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Great Big Sea makes waves with new album, tour

Published October 25, 2005 02:40 PM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

Celtic rockers Great Big Sea [ tickets ] will get the New Year started with a lengthy North American tour that backs their just-released album, "The Hard and the Easy."

The Canadian outfit has mapped an itinerary that kicks off in its homeland at the end of January, and winds through both the U.S. and Canada through early May. Plans include two-night stands in Nova Scotia, the Boston area and the band's native Newfoundland. Details are included below.

On Tuesday (10/25), Great Big Sea released "The Hard and the Easy," its eighth album. The set--which debuted at No. 3 on the Canadian album chart earlier this month--is billed as the group's "first-ever all-traditional, all-Newfoundland album," according to the band's website.

"We always wanted to do this kind of album," guitarist Alan Doyle said in a statement. "The fans ask for it, certainly, but it is more about the quality of the songs. This music is what made us most special, most unique."

"The Hard and the Easy" follows 2003's "Sea of No Cares," which debuted at No. 1 on the Canadian charts.

TOUR DATES

January 2006
31 - Brantford, Ontario - Sanderson Centre

February 2006
1 - Stratford, Ontario - Festival Theatre
2 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
3 - St. Paul, MN - Fitzgerald Theatre
4 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Pantages Theatre
5 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Centennial Theatre
7 - Edmonton, Alberta - Winspear Centre
8 - Calgary, Alberta - Jack Singer Concert Hall
9 - Vancouver, British Columbia - The Centre
10 - Victoria, British Columbia - MacPherson Theatre
11 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
13 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
14 - San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club
15 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
16 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
18 - Park City, UT - Eccles Center
19 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre

March 2006
8 - Hamilton, Ontario - Hamilton Place Theatre
9 - Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall
10 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre
11 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
12 - Madison, WI - Barrymore Theatre
14 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theater
15 - London, Ontario - RBC Theatre
16, 17 - Toronto, Ontario - The Carlu
18 - Montreal, Quebec - Olympia Theatre
20 - Moncton, New Brunswick - Capitol Theatre
21 - Fredericton, New Brunswick - Playhouse Theatre
22, 23 - Halifax, Nova Scotia - Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
24 - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - Confederation Centre
25 - Sydney, Nova Scotia - Membertou Trade & Convention Centre
26 - Saint John, New Brunswick - Imperial Theatre
28, 29 - Saint John's, Newfoundland - Arts & Culture Centre

April 2006
19 - Buffalo, NY - Center for the Arts
20 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
21 - Northampton, MA - Calvin Theater
22 - New York, NY - Town Hall Theatre
23 - Charlotte, NC - McGlohon Theater
24 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
26 - Columbus, OH - Southern Theatre
28 - Washington, DC - Lisner Auditorium
29, 30 - Somerville, MA - Somerville Theatre

May 2006
1 - Ottawa, Ontario - National Arts Centre
3 - Windsor, Ontario - Chrysler Theatre
4 - Kitchener, Ontario - Centre in the Square
5 - Mississauga, Ontario - Living Arts Centre

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