Harman Kardon® to Sponsor Sir Paul McCartney's "Back in the World 2003" Tour
WOODBURY, NY (ots)
Harman Kardon, a division of Harman International Industries, Incorporated (NYSE: HAR), and a leader in audio/video home entertainment system solutions, today announced that it has signed on as a sponsor of key dates of Sir Paul McCartney's upcoming "Back in the World 2003" tour.
Paul McCartney's World Tour, which began in April of last year, is being acclaimed as the most successful of his post-Beatles career. It won Billboard's Tour of the Year Award, Pollstar's Major Tour of the Year Award and is currently on its European leg and approaching its two millionth ticket sold.
Tom McLoughlin, President of Harman Kardon, noted: "We are truly honored to support Paul McCartney on his upcoming tour. Dr. Sidney Harman founded our company 50 years ago because he had a passion for music and the arts, and a commitment to quality that has continued to this day. Nowhere is this passion and commitment better reflected than in the lifetime achievements and contributions of Paul McCartney. His career exemplifies the values held strongly by Dr. Harman and everyone at the company: a dedication to quality and excellence, coupled with a desire to enrich the community through philanthropy and music education."
A spokesperson for Paul McCartney said, "We are very pleased to have the support of Harman Kardon, one of the most respected names in audio, associated with us and sharing the passion of the Tour."
Harman Kardon will be sponsoring ten major dates on Paul McCartney's "Back in the World 2003" tour, beginning May 11th in Rome and continuing to Vienna, Budapest, Munich, Hamburg, Moscow, Dublin, Sheffield, and Liverpool.
The dates and locations sponsored or co-sponsored by Harman Kardon for Paul McCartney's "Back in the World 2003" tour are as follows (subject to change):
Rome -- May 11 Munich -- May 18 Sheffield -- May 29 Vienna -- May 14 Hamburg -- May 21 Liverpool -- June 1 Budapest -- May 15 Moscow -- May 24 Munich -- May 17 Dublin -- May 27
About Harman Kardon
Harman Kardon offers a complete line of high-performance home theater and audio components incorporating proven Harman Kardon engineering, design expertise and leading-edge technologies. The company recently introduced its digital path receivers and next generation audio/video components, which continue to advance the state-of-the-art in home entertainment and expand Harman Kardon's position as a true system-solutions provider.
The Harman Consumer Systems Group (HCSG) is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of a wide range of high-fidelity loudspeakers, audio and video components, and multimedia systems for use in homes and automobiles, and with computers. The group's brands include JBL, Infinity, Harman Kardon, Mark Levinson, Revel, Proceed, Audioaccess and Lexicon.
HCSG is a division of Harman International Industries, Incorporated. Harman International (www.harman.com) is a leading manufacturer of high-quality, high-fidelity audio products and electronic systems for the consumer and professional markets. The company's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "HAR."
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