Dolores O'Riordan brings 'No Baggage' this fall

Cranberries frontwoman Dolores O'Riordan has plotted a North American tour this fall in support of her second solo effort, "No Baggage."

The Irish singer/songwriter will kick off the intimate acoustic trek Sept. 23 in Montreal before hitting several cities along the East Coast. The 13-date outing will visit clubs and theaters in a couple Midwest cities on its way west, wrapping up Oct. 12 in Los Angeles. The full schedule is listed below.

"No Baggage," O'Riordan's second solo release and first since 2007's "Are You Listening?," is slated to hit shelves Aug. 25. The songstress wrote all the tracks alongside Dan Brodbeck, who also helped produce the album.

"I probably haven't worn my heart on my sleeve like this since the second Cranberries album [1994's 'No Need to Argue']," O'Riordan said in a press release. "Everyone, through their experiences or their background, has had terrible moments where they think they can't handle it. With this record I'm trying to show that no matter how bad things may seem, it's not really that bad in the big picture."

O'Riordan fronted the Irish rock outfit The Cranberries until the group took a hiatus in 2003. The band earned eight Top 10 singles on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, including "Linger," "Zombie" and "Ode to My Family." The group reunited earlier this year for a one-off show in Ireland.

A more in-depth reunion isn't in the cards for the near future--"definitely down the road, but not right now because we've all got kids and babies," O'Riordan stated at the band's website. "To bring kids into the world, you need to be there for them. I'm really enjoying taking things at my own pace."

TOUR DATES
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September 2009
23 - Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda
24 - Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre
26 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
27 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
28 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
30 - New York, NY - City Winery

October 2009
1 - Rochester, NY - Water St. Music Hall
3 - Milwaukee, WI - Northern Lights Theater
5 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
6 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
8 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
11 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
12 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues

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