B programming since the arena’s opening in 2007. The building has welcomed Avant, Charlie Wilson, El Debarge, Jagged Edge, Jaheim, Kenny Lattimore, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, R. Kelly, Tank and Toni Braxton in the last year alone. Past R&B Prudential Center performers have also included Alicia Keys, Akon, Estelle, Keri Hilson, Sade, Tina Turner and Usher.
About SJ Presents
SJ Presents has over 15 years’ experience in the world of music and entertainment, concert production and event/partnership marketing. SJ Presents is birthed from a brand that has produced and promoted sold-out concerts for legendary greats and fan favorites, like Charlie Wilson, Fantasia, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Chaka Khan, Tyrese, Earth, Wind and Fire, New Edition, Rick Ross, Trey Songz, Nicki Minaj and comedians Monique, Tracy Morgan and Cedric the Entertainer. SJ Presents has worked alongside leading New York, New Jersey and Connecticut venues including Madison Square Garden, The Beacon Theater, The Barclays Center, NJPAC, Prudential Center and The Bushnell Theater. SJ Presents builds and leverages complete 360-integrated marketing and promotional campaigns and makes it known that they are not only a concert production and promotion company, but a lifestyle brand.
About WBLS 107.5 FM
WBLS 107.5 FM is a New York Urban Adult Contemporary station with 2.3 million listeners. 60% of WBLS’ listeners are between the ages of 25-54. Broadcasting from its signal are award winning and internationally known personalities like Steve Harvey, Lenny Green, Donnie McClurkin, Dahved Levy, DJ Marley Marl and more. WBLS has been America’s most recognizable black radio station, as the #1 source for R&B music and lifestyle reaching the tri-state area.
About Prudential Center
Prudential Center is a world-class sports and entertainment venue located in downtown Newark, New Jersey. Opened in October 2007, the state-of-the-art arena is the home of the National Hockey League’s (NHL) three-time Stanley Cup Champion New Jersey Devils, Seton Hall University’s NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball program, and more than 175 concerts, family shows and special events each year. Ranked in the Top 10 nationally by Pollstar, Billboard and Venues Today, Prudential Center is recognized as one of the premier venues in the United States, and welcomes 1.75 million guests annually. For more information about Prudential Center, visit PruCenter.com and Facebook, and follow @PruCenter on Twitter.
