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Joan Armatrading’s Last Tour Now Includes U.S.
In what may be your final chance to experience one of the most exquisite singer/songwriters ever, Joan Armatrading has added North American dates to her last world tour.
“I will never retire, but this will be the last major tour that I will undertake,” Armatrading said of her 2014-15 global journey. The West Indies-born U.K. artist still plans on releasing albums and doing the occasional date, but she will soon put the road work behind her.
But not before she travels across the U.S. one more time. The current tour marks the first time Armatrading has gone strictly solo, eschewing a band to accompany herself on guitar and piano.
“I want it to be a special one-to-one experience,” Armatrading said. “So for the first time, these concerts will be me solo on stage playing and singing. “These will be lively interactive concerts, because I will be asking the audience to put their questions to me on the night.”
The U.S. tour follows her extensive run through Europe and the U.K. Here’s the routing:
April 8 – Brownfield, Maine, Stone Mountain Arts Center
April 9 – Ridgefield, Conn., Ridgefield Playhouse
April 10 – Boston, Mass., Berklee Performance Center
April 11 – Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
April 12 – Albany, N.Y., TBA
April 15 – Alexandria, Va., The Birchmere
April 16 – Alexandria, Va., The Birchmere
April 17 – New York, N.Y., The Concert Hall At The New York Society for Ethical Culture
April 18 – Collingswood, N.J., Scottish Rite Auditorium
April 19 – Durham, N.C., Carolina Theatre
April 22 – Kent, Ohio, The Kent Stage
April 23 – Chicago, Ill., City Winery Chicago
April 24 – Chicago, Ill., City Winery Chicago
April 25 – Nashville, Tenn., City Winery Nashville
May 1 – Clearwater, Fla., TBA
May 2 – Orlando, Fla., TBA
May 3 – Fort Lauderdale, Fla., TBA
Additional dates, including shows in Boulder, Colo., San Francisco and Los Angeles, to be announced.
Brownfield is already on sale. Tickets for Collingswood, Chicago and Nashville go on sale Nov. 6; Ridgefield and Alexandria Nov. 7; Westhampton Beach Nov. 11; Durham Nov. 14; and New York Nov. 21. Check out JoanArmatrading.com for more information.