American Idols Live! Tour 2007 to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, Aug. 30, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Performers from American Idols Live! Tour 2007 will preside over
 the NASDAQ closing bell. American Idols Live! Tour 2007 is a summer
 concert tour in the United States featuring the top 10 contestants
 of the sixth season of American Idol, which aired in 2007. American
 Idols performers to participate in the NASDAQ closing bell ceremony
 include:

 Jordin Sparks
 Blake Lewis
 Phil Stacey
 Chris Sligh
 Chris Richardson
 Sanjaya Malakar
 Lakisha Jones
 Haley Scarnato
 Gina Glocksen
 Melinda Doolittle

 The Idols are available for brief interviews following the NASDAQ
 closing bell ceremony.

 For more ticket and tour info, fans can visit ticketmaster.com,
 poptarts.com, americanidol.com and idols.aeglive.com.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Friday, August 31, 2007 at 4 p.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Dru Libby
 BWR Public Relations
 dlibby@bwr-la.com; dlibby@bwr-LA.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; 347.219.9539
 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQ.com

Feed Information:

The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the closing bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live Webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

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