New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Natalie Merchant has announced her A Summer Evening With... summer tour of intimate and historic venues across the UK. The tour comprises eleven concerts, beginning in St Ives on July 13 and ending in Oxford on July 30, and is her most far-reaching tour of the country to date. More than three decades after her first UK concert with 10,000 Maniacs, and two years after her sold-out Royal Albert Hall show marking the twentieth anniversary of her solo debut Tigerlily, this will be a unique opportunity to see the celebrated singer play towns and cities chosen by Merchant herself and not usually included on her tours. She will be joined by her longtime guitarist Erik Della Penna, who has been playing with her for twenty years, performing material from the past 35 years of Merchant's career.
"I have always enjoyed performing in the UK but have rarely played outside of the major cities. There's so much of Britain I've never seen; I expect this summer's tour will satisfy my desire to explore those historic and scenic regions while meeting up with my fans who live there." Tickets go on sale this Thursday, March 29, at 10am (see below for details).
In 2017 Nonesuch Records released The
Natalie Merchant Collection, a deluxe, ten-CD box set compiled by Merchant, comprising all eight of her solo studio albums from the past three decades, as well as a new studio set, Butterfly; a disc of rare and previously unreleased tracks, Rarities; and a 100-page lyric book and pictorial history of her solo career. In a five-star review, Mojo described it as "Magnificent. This is a definitive and absorbing celebration of an artist with a singular voice and vision." The Times of London proclaimed: "A welcome re-evaluation of the folk singer's impressive catalogue." To pick up a copy, head to your local music shop, Amazon, or the Nonesuch Store, where orders include a download of the complete album at checkout.
NATALIE MERCHANT ON TOUR
Jul 13 Guildhall St Ives
Jul 14 Exeter
Phoenix Exeter
Jul 16 Komedia Bath
Jul 17 Pittville Pump Room Cheltenham
Jul 18 Trades Club Hebden Bridge
Jul 20 Queen's Hall Edinburgh
Jul 24 King's Hall Ilkley
Jul 25 Opera House Buxton
Jul 27 St. Georges Church Brighton
Jul 28 Emmanuel United Reform Church Cambridge
Jul 30 St John the Evangelist Oxford
