It’s Bette Midler In The U.K.!

Bette Midler didn’t forget about fans across the pond when planning her first major tour in a decade. A handful of gigs in England and Scotland were just added to her 2015 schedule. Plus, Midler’s new album is out in the United Kingdom today.    

Midler is celebrating the U.K. release of It’s The Girls! with TV appearances this week. You can catch the award-winning star on “The One Show” Nov. 17, “Loose Women” Nov. 19 and “Alan Carr: Chatty Man” Nov. 21. Plus, she’ll be featured on Moira Stuart’s “But Beautiful” radio show Nov. 21.

Promo Image For Bette Midler’s new LP, ‘It’s The Girls!’

Marking her 25th album, It’s The Girls! is devoted to Midler’s love of girl groups.

“As most of you know, I have an absolute mania for harmony and vocal groups – I’m mad for the melodies, I’m cuckoo for the chords!” Midler says. “I have been a rabid fan of these groups since I was a mere sprout, (which was so long ago I’m practically a beanstalk now!) and although I have jumped feet first into this kind of music many times, I decided to devote an entire record to some of the girl group music that I have loved since I was a kid.”

The LP includes tunes originally recorded by The Rotnettes, The Andrew Sisters, The Shirelles, The Crystals, Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes and even TLC.  

Check out the trailer for the album below.

And here’s Midler’s 2015 itinerary, with the new U.K. dates marked in bold:

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
July 9 – Birmingham, England, The NIA 
July 11 – Manchester, England, Phones 4u Arena – Manchester            
July 13 – Glasgow, Scotland, The SSE Hydro      
July 15 – Leeds, England, First Direct Arena       
July 18 – London, England, The O2 – London

Select U.S. dates are on sale now. Additional U.S. general onsales are scheduled through early December.

A fanclub presale for the U.K. dates is ongoing now. Additional presales are scheduled Wednesday and Thursday, followed by the general U.K. onsale Friday, Nov. 21 at 9 a.m. local time.

For more information visit BetteMidler.com.

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