CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR
2010 'TROUBADOUR REUNION' WORLD TOUR
TOUR KICKS OFF IN AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND JAPAN
HOLLYWOOD BOWL, MAY 14 CONCERT ANNOUNCED
NORTH AMERICAN & EUROPEAN DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
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Los Angeles, 2007 |
Press release:
Nov. 10, 2009 - 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 public sale Nov. 23. Tickets for dates in Japan go on sale Dec. 12. Additional dates in North America and Europe will be announced soon.
"When James and I first played together in the early seventies we connected almost immediately, both musically and personally, with an effortless, comfortable familiarity. After we reunited in 2007 with Danny Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel and Lee Sklar, 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."
Carole King
November 2009 |
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".
Carole King and James Taylor
Troubadour, Los Angeles Nov. 2007
"This tour, our 'Troubadour Reunion' has been waiting to happen for a long time but the years seem to have vanished. Where does the time go? When we reunited for the Troubadour's 50th Anniversary celebration in 2007, it was, and still is, all about the music and the celebration of performing together."
James Taylor
November 2009 |
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.
| 2010 Tour Dates: |
| Sat |
27-Mar |
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA |
Rod Laver Arena |
| Wed |
31-Mar |
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA |
Entertainment Centre |
| Sat |
3-Apr |
HUNTER, AUSTRALIA |
Hope Estate |
| Tue |
6-Apr |
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA |
Entertainment Centre |
| Sat |
10-Apr |
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND |
Vector Arena |
| Wed |
14-Apr |
TOKYO, JAPAN |
Nippon Budokan |
| Fri |
16-Apr |
TOKYO, JAPAN |
Nippon Budokan |
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| Fri |
14-May |
LOS ANGELES, CA |
Hollywood Bowl |
| More dates and cities to be announced soon! |
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James at The Barn, 11/6/09 (1:30)
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