Los Angeles, CA – Iconic recording artists Carole King and James Taylor unveiled North American dates for the highly anticipated “Troubadour Reunion” tour today. This once-in-a-lifetime event marks a rare concert experience bringing two of the most beloved singer-songwriters on tour together – intimate and in the round – for the first time in four decades.
North American dates begin on May 7 in Portland, OR, and extend through June 19 in Boston, MA. The tour will travel to over 20 major venues and cities nationwide including Madison Square Garden in New York and a three-night stand at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Tickets for the North American leg of “Troubadour Reunion” are on sale now.
The idea for the tour was conceived after a series of six performances Taylor and King gave at the Troubadour in Los Angeles in 2007 to celebrate the famed venue’s 50th Anniversary. The shows sold out immediately and garnered rave reviews from fans and critics alike.
Joining King and Taylor on tour will be their original bandmates guitarist Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar, drummer Russ Kunkel and bassist Lee Sklar, famous in their own right as “The Section.” Also joining The Section will be: Rudy Guess, Robbie Kondor, Arnold McCuller, Kate Markowitz, Andrea Zonn.
King and Taylor’s historic performance together at the Troubadour in November 1970 heralded King’s transition to solo stage performer, after penning 22 Top 40 hits for artists ranging from Aretha Franklin’s “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman” to the Monkees’ “Pleasant Valley Sunday”, while Taylor was supporting his self-titled Apple Records release featuring classics such as “Carolina In My Mind” and “Something In The Way She Moves.” Both have since become multi-platinum-selling artists, GRAMMY® winners, and members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
The tour opens March 26 in Melbourne, Australia and winds through New Zealand and Japan before returning stateside in May.
ABOUT CAROLE KING:
In 1971, King gave us the landmark Tapestry. The album received a Diamond Award from the RIAA for sales of more than 10 million units in the U.S., with more than 25 million units sold worldwide. King was the first woman to win four GRAMMY® Awards in one year (Best Album, Best Song, Best Record, and Best Vocal Performance in 1972), a feat unsurpassed for more than 25 years, and was featured on the cover of Time Magazine in 1973. In 1987, King and Gerry Goffin were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and honored with their Lifetime Achievement Award in 1988.
Goffin and King were also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and were honored by The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in 2004 with the GRAMMY® Trustees’ Award. To date, more than 400 Carole King compositions have been recorded by more than 1000 artists, resulting in more than 100 hit singles – many reaching #1. She is arguably the most successful and revered female songwriter in pop music history. Carole King has released 25 solo albums, the most recent being The Living Room Tour double-live CD and companion DVD, entitled Welcome to My Living Room on her own Rockingale Records label.
ABOUT JAMES TAYLOR:
Over the course of his career, James Taylor has sold more than 40 million albums, and won more than 40 gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards as well as five GRAMMY® Awards. Taylor’s first Greatest Hits album earned him the RIAA’s elite Diamond Award, given for sales in excess of 10 million units in the United States. In 2000, Taylor was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In February 2006, The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences named Taylor its MUSICARES Person of the Year. Taylor’s CD/DVD One Man Band (2007) was nominated for an Emmy and his most recent album, Covers, was nominated for two GRAMMY® Awards in 2008. He most recently released Other Covers in April 2009.
For more information on the “Troubadour Reunion” please visit www.jamestaylor.com and www.caroleking.com
Tour Routing:
MAY 7 PORTLAND, OR* ROSE GARDEN ARENA
MAY 9 SEATTLE, WA KEY ARENA
MAY 11 SAN JOSE, CA HP PAVILION
MAY 13, 14, 15 LOS ANGELES, CA HOLLYWOOD BOWL
MAY 19 PHOENIX, AZ JOBING.COM ARENA
MAY 21 KANSAS CITY, MO SPRINT CENTER
MAY 22 NASHVILLE, TN SOMMET CENTER
MAY 24 CHICAGO, IL ALLSTATE ARENA
MAY 25 ST. PAUL, MN XCEL ENERGY CENTER
MAY 27 DETROIT, MI THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS
MAY 28 TORONTO, ON AIR CANADA CENTRE
MAY 30 COLUMBUS, OH SCHOTTENSTEIN CENTER
JUN 2 CHARLOTTE, NC TIME WARNER CABLE ARENA
JUN 3 ATLANTA, GA THE ARENA AT GWINNETT CENTER (DULUTH)
JUN 5 FT. LAUDERDALE, FL BANKATLANTIC CENTER
JUN 6 TAMPA, FL ST. PETE TIMES FORUM
JUN 8 WASHINGTON, DC* VERIZON CENTER
JUN 10 PHILADELPHIA, PA WACHOVIA CENTER
JUN 12 HARTFORD, CT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA (UNCASVILLE)
JUN 15 NEW YORK, NY* MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
JUN 19 BOSTON, MA TD GARDEN
*dates subject to change due to sports playoffs Further dates to be announced.
