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Title: Celtic Woman Resumes Songs From The Heart Tour In 2011 Post by: Don on December 09, 2010, 04:20:57 PM After another successful touring season in 2010, Irish vocal group Celtic Woman has announced a fresh schedule for 2011. The group will continue its Songs from the Heart Tour early in the New Year with a slate of 80 new U.S. concert dates.
Celtic Woman's first 2011 tour leg launches February 4 at The Lakeland Center in Lakeland, FL, and closes about four months later on May 22 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX. A brief 10-date German tour is set to follow in June. As always, Celtic Woman has several multiple-night engagements booked across the nation: February 19-20 at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, GA; February 23-24 at Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA; March 9-10 at the Hippodrom Theatre in Baltimore, MD; April 16-17 at Chicago Theatre in Chicago, IL; April 22-23 at Hennepin in Minneapolis, MN; May 9-10 at Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, TN; and May 16-17 at Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, TX. Public onsales have already started in a few cities — New York City, East Lansing and Little Rock — but the bulk of ticket sales are set to open this Friday, December 10. Specific onsale dates and tour information can be found on Celtic Woman's official Web site. AffiliateManager.com Affiliate Program Management Services Ticket prices for the tour start as low as $25 and range as high as $78.50, but based on current Ticketmaster.com listings, most markets feature face values more in the ballpark of $30 to $60. The initial 2010 Songs from the Heart Tour featured two legs that blanketed the nation and spanned much of the year. The winter / spring 2010 leg stopped in 60 cities and played a total of 75 dates from February 9 through May 22. The late summer 2010 leg followed, playing 47 concerts in a total of 44 cities from July 12 through September 12. The Irish vocal group's 2009 Isle of Hope Tour had a similarly lengthy schedule. The first 2009 tour leg ran almost non-stop from winter through summer, starting February 13 and wrapping July 2. Just three months later the second 2009 tour leg started its late fall routing from October 7 through November 22. In both 2009 and 2010, Celtic Woman performed nearly 130 concerts across the nation. The group is expected to amass a similar concert count for 2011. But the nearly non-stop touring has taken its toll on the group, which has undergone various lineup changes in recent years. Just this year, soprano Lynn Hilary announced her departure from the group after three years of touring and recording. In Hilary's stead, Irish actress and singer Lisa Lambe will join as the fourth Celtic Woman for the upcoming 2011 tour. Other current members are vocalists Chloë Agnew and Lisa Kelly, and fiddler Máiréad Nesbitt, all of whom were in the original Celtic Woman lineup in 2004. Celtic Woman - Songs from the Heart 2011 itinerary: (Dates are subject to change.) February 4 Lakeland, FL The Lakeland Center February 5 Orlando, FL Amway Center February 6 Fort Lauderdale, FL Broward Center for the Performing Arts February 8 Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center February 9 Jacksonville, FL Times-Union Center for Performing Arts February 10 Melbourne, FL King Center for Performing Arts February 12 Macon, GA Macon City Auditorium February 13 Tupelo, MS BancorpSouth Arena February 14 New Orleans, LA Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts February 15 Biloxi, MS Mississippi Coast Coliseum February 16 Pensacola, FL Pensacola Civic Center February 19 - 20 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall February 21 Savannah, GA Johnny Mercer Theatre February 23 - 24 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre February 25 North Charleston, SC North Charleston Performing Arts Center February 26 Winston-Salem, NC Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum February 27 Clemson, SC Littlejohn Coliseum March 1 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe Auditorium March 2 Salem, VA Salem Civic Center March 3 Charlotte, NC Ovens Auditorium March 5 Fayetteville, NC Crown Center March 6 Durham, NC Durham Performing Arts Center March 9 - 10 Baltimore, MD Hippodrome Theatre March 11 Fairfax, VA Patriot Center March 12 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun March 13 Boston, MA Wang Theatre March 15 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena March 16 Wallingford, CT The Oakdale Theatre March 17 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall March 18 Pittsburgh, PA CONSOL Energy Center March 19 Trenton, NJ Sun National Bank Center March 21 Reading, PA Sovereign Center March 23 Albany, NY Palace Theatre March 24 University Park, PA Bryce Jordan Center March 26 Lancaster, PA American Music Theatre March 27 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena March 29 Richmond, VA Landmark Theater March 30 Norfolk, VA Constant Convocation Center April 1 Akron, OH Akron Civic Theatre April 2 Youngstown, OH Covelli Centre April 3 Columbus, OH Ohio Theatre April 5 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena April 7 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre April 8 Kalamazoo, MI James W. Miller Auditorium April 9 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre April 10 Cincinnati, OH Aronoff Center for the Arts April 12 Louisville, KY Louisville Palace Theatre April 14 East Lansing, MI Wharton Center for Performing Arts April 15 South Bend, IN Morris Performing Arts Center April 16 - 17 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre April 18 Springfield, IL Sangamon Auditorium April 20 Sioux Falls, SD Washington Pavilion April 21 Fargo, ND Fargodome April 22 - 23 Minneapolis, MN Hennepin April 26 Rochester, MN Mayo Civic Center Auditorium April 27 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Theatre April 28 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center Arena April 30 Springfield, MO JQH Arena May 1 St. Louis, MO Fabulous Fox Theatre May 2 Cape Girardeau, MO Show Me Center May 4 Nashville, TN Tennessee Performing Arts Center May 5 Chattanooga, TN Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium May 7 Huntsville, AL Von Braun Center May 8 Birmingham, AL BJCC Concert Hall May 9 - 10 Memphis, TN Orpheum Theatre May 11 Little Rock, AR Robinson Center Music Hall May 14 Bossier City, LA CenturyTel Center May 15 Wichita Falls, TX Kay Yeager Coliseum May 16 - 17 San Antonio, TX Majestic Theatre May 18 Houston, TX Toyota Center May 20 Beaumont, TX Beaumont Civic Center May 21 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre May 22 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center |