Bette Midler Returns To The Road

Midler will be touring in support of her new album, It’s The Girls!, arriving Nov. 4.  Produced by longtime collaborator Marc Shaiman along with Scott M. Riesett, the disc features the four-time Grammy winner’s salute to some of the legendary girl-groups of all time ranging from the World War II-era Andrews Sisters to The Supremes and others.  Selections include Midler singing TLC’s “Waterfalls” and The Shirelles’ hit “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.”

Midler, who will appear on “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon” Nov. 5, “Today” Nov. 6, and “Live! With Kelly and Michael” Nov. 7, told Associated Press that she’s trying to keep the tour’s carbon footprint to a minimum.

“I don’t want to travel with 40 trucks, I don’t want to travel with 90 people,” Midler said.  “Bruno Mars is my hero.  Bruno Mars has eight trucks.  If I tour, that’s how I want to tour.  I don’t want the confetti cannons.”

Produced by Live Nation and Larry Magid Entertainment, the tour will visit 22 cities. Here’s the schedule:

May 8 – Hollywood, Fla., Hard Rock Live
May 9 – Hollywood, Fla., Hard Rock Live
May 11 – Tampa, Fla., Amalie Arena
May 13 – Atlanta, Ga., Philips Arena
May 16 – New Orleans, La., Smoothie King Center
May 18 – Houston, Texas, Toyota Center
May 20 – Denver, Colo., Pepsi Center
May 22 – Las Vegas, Nev., MGM Grand Garden Arena
May 24 – Phoenix, Ariz., US Airways Center
May 26 – San Jose, Calif., SAP Center At San Jose
May 28 – Los Angeles, Calif., Staples Center
May 29 – Anaheim, Calif., Honda Center
June 1 – Seattle, Wash., KeyArena At Seattle Center
June 2 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Rogers Arena
June 7 – Saint Paul, Minn., Xcel Energy Center
June 10 – Auburn Hills, Mich., The Palace Of Auburn Hills
June 12 – Boston, Mass., TD Garden
June 13 – Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun Arena
June 16 – Philadelphia, Pa., Wells Fargo Center
June 18 – Chicago, Ill., United Center
June 20 – Toronto, Ontario, Air Canada Centre
June 22 – Washington, D.C., Verizon Center
June 25 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena

Expect more North American dates to be added.  Midler will also tour the U.K. in 2015 although cities and venues have not yet been announced.

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