Barenaked Ladies, Ed Robertson (guitar/vocals), Jim Creeggan (bass/vocals), Kevin Hearn (keyboard/guitar/vocals) and Tyler Stewart (drums/vocals), announce today their Canadian headline tour with special guest Joel Plaskett.
"We're looking forward to another cross-Canada tour" said Ed Robertson. "It's a new chapter for the band, but we'll be bringing the whole songbook with us! We'll be playing our favorites from the last 20 years, as well as songs from our new record. The only known cure for spring fever is a Barenaked Ladies show. We look forward to seeing you there!"
In addition to the tour dates listed below, the band will also be performing at Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square on February 20th as part of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic celebrations. This show will be free to all.
The Canadian tour dates are:
April 6th Victoria, BC Save On Foods Centre
April 8th Calgary, AB Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
April 12th Saskatoon, SK Sid Buckwold Theatre @ TCU
April 13th Regina, SK Conexus Arts Center
April 14th Edmonton, AB Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
April 17th London, ON John Labatt Centre
April 20th Kingston, ON K-Rock Centre
April 24th Halifax, NS Metro Centre
April 28th Hamilton, ON Hamilton Place Theatre
April 30th Montreal, QC Metropolis
May 1st Oshawa, ON General Motors Centre
Every online ticket order will include one download of the new album All In Good Time (available in Canada March 23rd), plus an exclusive limited bonus track.
Tickets go on sale on January 26th to members of the brand-new "Ladies Room" Fan Club and to the general public on January 29th. For details on the fan club, VIP packages, or to buy tickets, please visit www.barenakedladies.com. Details for the US tour will be announced soon.
The first single from All In Good Time, was the #1 Most Added track both in Canada and the US last week. The single will be available February 2nd. The album All In Good Time will be available on Raisin' Records/EMI Music on March 23rd in Canada and March 30th in the US.
Over the course of the past twenty-one years, Barenaked Ladies have racked up 8 Juno Awards and multiple Grammy nominations, sold more than 14 million albums worldwide, written a plethora of hit singles (including "One Week," "Pinch Me" and "If I Had $1000000") and amassed an international fanbase whose members number in the millions.