CAROL KING AND JAMES TAYLOR ANNOUNCE ‘TROUBADOUR REUNION’ TOUR

Carole King And James Taylor Announce ‘Troubadour Reunion’ World Tour

Hollywood Bowl Tickets Go On Sale Nov 23 With North American And European Dates To Be Announced Soon

Tour Kicks Off In Australia, New Zealand And Japan

Iconic musicians Carole King and James Taylor announced today that they will embark on a “Troubadour Reunion” world tour. The world tour will kick off in Melbourne, Australia on March 27 and will travel to New Zealand and Japan before coming to North America and Europe. This once-in-a-lifetime event brings together two of the most beloved singer/songwriters for a rare concert experience. The set list will include a breadth of material including songs they performed during their 1970 debut show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, which helped propel them both to the world stage. Tickets for dates in Australia and New Zealand and The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles go on-sale Nov. 23. Tickets for dates in Japan go on sale Dec. 12. Additional dates in North America and Europe will be announced soon.

The idea for the “Troubadour Reunion” tour came together in 2007 after Taylor and King performed at the famed Los Angeles venue for the first time since 1970 to celebrate the Troubadour’s 50th Anniversary. The shows sold out immediately and garnered rave reviews from fans and critics alike. The Los Angeles Times noted “the sense of occasion [and] weight of history in the evening” and Variety said “Taylor and King reminded us about the intensity of song, that the artistically-rich and commercially-viable are not mutually exclusive and how one tiny club continues to be a birthing room for some of this city’s most memorable music.”

Now fans outside of Los Angeles will be able to experience what was created on that magical evening in 2007. Nearly four decades after helping define the singer-songwriter movement, King and Taylor will tour together with their original bandmates guitarist Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar, drummer Russ Kunkel and bassist Lee Sklar, famous in their own right as “The Section”.

“When James and I first played together in the early seventies, we connected immediately, both musically and personally, with an effortless, comfortable familiarity,” says Carole King. “After we reunited in 2007 with Danny Kortchmar, Lee Sklar, and Russ Kunkel, the original band from our early Troubadour shows, none of us wanted the fun to stop. We can’t wait to bring our Troubadour Reunion tour to Australia.”

“This tour, our Troubadour Reunion, has been waiting to happen for a long time and the years seem to have vanished, where does the time go?” asks Taylor. “When we reunited for the Troubadour’s 50th Anniversary celebration, it felt like yesterday. It was and still is all about the music and the songs that we get to perform together.”

Carole King performed with James Taylor at the Troubadour in November 1970. This historic show marked King’s debut as a solo artist after penning 22 Top 40 hits for artists ranging from Aretha Franklin to the Monkees, while James 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.

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 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 on her own Rockingale Records label. The companion DVD, entitled Welcome to My Living Room, is now available.

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.

Tour Routing:
SAT 27-Mar MELBOURNE ROD LAVER ARENA
WED 31-Mar BRISBANE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE
SAT 3-Apr HUNTER HOPE ESTATE
TUE 6-Apr SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE
SAT 10-Apr AUCKLAND VECTOR ARENA
WED 14-Apr TOKYO NIPPON BUDOKAN
FRI 16-Apr TOKYO NIPPON BUDOKAN

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” go on sale January 23 (unless otherwise noted). King and Taylor will also perform together on The Today Show and The Late Show with David Letterman on January 20.

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(r) 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.

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

More dates to be announced…

Source: Shorefire

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