LOS ANGELES (Universal
Music Enterprises) - "Being able to share the experience of performing live with my band over the last months through this DVD and CD is very close to my heart. It's the next best thing to being there." - Melissa Etheridge.
Melissa Etheridge's "Lucky Live" (Island/Universal Music Enterprises), to be released September 28, 2004, is noteworthy enough for being her first concert DVD to feature her with a band. But there's more: The CD+DVD version of "Lucky Live" marks the first release of an Etheridge live album ever.
For "Lucky Live," released both as a stand-alone DVD and as a CD+DVD package, Etheridge performs all 13 songs on her early 2004 album "Lucky," a Top 20 hit, including favorites "Breathe," "Lucky" and "This Moment," plus the never-before-released exclusive track "Good Girls And Boys." Originally shot in high-definition by director Michael A. Simon (who also filmed "Live ... And Alone"), "Lucky Live" is a stunning visual experience of Etheridge with her band at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City during her 2004 "Get Lucky Tonight" tour.
Mixed in Dolby 5.1 surround sound and stereo, the DVD also features an exclusive concert commentary track by Etheridge and members of her band as well as a 44-minute "A Day In The Life" documentary and a special 14-minute interview with the two-time Grammy Award winner.
The CD, with its audio of the same concert, provides a more mobile experience of the performance.
The inspiration with this CD+DVD release was her eighth studio album, "Lucky," a celebration of new romance - a love letter both rock 'n' roll and tender - was hailed as perhaps her most direct, personal and upbeat album to date. Since its release, Etheridge has been on a tour of major markets that continues through October (see concert dates below.)
In her career, Etheridge has received 12 Grammy nominations, sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, penned a New York Times best-selling autobiography (2001's "The Truth Is ...") and received the prestigious ASCAP "Songwriter of the Year Award." Millions of people around the globe have experienced the raw emotion of her countless live performances. In a field that often places images over substance, Melissa has become known for her forthright honesty.
With "Lucky Live," every fan of rock, and every fan of Melissa Etheridge, gets lucky.
Melissa Etheridge Tour Dates:
September 24, 2004 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
September 25, 2004 - Chicago, IL - United Center
September 27, 2004 - Hamilton, ONT - Hamilton Place
September 28, 2004 - London, ONT - John Labatt Centre
September 29, 2004 - Toronto, ONT - Massey Hall
September 30, 2004 - Gatineau, QC - Theatre Du Casino
October 1, 2004 - Gatineau, QC - Theatre Du Casino
October 8, 2004 - Boston, MA - Lowell
October 9, 2004 - Montreal, QC - St. Denis Theatre
October 10, 2004 - Montreal, QC - St. Denis Theatre
October 12, 2004 - Washington, DC - Constitution Hall
October 14, 2004 - New York, NY - City Center
October 15, 2004 - New York, NY - City Center
October 22, 2004 - Oakland, CA - Paramount Theatre
October 23, 2004 - Oakland, CA - Paramount Theatre
October 28, 2004 - Long Beach, CA - Terrace Theatre
October 29, 2004 - Long Beach, CA - Terrace Theatre
October 30, 2004 - Tucson, AZ - Anselmo Valencia Amph.
