NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ VH1) - VH1 is traveling across the country again with the return of its "You Oughta Know" tour. For the first time in tour history a former YOK artist,
James Blunt is taking a new YOK artist,
Sara Bareilles out on the road bringing the music and artists that VH1 viewers love directly to their hometowns.
Last spring, VH1 expanded its successful "You Oughta Know" new music promotion franchise to concert halls across the country with its first-ever "You Oughta Know" tour featuring Mat Kearney and special guests The Feeling and Rocco DeLuca & The Burden. Since then the tour has gone on to feature Brandi Carlile with special guest A Fine Frenzy and beginning this February, James Blunt with special guest Sara Bareilles.
Tickets can be purchased beginning Saturday, November 17 in select cities through Ticketmaster in addition to tours.vh1.com. Please check with each individual club for its specific ticketing information.
VH1's You Oughta Know franchise, launched originally on VH1.com in late 2004 introduces artists on the rise to the channel's adult music lover base via VH1, VH1.com and off-air marketing campaigns. This highly acclaimed franchise has helped break many artists such as James Blunt, Amy Winehouse, The Fray, KT Tunstall and Corinne Bailey Rae and has proven to have an impact on their record sales. Current YOK artists include Sara Bareilles, Colbie Caillat, Feist, Chrisette Michele and Ingrid Michaelson.
Grammy nominated British singer/songwriter James Blunt recently released his much anticipated second album, ALL THE LOST SOULS, the follow-up to his 11 million selling debut BACK TO BEDLAM. The new collection, once again produced by Tom Rothrock features several songs that became road-tested favorites in the course of Blunt's marathon touring during 2006 - including the new single "Same Mistake." The UK release of James Blunt's debut album, BACK TO BEDLAM, in October of 2004 marked the beginning of a remarkable musical story. With his compelling songs, captivating voice, and charismatic presence, Blunt gradually built a passionate following through constant gigging and contagious word-of-mouth. In the U.S., "BACK TO BEDLAM" earned RIAA double platinum certification, while Blunt gathered a remarkable five Grammy nominations and two MTV VMA Awards. When "You're Beautiful" hit No 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, James became the first British artist to top the U.S. singles charts since Elton John with "Candle In The Wind 1997."
Sara Bareilles, a 27-year-old singer songwriter from Eureka, CA released her debut album, Little Voice back in July. It immediately became the No 1 best selling album at iTunes. The infectious hit single "Love Song" is currently climbing the radio charts and has already been featured in such hit TV shows as MTV's The Hills and ABC's Men In Trees. Sara has over 500 shows under her belt including tours with Maroon 5, Aqualung and Mika. She has performed on NBC's Today Show, Jimmy Kimmel, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and been featured in both Rolling Stone and the Los Angeles Times. VH1 recently handpicked Sara for their powerful "You Oughta Know" campaign.
Please log onto tours.VH1.com for more information about all the artists, tour dates, and to buy tickets.
VH1 "YOU OUGHTA KNOW TOUR" FEATURING JAMES BLUNT WITH SPECIAL GUEST SARA BAREILLES
2/4/08 Seattle, WA The Moore Theater
2/6/08 San Francisco, CA The Warfield
2/7/08 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
2/8/08 Las Vegas, NV The Pear
l2/12/08 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
2/22/08 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
2/23/08 Ann Arbor Michigan Theater
2/27/08 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
2/29/08 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
3/1/08 Philadelphia, PA Keswick Theatre
3/4/08 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
