Weekend Warmup for June 4-6, 2010

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-22769" title="justin bieber on today - ap" src="http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/wp-content/imagescaler/f287694603ed5bff7724856bc7fc805e.jpg" alt="" width="363" height="512" imagescaler="http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/wp-content/imagescaler/f287694603ed5bff7724856bc7fc805e.jpg" /> <strong>Justin Bieber performs with his back-up dancers this morning on the NBC "Today" television program in New York. (Associated Press photo)</strong> Oklahoma City is due for a case of “Bieber fever.” The first leg hasn’t even kicked off, but pop sensation Justin Bieber, 16, has already announced the second series of dates for his first headlining tour of North America. The second leg will include a Nov. 3 show at Oklahoma City’s Ford Center. Tickets for the Oklahoma City show will go on sale at 10 a.m. June 12. Prices have not yet been announced. Tickets will be available online at www.okfordcenter.com, at the Ford Center Box Office, at all Ticketmaster outlets including participating Suncoast, FYE and Homeland stores, or by phone at (800) 745-3000. The announcement was made today, the same day the Canadian singer/musician attracted hoards of screaming tween and teen girls for a free “Today” show mini-concert on Rockefeller Plaza in New York. In March, the BOK Center announced that Bieber will play a July 6 show at the Tulsa arena. As of today, a few tickets remained to the concert. Tickets for the Tulsa show are .50, .50 and .50. Tulsa tickets can be purchased online at www.bokcenter.com, at the Arby’s Box Office and all Tickets.com outlets, or by calling (866) 726-5287. The first leg of the “My World” Tour, featuring Sean Kingston as special guest, will open June 23 at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn., and travel through more than 40 cities before wrapping up in Allentown, Pa., on Sept. 4. The second phase will blaze through more than 35 cities before wrapping Dec. 23 in Atlanta. According to Friday’s tour announcement, from each ticket sold will be donated to Pencils of Promise, a charity that works to build schools and increase educational opportunities in the developing world. Bieber’s goal is to build 15 schools around the world for needy children. For more information, go to www.pencilsofpromise.org. The tour is supporting Bieber’s second album, “My World 2.0,” which was released March 23 and topped the Billboard 200 chart. “My World 2.0” has already sold more than 1 million copies, according to <a href="http://www.billboard.com/album/justin-bieber/my-world-2-0/1321852#/news/justin-bieber-storms-today-show-adds-second-1004095639.story">Billboard.com.</a> His debut album, “My World,” released in November, has sold nearly 1.4 million units. -BAM

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-22769" title="justin bieber on today - ap" src="http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/wp-content/imagescaler/f287694603ed5bff7724856bc7fc805e.jpg" alt="" width="363" height="512" imagescaler="http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/wp-content/imagescaler/f287694603ed5bff7724856bc7fc805e.jpg" /> <strong>Justin Bieber performs with his back-up dancers this morning on the NBC "Today" television program in New York. (Associated Press photo)</strong> Oklahoma City is due for a case of “Bieber fever.” The first leg hasn’t even kicked off, but pop sensation Justin Bieber, 16, has already announced the second series of dates for his first headlining tour of North America. The second leg will include a Nov. 3 show at Oklahoma City’s Ford Center. Tickets for the Oklahoma City show will go on sale at 10 a.m. June 12. Prices have not yet been announced. Tickets will be available online at www.okfordcenter.com, at the Ford Center Box Office, at all Ticketmaster outlets including participating Suncoast, FYE and Homeland stores, or by phone at (800) 745-3000. The announcement was made today, the same day the Canadian singer/musician attracted hoards of screaming tween and teen girls for a free “Today” show mini-concert on Rockefeller Plaza in New York. In March, the BOK Center announced that Bieber will play a July 6 show at the Tulsa arena. As of today, a few tickets remained to the concert. Tickets for the Tulsa show are .50, .50 and .50. Tulsa tickets can be purchased online at www.bokcenter.com, at the Arby’s Box Office and all Tickets.com outlets, or by calling (866) 726-5287. The first leg of the “My World” Tour, featuring Sean Kingston as special guest, will open June 23 at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn., and travel through more than 40 cities before wrapping up in Allentown, Pa., on Sept. 4. The second phase will blaze through more than 35 cities before wrapping Dec. 23 in Atlanta. According to Friday’s tour announcement, from each ticket sold will be donated to Pencils of Promise, a charity that works to build schools and increase educational opportunities in the developing world. Bieber’s goal is to build 15 schools around the world for needy children. For more information, go to www.pencilsofpromise.org. The tour is supporting Bieber’s second album, “My World 2.0,” which was released March 23 and topped the Billboard 200 chart. “My World 2.0” has already sold more than 1 million copies, according to <a href="http://www.billboard.com/album/justin-bieber/my-world-2-0/1321852#/news/justin-bieber-storms-today-show-adds-second-1004095639.story">Billboard.com.</a> His debut album, “My World,” released in November, has sold nearly 1.4 million units. -BAM