Adele Announces North American Tour In Support Of Upcoming Album '21'

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Columbia Records) Adele is gearing up to tour North America in support of her sophomore album 21, available on February 22. The tour will kick off in Washington, DC on May 12 and run through June 20 in Nashville, TN (see below for a full list of dates). Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, February 11 with a pre-sale beginning Wednesday, February 9 at 12pm EST/ 9am PSTexclusively via www.Adele.tv.

Adele's last proper show in the U.S. was in front of 19,000 fans at Los Angeles' historic Hollywood Bowl in June of 2009. Known for her incredible live performances, fans will get a sneak peek of Adele when she appears on the Today show (February 18), Late Show with David Letterman (February 21), The Ellen DeGeneres Show (February 24), ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! (February 24), The Early Show (February 25) and E!'s Chelsea Lately (February 28).

Recently released overseas, 21 soared to the No 1 position on the charts in several countries including the U.K., Ireland, Germany,Holland, New Zealand, Switzerland, Austria and Belgium. In her native U.K. alone, 21 sold an astounding 208,000 copies in its first week and is already certified Platinum. "Rolling In The Deep," the infectious lead single from 21, has critics raving. Rolling Stonecalled the track "her best yet," while USA Today called it "Mesmerizing." The video for "Rolling In The Deep" was directed by Sam Brown (Jay-Z, Foo Fighters) and is currently the No 1 video on VH1's Top 20 Countdown.

Adele Spring 2011 Tour Dates
Date	City	Venue
May 12	Washington, DC	9:30 Club
May 13	Philadelphia, PA	Electric Factory
May 15	Boston, MA	House of Blues
May 16	Montreal, QC	Olympia Theater
May 18	Toronto, ON	Kool Haus
May 19	New York, NY	Beacon Theatre
May 23	Royal Oak, MI	Royal Oak Music Theatre
May 24	Chicago, IL	Riviera Theater
May 26	Minneapolis, MN	First Avenue
May 28	Denver, CO	Ogden Theatre
May 29	Salt Lake City, UT	The Depot
May 31	Vancouver, BC	Commodore Ballroom
June 1	Seattle, WA	Showbox at the Market
June 3	Portland, OR	Crystal Ballroom
June 4	San Francisco, CA	The Warfield Theatre
June 8	San Diego, CA	Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
June 9	Los Angeles, CA	The Wiltern
June 12	Austin, TX	Stubbs Waller Creek
June 15	Dallas, TX	House of Blues
June 17	Atlanta, GA	Tabernacle
June 18	Asheville, NC	The Orange Peel
June 20	Nashville, TN	Ryman Auditorium

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