Thursday, September 4, 2008

Turner Adds New Concert Dates To Tour

Turner Adds New Concert Dates To Tour

Billboard.biz

Tina Turner has added eight concert dates to her upcoming North American tour, which is scheduled to launch Oct. 1 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. The singer's 36-date arena trek wraps with a Dec. 12-13 stand at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

Tickets for the newly added shows -- which include performances in Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Detroit, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York and Toronto -- go on sale Sept. 15. AEG Live is promoting Turner's North American jaunt.

Turner's May 12 appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" will re-air around the outing's launch, which is her first tour since 2000. Dates are on the books through early April in Europe.

Additionally, Turner will release a compilation on Sept. 30 via Capitol. "Tina!" features 16 hits from throughout Turner's career, and will include two new songs, "It Would Be a Crime" and "I'm Ready."

Here are Tina Turner's newly added concert dates:

Oct. 26: Dallas (American Airlines Center)

Oct. 27: Houston (Toyota Center)

Nov. 10: Atlanta (Philips Arena)

Nov. 20: Detroit (Palace of Auburn Hills)

Nov. 24: Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center)

Nov. 29: Philadelphia (Wachovia Spectrum)

Dec. 1: New York (Madison Square Garden)

Dec. 13: Toronto (Air Canada Centre)

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