NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Columbia Records) - The critically acclaimed UK soul singer
Adele will return to this side of the Atlantic for a series of North American concerts in May-June in support of the stateside release of 19, her No 1 UK chart-topping debut album. One of the year's most eagerly-anticipated album releases, 19 will be available in digital and traditional CD formats on Tuesday, June 10.
Adele's upcoming concert itinerary marks the artist's most extensive North American tour to-date, constituting her first round of stateside performances since a highly-successful sold-out five show/four city (New York, Los Angles, Montreal, Toronto) run in March. Her historic North American tour will include a performance at the Highline Ballroom in Manhattan on June 10 and a set during the 2008 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee on June 13. Currently on an SRO tour of Europe, Adele will follow her North American concert dates with another run of European shows including a performance at the fabled Montreux Jazz Festival. (Please see Adele's concert itinerary following).
Pre-sale ticket links for Adele's North American shows will go active on Tuesday, April 15 beginning at 10 am, local time, in each market. To link to ticket pre-sales, please visit: myspace.com/adelelondon
While in the states, Adele will appear on NBC's "Today Show" on Tuesday, June 10, the day her album drops in stores. The artist is also slated to appear on CBS' "The Saturday Early Show" on June 14 and the "Late Show with David Letterman" on Monday, June 16.
Born in London on May 5, 1988, Adele (nee Adele Adkins) has been the toast of the UK music press and record buying public since the October 2007 release of her first single, "Hometown Glory," an autobiographic heart-rendering ode to London.
In December 2007, Adele became the first recipient of the Brit Awards' newly inaugurated Critics Choice prize, presented to the year's most significant artist who, at that time, had yet to release an album. She was also honored as the winner of BBC Music's Sound of 2008 poll - a consortium of UK music critics, editors and broadcasters - as the most promising new musical artist likely to emerge in the upcoming year.
XL Recordings (the influential independent label whose UK roster includes The White Stripes, M.I.A., Radiohead, Vampire Weekend, Devendra Banhart and more) released the UK edition of her debut album, 19, on January 28, 2008, the week following the introduction of the album's lead-in single, "Chasing Pavements" (which became the UK's No 1 Airplay Single). 19 entered the UK Album Chart at No 1 while "Chasing Pavements" held onto its No 2 spot on the UK singles chart and "Hometown Glory" entered the UK singles chart at No 32, meaning that new artist Adele had the UK's No 1 album and two Top 40 singles all in the same week.
19 has been certified Platinum in the UK and has charted Top 10 or better on the Irish Album Chart (No 3), the Dutch Album Chart (No 4), Billboard's European Top Albums Chart (No 6) and the United World Chart (No 8).
Praise of Adele and her music has been reverberating throughout the UK mainstream and underground music press:
The Observer's Music Monthly (October 2007) noted that "... her sultry soul voice and songs capture the essence of teenage love...." while the paper's "New Faces 2008" (December 30, 2007) correctly predicted that Adele "... will begin 2008 as one of the year's most hotly tipped singers." In January 2008, The Observer Music Monthly section gave 19 a five star review simply stating that "Of all 2008's female vocalists, none is as great as this one..."
Q called her a "Teenage Londoner with the voice of a Motown diva ..." while The Sun pointed out that "It's clear to see and hear why Adele Adkins is going to be 2008's breakthrough star ... .She is the owner of a remarkably bluesy, soulful voice..."
The London Evening Standard summed it up saying: "... Adele's the real thing..."
Elle UK proclaimed Adele as "a face to watch" in their December 2007 Hotlist.
Since launching her MySpace page (myspace.com/adelelondon) on New Year's Eve, 2004, Adele has received more than 2.7 million profile views and 2.7 million plays of her songs.
Adele signed in the states with Columbia Records in a joint venture with XL Recordings, her worldwide label.
May 21 2008 - The Roxy Theatre - G.A
May 22 2008 - Bimbo's 365 Club - San Francisco
May 25 2008 - Red Room - Vancouver
May 27 2008 - Triple Door - Seattle
May 29 2008 - Mission Theater - Portland, Oregon
May 31 2008 - Martyr's - Chicago
Jun 2 2008 - Theatre De La Jeune Lune - Minneapolis
Jun 6 2008 - Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Toronto
Jun 7 2008 - Outremont Theatre - Montreal
Jun 10 2008 - Highline Ballroom - New York
Jun 13 2008 - Bonnaroo Music Festival - Manchester, Tennessee
Jun 15 2008 - World Cafe Live (WXPN Studios) - Philadelphia
Jun 17 2008 - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue - Washington
Jun 21 2008 - Fox Theatre - Boulder, Colorado
