originally published: 11/08/2024
(NEWARK, NJ) -- Disney Concerts, Disney Branded Television and AEG Presents jointly revealed "Descendants/Zombies: Worlds Collide Tour," a one-of-a-kind interactive live concert experience coming to Prudential Center on Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 7:00pm. Joshua Colley from "Descendants: The Rise of Red" and Mekonnen Knife from "Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires" also have been added to the previously announced talent line-up of Kylie Cantrall, Freya Skye, Malia Baker, Malachi Barton and Dara Reneé.
The arena tour will celebrate the high-energy music from Disney’s “Descendants” and “Zombies” franchises, inspiring families and fans of all ages to dance, sing and engage with their favorite stars. Amy Tinkham will serve as the tour’s Creative Director. Tinkham has directed a wide-ranging number of productions including Aerosmith tours, Cirque du Soleil and Melissa Etheridge’s Broadway show. The concerts will mark a nostalgic return to tours like Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana and High School Musical.
An exclusive presale for Disney+ subscribers in the U.S. and Canada will be available Tuesday, November 12 at 12:00pm local time until Thursday, November 14 at 10:00pm local time. U.S. subscribers can visit Disneyplus.com/perks for more information, or they should look for additional communication from Disney+ beginning November 12. A limited number of exclusive VIP packages will also be available as well. These exclusive offers can include a group photo opportunity with Worlds Collide Tour talent, access to a pre-show VIP soundcheck (including song performance and Q&A session), an amazing selection of reserved seated tickets, custom merchandise and more.
Tickets for Prudential Center’s August 24 show are available for purchase online to the general public starting Friday, November 15 at 12:00pm. The Prudential Center is located at 25 Lafayette Street in Newark, New Jersey.
Disney Concerts is the concert production and licensing division of Disney Music Group, the music arm of The Walt Disney Company. Disney Concerts produces concerts and tours, and licenses Disney music and visual content to symphony orchestras, choruses and presenters on a worldwide basis. Disney Concerts’ concert packages include a variety of formats, such as “live to picture” film concerts, and themed instrumental and vocal compilation concerts that range from instrumental-only symphonic performances to multimedia productions featuring live vocalists and choirs. Featuring concerts from the largest movie franchises in the world – from Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Pixar and 20th Century Studios – current titles include the Star Wars Film Concert Series, Toy Story, Aladdin, Disney Princess – The Concert, Coco, The Lion King, Up, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas and Infinity Saga.
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The “Descendants/Zombies: Worlds Collide Tour” will kick off in San Diego, California (Pechanga Arena) and conclude in Fort Worth, Texas (Dickies Arena). The full tour schedule is as follows:
July 17 San Diego, CA Pechanga Arena San Diego
July 19 San Jose, CA SAP Center at San Jose
July 20 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center
July 22 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
July 23 Los Angeles, CA Crypto.com Arena
July 25 Phoenix, AZ Footprint Center
July 26 Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena
July 28 Denver, CO Ball Arena
July 30 Oklahoma City, OK Paycom Center
August 1 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center
August 2 St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center
August 4 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
August 5 Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum
August 6 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
August 8 Indianapolis, IN Gainbridge Fieldhouse
August 9 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
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August 10 Cincinnati, OH Heritage Bank Center
August 12 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
August 13 Cleveland, OH Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
August 14 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
August 16 Toronto, ONT Scotiabank Arena
August 17 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
August 19 Buffalo, NY KeyBank Center
August 20 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
August 21 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
August 23 Belmont Park, NY UBS Arena
August 24 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
August 25 Boston, MA TD Garden
August 27 Baltimore, MD CFG Bank Arena
August 29 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena
August 30 Greensboro, NC First Horizon Coliseum
August 31 Raleigh, NC Lenovo Center
September 2 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
September 3 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
September 5 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
September 6 Sunrise, FL Amerant Bank Arena
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September 7 Orlando, FL Kia Center
September 9 Jacksonville, FL Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena
September 11 Birmingham, AL Legacy Arena at the BJCC
September 12 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
September 14 Houston, TX Toyota Center
September 15 Austin, TX Moody Center
September 16 Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena
For additional details, please visit www.descendantszombiestour.com
Combining the power of the live event with a focus on true artist development, AEG Presents is a world leader in the music and entertainment industries. Operating across five continents, the company has an unparalleled commitment to artistry, creativity, and community. Its tentpole festivals and multi-day music events — which include the iconic Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and the legendary New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival alongside British Summer Time at Hyde Park, Stagecoach, Hangout Festival, Electric Forest, Rock En Seine and All Points East — continue to set the bar for the live music experience. AEG Presents promotes global tours for artists such as Justin Bieber, Zach Bryan, Sabrina Carpenter, Kenny Chesney, Luke Combs, Celine Dion, Elton John, Carin León, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, and Tyler, The Creator, in addition to — through its network of clubs, theatres, arenas, stadiums and renowned partner brands such as The Bowery Presents, Cárdenas Marketing Network, Concerts West, Frontier Touring, Goldenvoice, Marshall Arts, Messina Touring Group, PromoWest Productions, and Zero Mile Presents — creating and developing an unmatched infrastructure for artist development and audience reach.
Disney Branded Television creates premium original programming for kids and families for Disney+, Disney Junior, Disney Channel, and other Disney platforms. Disney Branded Television’s stories are filled with all the wonder, magic, music, adventure, and heart that audiences expect from Disney, including global streaming hits “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” “Goosebumps,” and “The Santa Clauses,” the Emmy® Award-winning “Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium,” and beloved animated series “KIFF,” “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,” and “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.” Disney Branded Television delivers critically acclaimed and award-winning content for preschoolers, including the most-watched series for Kids 2-11 in 2023, “Bluey,” the #1 most-watched new series for Kids 2-5 in 2023, “SuperKitties,” “Mickey Mouse Funhouse,” and “Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends.” The content studio has also created some of the most iconic kids’ and family franchises of all time, including Peabody Award winner “Doc McStuffins,” the ever-popular “ZOMBIES,” “Descendants,” and “High School Musical” franchises, and animated Emmy® Award winners “Big City Greens” and “Phineas and Ferb.”
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