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Canada's Great Big Sea touches on the US

Published June 11, 2008 04:06 PM

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski / LiveDaily Contributor

The Celtic-tinged Canadian pop band Great Big Sea [ tickets ] will embark on a short US trip in August in support of its upcoming release, "Fortune's Favour," due in stores June 24.

The group is scheduled plans to visit more than cities in the US through early November, beginning Aug. 15 in Buffalo, NY.

Born and raised in "the far east of the western world," Great Big Sea has toured internationally, while wearing its hometown of St. John's, Newfoundland, on its sleeve. "Fortune's Favour" was produced by Hawksley Workman.

"Walk On The Moon," the lead single in Canada, has already hit airwaves; "Love Me Tonight" and "Here and Now" are slated as initial focus tracks for US radio.

Great Big Sea scored initial success in Canada with its platinum debut, "Up." The group was subsequently signed to Sire Records, and band members Alan Doyle, Sean McCann and Bob Hallett built upon a strong cult following with the release of their next effort, "Play," which also went platinum in Canada.

TOUR DATES

August 2008
15 - Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Rocks the Harbor
16 - Akron, OH - Lock 3 Live
17 - Philadelphia, PA - Philly Folk Fest
19 - Edgartown, MA - Outerland (Martha's Vineyard)
21 - Rehoboth, Delaware - Bottle and Cork (Dewey Beach)
22 - Vienna, VA - Wolftrap

September 2008
10 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theatre
11 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
12 - Minneapolis, MN - State Theatre
13 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Celtic Fest
14 - Indianapolis, IN - Music Mill
16 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
17 - Columbus, OH - Southern Theatre
18 - Pittsburgh, PA - Byham Theatre
19 - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
20 - Albany, NY - Irish Fest

October 2008
1 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
2 - San Francisco, CA - Palace Theatre
3 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
4 - Santa Barbara, CA - Lobero Theatre
5 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Cal Poly Tech Theatre
7 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
8 - Albuquerque, NM - El Ray Theatre
9 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
10 - Murray, UT - Murray Theatre
11 - Boise, ID - Egyptian Theatre
12 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre
22 - Rochester, NY - German House
23 - Keene, NH - The Colonial Theatre
24 - Boston, MA - The Orpheum
26 - Charlotte, NC - Dana Auditorium
28 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
29 - Raleigh, NC - Fletcher Theatre
30 - South Orange, NJ - South Orange PAC
31 - Burlington, VT - Flynn Theatre

November 2008
1 - Portland, ME - Merrill Auditorium
2 - Lebanon, NH - Opera House

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