Charles Bradley’s Soulful Spring

The 64-year-old “Screaming Eagle Of Soul” and his Extraordinaires embark on a headlining tour beginning on the East Coast.  With tickets for most cities going on sale this Friday, stops include New Orleans, Dallas, Minneapolis and New York City’s famed Apollo Theater.

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Newport Folk Festival, Fort Adams Stage Park, Newport, R.I.

Word is Charles Bradley is especially excited about his May 16 gig at The Apollo.  While still a teenager, Bradley first saw his hero, James Brown, in action at the venue.

The upcoming tour will be in support of Bradley’s new album, Victim Of Love, scheduled for an April 2 release on Daptone Records imprint Dunham Records.  First single from the album is “Strictly Reserved For You,” which you can listen to right now via the magic of SoundCloud.

Featured as a Pollstar Hotstar in August 2012, Bradley will play the Savannah Music Festival in Savannah, Ga., March 21.  The actual every-day-a-different-city adventure begins in April.  Here’s the routing:

April 12 – Annapolis, Md., Rams Head On Stage
April 13 – Charlottesville, Va., Jefferson Theater
April 14 – Carrboro, N.C., Cat’s Cradle
April 17 – Asheville, N.C., The Orange Peel
April 18 – Charleston, S.C., The Pour House
April 19 – Athens, Ga., Georgia Theatre
April 20 – Waverly, Ala., Standard Deluxe (“Old 280 Boogie”)
April 21 – Atlanta, Ga., Masquerade
April 24 – Jacksonville, Va., Jack Rabbits
April 25 – Pensacola, Fla., Vinyl Music Hall
April 27 – New Orleans, La., New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
April 28 – New Orleans, La., One Eyed Jacks
May 1 – Austin, Texas, Antone’s
May 4 – Nashville, Tenn., Exit / In
May 5 – St. Louis, Mo., Old Rock House
May 7 – Minneapolis, Minn., Cedar Cultural Center
May 8 – Milwaukee, Wis., Turner Ballroom
May 9 – Chicago, Ill, Metro
May 10 – Ferndale, Mich., Magic Bag
May 11 – Toronto, Ontario, Phoenix Concert Theatre
May 13 – Montreal, Quebec, Corona Theatre
May 16 – New York, N.Y., Apollo Theater
May 17 – Philadelphia, Pa., Union Transfer
May 18 – Boston, Mass., Paradise Rock Club

Bradley has a couple of Euro festival stops on his summer calendar, playing the Bergenfest in Bergen, Norway, June 15 and Oslo’s Norwegian Wood Festival June 16.

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Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Great Stage Park, Manchester, Tenn.

General onsales for the North American tour begin Feb. 1.  Visit TheCharlesBradley.com for more information.

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