The wait for American fans of the Scottish-born singer-songwriter KT
Tunstall to perform stateside is finally over as the multi-platinum artist launches
her first full U.S. tour in support of her latest album Drastic Fantastic this
spring. Opening the shows will be singer-songwriter Paddy Casey.
The tour - which begins May 3rd in San Diego, CA, and continues through the end of
May - will be a close up personal affair, with Tunstall on acoustic guitar duties
while the rest of the band perform various other unplugged acoustic instruments,
such as double bass, harmonium, and mandolin. It will well suit the warm, rootsy
tone of Tunstall's songs, taken from Drastic Fantastic, her Acoustic Extravaganza
record, and her best-selling 2006 debut Eye to the Telescope.
She promises this will still be the same foot-stomping, energy packed evening out as
any amped up gig. "The shows will be what we've nicknamed 'the campfire set' after
the outdoor recordings we did for the Drastic Fantastic DVD." Tunstall says. "We
wanted to try something a little different this time around and I think performing
everything on acoustic instruments will afford these gigs a great vibe and give
people a chance to see us play in a more intimate setting. We'll have some different
arrangements, new versions of older songs, but don't worry, it's still going to
rock!"
Tour Dates
05/03 San Diego, CA, Spreckels Theatre
05/04 Santa Barbara, CA, Marjorie Luke Theatre (on-sale March 11)
05/05 Los Angeles, CA, Wiltern
05/07 San Francisco, CA, Warfield
05/09 Portland, OR, Crystal Ballroom
05/10 Seattle, WA, Moore Theatre
05/11 Vancouver, BC, Commodore Ballroom (on-sale March 14)
05/14 Minneapolis, MN, State Theatre
05/15 Madison, WI, Barrymore
05/16 Chicago, IL, Vic Theatre (on-sale March 8)
05/17 Ann Arbor, MN, Power Center
05/19 Louisville, KY, Brown Theatre
05/20 Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium
05/21 Indianapolis, IN, Egyptian Room
05/23 Pittsburgh, PA, Carnegie Music Hall
05/24 Toronto, ON, Music Hall (on-sale March 7)
05/25 Toronto, ON, Music Hall (on-sale March 7)
05/27 Boston, MA, Orpheum Theatre (on-sale March 7)
05/28 New York, NY, Town Hall
05/29 New York, NY, Town Hall (on-sale March 14)
