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Indigo Girls gather more tour dates
The Indigo Girls have added another half-dozen dates to their 2008 outing, which is currently set to comb the eastern US.
The folk-rock duo will play a holiday concert this month in Tucson, AZ, before launching the tour Jan. 24 in Athens, GA. Since last check, shows have been added in Chicago; Columbus, OH; Richmond, VA; Asheville, NC; Charleston, SC; and Knoxville, TN. Additional dates are expected, according to the Girls' website. Confirmed gigs are listed below.
Genre-bending singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile is scheduled to open dates through Jan. 29 and folk-rocker Michelle Malone will take over from there.
The Indigo Girls toured North America all spring and summer and recently returned home from Australia, where they hadn't played in nine years.
The Girls are supporting last year's "Despite Our Differences," their 10th studio album and first for Hollywood Records. The set, produced by Mitchell Froom (Paul McCartney, Sheryl Crow), marks Amy Ray and Emily Saliers' 20th year of performing together. In that time, the Grammy-winning duo has sold more than 12 million albums, according to a press release.
Ray is also staying busy with her side project, Amy Ray and the Volunteers, which is getting ready to offer its latest project, "Live from Knoxville," as a digital download. The limited-edition set, released on Ray's own Daemon Records label, will be available for digital download beginning Dec. 19 at the eMusic website and at other music-download sites in February.
December 2007
17 - Tucson, AZ - Tucson Music Hall/The Mountain's 4th Anniversary Holiday Concert
January 2008
24 - Athens, GA - Classic Center
25 - Tallahassee, FL - Musical Moon
26 - Mobile, AL - Saenger Theatre
27 - Birmingham, AL - Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center
29 - Fayetteville, AR - Walton Arts Center
31 - Memphis, TN - Rose Theater
February 2008
1 - Bloomington, IL - Bloomington Center for Performing Arts
2 - Joliet, IL - Rialto Square Theatre
4 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
5 - Columbus, OH - Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
6 - Richmond, VA - venue to be announced
8 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
9 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall
10 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theater