April 22, 2015
Melissa Etheridge Announces Summer Tour
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Oscar and Grammy Award winning artist Melissa Etheridge will hit the road this summer on a US tour making stops in over 50 cities nationwide. Melissa's summer tour schedule is comprised of a mixture of solo dates, full band gigs, festival stops as well as 10 co-headline dates with Blondie; kicking off on June 10 at the Riverbend Festival in Chattanooga, TN and concluding in Hyannis, MA on August 30.
Melissa Etheridge will be performing songs off her 13th studio album, "This Is M.E.," including "Take My Number," "Monster," and "A Little Bit of Me," plus classic hits like "Come To My Window," "I'm The Only One" and "Bring Me Some Water."
The rock legend released "This Is M.E." in late September 2014; the album was released in Europe last month just in time for a European solo tour that launched on April 15 in Munich, Germany and concludes in Utrecht, Holland on April 28, returning to Europe for more shows this July.
Later this month, Melissa will appear on the season finale of TLC's hit show "Who Do You Think You Are?", executive produced by Lusa Kudrow and Dan Bucastinksy which takes celebrities on a journey into their personal histories to reveal unknown details about themselves and their families; it will air on April 26 at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT.
The singer-songwriter will release a new DVD on June 9 entitled "A Little Bit Of Me: Live In L.A;" a powerful document of Melissa live in concert, it will be made available on CD, Blu-ray/CD, and DVD/CD, and via a digital version and deluxe digital edition exclusively on iTunes.
Melissa and band were in top form for their performance at the historic Orpheum Theater in downtown LA, and features Melissa performing new & classic hits and featuring special guest Delta Rae. Bonus features on the DVD includes interviews with Melissa and her band, special guests Delta Rae, plus "Backstage Pass," a behind-the-scenes look at the Orpheum performance, as well as photo gallery.
For more information and tickets for Melissa Etheridge's Summer Tour visit Melissa's official website www.melissaetheridge.com/tour/ or the venues themselves.
