Damien Rice’s ‘Faded Fantasy’ Journey

Folks can’t say enough nice things about Rice’s new album.  Produced by Rice and Rick Rubin, My Favourite Fantasy was declared “An instant classic of extraordinary beauty and vulnerability” by London’s The Sunday Times.  The Los Angeles Times praised the long player as being “full of grippingly intimate confessions from a songwriter unafraid to present himself and his flaws.”

But perhaps the biggest praise came from Associated Press’ Ron Harris who advised music fans to “Savor every second because talents as pure as Damien Rice don’t come along every other Tuesday.  His musical aim on My Favourite Faded Fantasy is true and the songwriting is some of the year’s best.”

Rice’s U.S. adventure begins in Atlanta and concludes in Los Angeles.  Stops in between include Nashville, Indianapolis, Seattle, Philadelphia and Boulder, Colo.  Here’s the itinerary:

March 31 – Atlanta, Ga., The Tabernacle
April 1 – Nashville, Tenn., Ryman Auditorium
April 3 – Washington, D.C., Lincoln Theatre
April 4 – New York, N.Y., Beacon Theatre
April 7 – Boston, Mass., Orpheum Theatre
April 8 – Philadelphia, Pa., Academy Of Music
April 11 – Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall
April 13 – Indianapolis, Ind., Murat Theatre
April 15 – Minneapolis, Minn., Northrop Auditorium
April 17 – Boulder, Colo., Boulder Theater
April 20 – Portland, Ore., Keller Auditorium
April 21 – Seattle, Wash., Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
April 23 – Oakland, Calif., Fox Theater
April 24 – Los Angeles, Calif., Greek Theatre 

A 48-hour presale begins today and general onsales start Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. local time.  Visit DamienRice.com for more details.