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James Taylor and Carole King Announce 'Troubadour Reunion' World Tour 2010 - Full Article

Tour Kicks Off in Australia, New Zealand and Japan

*** North American Dates Added***

After presenting at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony and preparing to leave for the world tour, Carole commented, "After two weeks of joyous rehearsals in LA with James Taylor and our old bandmates, Danny Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel, and Lee Sklar, along with more recent band members Robbie Kondor, guest guitarist, Rudy Guess, and singers Arnold McCuller, Kate Markowitz, and Andrea Zonn, well, if I were a horse, I'd be pawing the ground, ready to break out of the starting gate. Imagine me excited to go out on tour! I'm so looking forward to seeing you at a Troubadour Reunion concert. We'll be heading first for Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, and then we'll be back in North America starting early in May. All right, then. Here we go!" --Carole

LOS ANGELES, CA - Iconic musicians Carole King and James Taylor announced that they will embark on a "Troubadour Reunion" world tour. The world tour will kick off in Melbourne, Australia on March 27, 2010 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 1969 debut show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, which helped propel them both to the world stage.

Tickets for some dates in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles have already gone on-sale. Additional dates in North America 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 1969 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 1969. 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:

MAR 26 MELBOURNE ROD LAVER ARENA *Date added
MAR 27 MELBOURNE ROD LAVER ARENA  
MAR 29 ADELAIDE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER *Date added
MAR 31 BRISBANE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE  
APR 1 BRISBANE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE *Date added
APR 3 HUNTER HOPE ESTATE  
APR 5 SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE *Date added
APR 6 SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE  
APR 8 CHRISTCHURCH WESTPAC ARENA *Date added
APR 10 AUCKLAND VECTOR ARENA  
APR 14 TOKYO NIPPON BUDOKAN  
APR 16 TOKYO NIPPON BUDOKAN  
APR 17 YOKOHAMA PACIFICO YOKOHAMA *Date added  
MAY 7 PORTLAND ROSE GARDEN THEATRE *Date added
MAY 9 SEATTLE KEY ARENA **Date added
MAY 11 SAN JOSE HP PAVILION *Date added
MAY 13 LOS ANGELES HOLLYWOOD BOWL *Date added
MAY 14 LOS ANGELES HOLLYWOOD BOWL  
MAY 15 LOS ANGELES HOLLYWOOD BOWL *Date added
MAY 18 SANTA BARBARA SANTA BARBARA BOWL *Date added
MAY 19 PHOENIX JOBING.COM ARENA *Date added
MAY 21 KANSAS CITY SPRINT CENTER *Date added
MAY 22 NASHVILLE SOMMET CENTER *Date added
MAY 24 CHICAGO ALLSTATE ARENA *Date added
MAY 25 ST. PAUL XCEL ENERGY CENTER *Date added
MAY 27 DETROIT THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS *Date added
MAY 28 TORONTO AIR CANADA CENTRE *Date added
MAY 30 COLUMBUS SCHOTTENSTEIN CENTER *Date added
JUN 02 CHARLOTTE TIME WARNER CABLE ARENA *Date added
JUN 03 ATLANTA THE ARENA AT GWINNETT CENTER *Date added
JUN 05 FT. LAUDERDALE BANKATLANTIC CENTER *Date added
JUN 06 TAMPA ST. PETE TIMES FORUM *Date added
JUN 08 WASHINGTON DC VERIZON CENTER **Date added
JUN 10 PHILADELPHIA WACHOVIA CENTER *Date added
JUN 12 UNCASVILLE MOHEGAN SUN ARENA *Date added
JUN 13 UNCASVILLE MOHEGAN SUN ARENA *Date added
JUN 15 NEW YORK MADISON SQUARE GARDEN **Date added
JUN 16 NEW YORK MADISON SQUARE GARDEN **Date added
JUN 19 BOSTON TD GARDEN *Date added
JUN 20 BOSTON TD GARDEN *Date added
JUNE 22 PHILADELPHIA WACHOVIA CENTER *Date added
JUNE 23 WASHINGTON DC VERIZON CENTER *Date added
JUNE 25 NEWARK PRUDENTIAL CENTER *Date added
JUNE 26 PITTSBURG MELLON CENTER *Date added
JUNE 28 WILKES-BARRE MOHEGAN SUN ARENA/CASEY PLAZA *Date added
JUNE 30 NEW YORK MADISON SQUARE GARDENS *Date added
JUL 03 LENOX TANGLEWOOD *** Date added
JUL 04 LENOX TANGLEWOOD

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JUL 05 LENOX TANGLEWOOD

**** Date added

JUL 07 CLEVELAND QUICKEN LOANS ARENA *Date added
JUL 09 CHICAGO UNITED CENTER *Date added
JUL 10 ST. LOUIS SCOTTRADE CENTER *Date added
JUL 12 SUN VALLEY SUN VALLEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS *Date added
JUL 14 DENVER PEPSI CENTER *Date added
JUL 15 SALT LAKE CITY ENERGY SOLUTIONS ARENA *Date added
JUL 17 LAS VEGAS MGM *Date added
JUL 19 OAKLAND ORACLE ARENA *Date added
JUL 20 ANAHEIM HONDA CENTER *Date added

* Additional North America dates will be announced soon
** Subject to change due to sports playoffs
*** Lawn Seats Only
**** Shed and Lawn Seats

Members of CaroleKing.com will have the opportunity to purchase pre-sale select tickets to Carole King & James Taylor's 2010 "Troubadour Reunion" tour. To become a member, click here.

Carole and James were interviewed recently for a New Zealand TV show called CLOSE UP. The interview took place in James Taylor's studio while they worked on the set for the upcoming concert tour. To see the interview, click here.