Aimee Mann beefs up 'Smilers' jaunt
The outing, which now spans two dozen dates across the US and Canada, is set to kick off June 2 with a few shows in and around Los Angeles. Mann is scheduled to stop by a variety of concert venues and several festivals--including Manchester, TN's Bonnaroo and Highland Park, IL's Ravinia Festival--through early September, though more dates are expected, according to her website.
Since last check, gigs have been added in major markets including Dallas, Vancouver, Toronto and Nashville. An updated itinerary is listed below.
On tour, Mann will showcase songs from her new record, "@#%&! Smilers," which is scheduled to drop June 3. The set is said to be a return to form following 2005's concept album, "The Forgotten Arm," and Mann's 2006 holiday collection, "One More Drifter in the Snow."
"After doing a concept album, I wanted to go back and just do a set of songs that were not linked quite so tightly," Mann said in her bio. "I didn't have a specific vision I was after so I kept writing and after a while, the album began to take on its own sound."
All of the set's 13 tracks were penned by Mann, with the exception of "True Believer," which was co-written with fellow singer/songwriter Grant Lee Phillips. A couple of songs from "@#%&! Smilers"--"Freeway" and "Ballantines," a duet with Sean Hayes--are streaming at Mann's MySpace page.
June 2008
2 - Los Angeles, CA - Largo
6 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
10 - Los Angeles, CA - Largo
12 - Apple Valley, MN - Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater
13 - Milwaukee WI - Pabst Theater
15 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival
16 - Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom
17 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
18 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
July 2008
9 - Boulder, CO - Chautauqua Auditorium
11 - Denver, CO - Denver Botanical Gardens
12 - Park City, UT - Deer Valley Resort
14 - Saratoga, CA - Mountain Winery
15 - Roseburg, OR - Stewart Park
16 - Seattle, WA - Woodland Zoo
18 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Vancouver Music Festival
19 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
24 - Calgary, Alberta - Calgary Music Festival
August 2008
7 - Edmonton, Alberta - Edmonton Folk Festival
28 - Toronto, Ontario - Koolhaus
29 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
31 - Highland Park, IL - Ravinia Festival
September 2008
2 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
3 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
Aimee Mann takes 'Smilers' out for a spin [April 2008]
Aimee Mann books guests for holiday variety shows [November 2007]
Aimee Mann back on the holiday trail [October 2007]
Aimee Mann to tackle Beatles tunes during summer shows [May 2007]


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