The Coen Brothers and T Bone Burnett Present 'Down From the Mountain,' a Concert Tour Featuring Music From the Film 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?'

Business Wire, Nov 1, 2001

Entertainment Editors

LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2001

18-City Tour Sponsored by Barnes & Noble

Hits the Road on January 25th

The Coen Brothers and T Bone Burnett have announced tour dates which will send the hugely successful music from the feature film O Brother, Where Art Thou on the road for the first time.

The tour, entitled "Down from the Mountain," is a joint production between Immortal Entertainment Group, United Talent Agency, The Metropolitan Entertainment Group and House of Blues Concerts, Inc.

"Down from the Mountain" will begin an 18-city tour in Lexington, Kentucky at the Rupp Arena on Friday, January 25th. Artists include Alison Krauss & Union Station, Emmylou Harris, Patty Loveless, Ralph Stanley, The Whites, Norman and Nancy Blake, Chris Thomas King, Bob Neuwirth, The Peasall Sisters and The Nashville Bluegrass Band. The unique concert will include individual as well as collective performances, culminating in a grand finale featuring all artists performing together. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster locations.

Certified double platinum, the soundtrack for O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Lost Highway/Mercury Nashville) features a genre of music which encompasses classic songs from America's rich musical history. The movie soundtrack, nominated for four CMA Awards, is the best selling country album of the year holding the number one position on Billboard's "Top Country Album" chart for more than 20 weeks.

Immortal Entertainment Group, established in 1992, is a diversified entertainment company based in Santa Monica, California. Immortal owns and operates Immortal Records (record label), Immortal Soundtracks (music supervision-for-film company), Immortal Films and Television (film and television production entity), Immortal Touring and Events (live entertainment production division), Buzztone (on and offline marketing company) and Immortal Management, with an eclectic roster of musicians, actors, athletes, directors and screenwriters.

United Talent Agency is recognized as one of Hollywood's leading talent and literary agencies representing a broad cross section of top actors, directors, screenwriters, television writers, producers, authors, recording artists and others working in entertainment.

The Metropolitan Entertainment Group (MEG) is one of the most innovative companies in the entertainment business, having emerged over the last three decades as a national full-service promotion company. Metropolitan-produced shows can be found at the most prominent venues throughout the Northeast, and MEG operates a number of its own concert facilities, including two amphitheaters. Their touring Division has produced high-quality tours from such leading performers as Whitney Houston and Sarah Brightman, in addition to producing or co-producing package tours such as Family Values, Up In Smoke and Further Festival tours. These two divisions, along with their Corporate Entertainment Division, have given MEG national prominence in the entertainment industry as a promoter and producer.

House of Blues Concerts, Inc. is the parent company of a wide variety of subsidiaries which owns, leases and exclusively books live concert theaters, arenas and amphitheaters. House of Blues Concerts also includes highly experienced talent buyers, marketing professionals and a national touring division. Together with House of Blues Clubs, this extensive network of venues delivers a variety of live performances in every genre of music, from exciting emerging artists such as Alicia Keys to the largest contemporary artists of the day, including Radiohead, Blink 182, matchbox twenty and classic megastars like Elton John and Jimmy Buffett.

                        DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAIN
                         January/February 2002


Date        Location          Venue                        On Sale

January 25  Lexington, KY     Rupp Arena                   November 3

January 26  Spartanburg, SC   Memorial Auditorium          November 3

January 27  Atlanta, GA       Atlanta Civic
                              Center Theatre               November 3

January 29  New York, NY      Radio City Music Hall        November 5

January 30  Newark, NJ        New Jersey Performing
                              Arts Center                  November 5

January 31  Philadelphia, PA  Academy of Music             November 5

February 2  Boston, MA        Wang Center                  November 5

February 4  Washington, DC    DAR Constitution Hall        November 3

February 5  Washington, DC    DAR Constitution Hall        Not on Sale

February 6  Toronto, CAN      Sears Theatre (a)            TBA

February 8  Chicago, IL       Chicago Theater (a)          TBA

February 9  Minneapolis, MN   State Theater (a)            TBA

February 11 Denver, CO        Paramount Theatre            November 3

February 13 Portland, OR      Schnitzer Concert Hall       November 10

February 14 Seattle, WA       Paramount Theatre            November 10

February 17 Los Angeles, CA   Universal Amphitheatre       November 4

February 19 San Jose, CA      Flint Center                 November 4

February 20 Bay Area          Berkeley Community Theatre   November 4

    (a) Rhonda Vincent and The Del McCoury Band will replace Alison
        Krauss & Union Station on these dates