GORILLAZ CONFIRM N.E.R.D. AS SUPPORT, SPECIAL GUESTS FOR NORTH AMERICAN DATES

Gorillaz have confirmed a partial line up of guests to appear on their highly anticipated 'Escape To Plastic Beach' North American tour. The artists confirmed so far include De La Soul, Little Dragon, Bobby Womack, appearing as special guests of the Gorillaz Plastic Beach band which features Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of the Clash.

A preview of what can be expected when the guests join the Gorillaz live band this fall on hits Stylo, Rhinestone Eyes, Feel Good Inc. and more can be seen in the official tour trailer now live at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lxvzkdPwbE

The full list of (so far confirmed) artists:

• Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
• Bashy
• Little Dragon
• De La Soul
• Bobby Womack
• Roses Gabor
• Bootie Brown
• Kano
• Miho Hatori (to appear in Los Angeles and NYC only)

** please note some artists will not be appearing in all cities.

N.E.R.D. has been confirmed as support for the North American dates. The tour which kicks off in Canada at Montreal's Bell Centre on October 3 and includes the recently added San Diego, CA appearance at the Viejas Arena.

N.E.R.D. join the tour at Boston's Agganis Arena and will be performing all the North American dates except Montreal, QC and Wallingford, CT.

Tickets are now available on LiveNation.com. The U.S. and Canada dates, promoted by Live Nation, will be followed by a series of ten shows across Europe and the UK, as well as, seven shows across Australia and Asia.

GORILLAZ ESCAPE TO PLASTIC BEACH WORLD TOUR 2010 NORTH AMERICAN ITINERARY

• October 3 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
• October 5 - Wallingford, CT - Oakdale Theatre
• October 6 - Boston, MA - Agganis Arena
• October 8 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
• October 10 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
• October 11 - Washington, DC - Patriot Center
• October 13 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
• October 14 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
• October 16 - Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion
• October 17 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
• October 19 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
• October 20 - Dallas, TX - Verizon Theatre
• October 22 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
• October 24 - Denver, CO - Wells Fargo Theatre
• October 26 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
• October 27 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre
• October 28 - San Diego, CA - Viejas Arena
• October 30 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
• November 2 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
• November 3 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena

For complete tour and ticket information visit the tour dates page and LiveNation.com