Liz Phair will headline the Chicks With Attitude Tour, which will visit 18 North American cities from August to early September, Billboard.com has learned. Other artists set to appear include Cardigans lead singer Nina Persson, Katy Rose and Charlotte Martin. Maybelline New York has signed on to be the tour's sponsor; a preview show will take place May 3 at the Hudson Theatre in New York.
A tour spokesperson would not reveal exact dates, but confirmed the trek will visit the following cities: Atlanta; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; Detroit; Houston; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Minneapolis; New York; Philadelphia; Phoenix; Providence, R.I.; San Antonio; San Diego; San Francisco; Toronto; and Washington, D.C.
Phair has been on tour in support of her 2003 self-titled Capitol release, which debuted at No. 27 on the Billboard 200 and has sold 334,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Her only upcoming dates are May 21 at Z100's Zootopia concert in New York and the next day at KISS-108 FM's multi-artist bash in Mansfield, Mass.
Persson and the Cardigans will launch their first U.S. tour in five years on May 8 in Hoboken, N.J. The group's latest album, "Long Gone Before Daylight," will be released May 25 in North America via Koch.
Newcomers Rose and Martin will be touring in support of their debut albums. Rose's "Because I Can" was issued Jan. 27 via V2, while Martin's "On Your Shore" is due Aug. 10 via RCA.
A tour spokesperson would not reveal exact dates, but confirmed the trek will visit the following cities: Atlanta; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; Detroit; Houston; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Minneapolis; New York; Philadelphia; Phoenix; Providence, R.I.; San Antonio; San Diego; San Francisco; Toronto; and Washington, D.C.
Phair has been on tour in support of her 2003 self-titled Capitol release, which debuted at No. 27 on the Billboard 200 and has sold 334,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Her only upcoming dates are May 21 at Z100's Zootopia concert in New York and the next day at KISS-108 FM's multi-artist bash in Mansfield, Mass.
Persson and the Cardigans will launch their first U.S. tour in five years on May 8 in Hoboken, N.J. The group's latest album, "Long Gone Before Daylight," will be released May 25 in North America via Koch.
Newcomers Rose and Martin will be touring in support of their debut albums. Rose's "Because I Can" was issued Jan. 27 via V2, while Martin's "On Your Shore" is due Aug. 10 via RCA.
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