New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - Five-time Grammy-nominated Custard/Atlantic recording artist
James Blunt has announced summer tour dates in support of his current album, All The Lost Souls.
Blunt, who has sold 15 million albums worldwide, will hit the road opening for
Sheryl Crow on a 25-city tour beginning July 24th in Nashville, TN. Also joining them on the majority of dates will be Toots & the Maytals.
"I am really excited to be returning to the U.S. this summer," says Blunt. "The band and I really look forward to being on the road with such amazing artists as Sheryl Crow and Toots & the Maytals. It will be great fun!"
Blunt's last headlining tour of the U.S. was in February as part of his globe-spanning 2008 Lost Souls Tour. He received rave reviews for the cross-country trek, including the Los Angeles Times, which noted, "Blunt goes beyond pop hits. Fans get their favorites, but the singer also explores deeper emotional territory... Blunt may be a pop-culture icon, but he never played it safe during his set."
The worldwide itinerary has seen Blunt and his band playing to sold-out arenas across the UK and Europe. The tour is now set to hit China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa in addition to many more European countries - including Kosovo and Albania - before returning to the States in July.
James Blunt's acclaimed second album, "All The Lost Souls," was released in September 2007. The album was recorded and mixed in Los Angeles by producer Tom Rothrock, who also worked on Blunt's history-making debut, Back To Bedlam. The album features such road-tested favorites as "1973" and "Same Mistake" as well as his new single, "Carry You Home." The emotionally rousing and compelling video for "Carry You Home" was shot by famed director Jake Nava.
James Blunt U.S. Summer Tour Dates With Sheryl Crow and Toots & the Maytals (unless otherwise noted)
July 24 Nashville, TN Sommet Center *
July 26 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Casino *
July 28 Wantagh, NY Jones Beach Amphitheater
July 29 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Center
July 30 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center
July 31 Saratoga Springs, NY SPAC
August 2 Philadelphia, PA Mann Center for the Performing Arts
August 3 Canandaigua, NY Constellation Performing Arts Center *
August 5 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music theater
August 6 Green Bay, WI Resch theater
August 8 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
August 9 Minneapolis, MN Northrop Auditorium
August 10 Highland Park, IL Ravinia Pavilion*
August 14 Houston, TX The Woodlands
August 15 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Amphitheater
August 18 Albuquerque, NM Sandia Casino Amphitheater *
August 19 Tucson, AZ Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater
August 21 San Diego, CA Concerts on the Green - Qualcomm
August 22 Las Vegas, NV theater for the Performing Arts (Planet Hollywood)
August 23 Lake Tahoe, NV Harvey's Outdoor Amphitheater
August 25 Salt Lake City, NV USANA Amphitheater
August 27 Concord, CA Sleep Train Pavilion
August 28 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery (James Blunt only)
August 29 Portland, OR Edgefield Amphitheater *
August 30 Seattle, WA White River Amphitheater
*Toots & The Maytals not on these dates
