Great Big Sea adds new leg to headlining run >> Tour dates and concert ticket info >> LiveDaily

Great Big Sea adds new leg to headlining run

Published August 12, 2008 04:08 AM

By Tjames Madison / LiveDaily Contributor

Folk-rockers Great Big Sea [ tickets ] have added another leg to their upcoming tour, which means the hard-working band will now stay out on the road at least through December.

The Celtic-influenced Canadian outfit kicks off the run Aug. 15 in Buffalo, NY, and now shows more than 50 dates on its schedule for the second half of the year. The new shows will all take place in the band's native land, concluding in early December with a pair of dates in Vancouver (12/3-4). Details can be found below.

The band continues to back its ninth and most recent studio set, "Fortune's Favour," which hit stores last month in the US and in June in Canada. "Walk On The Moon," the lead single in Canada, hit airwaves in April, scoring the group its first Canadian charting song since 1999.

The album follows 2005's "The Hard and the Easy." The group also released a live CD/DVD in late 2006 entitled "Courage & Patience & Grit," featuring 26 songs captured from a live performance in Belleville, Ontario.

Great Big Sea scored initial success in Canada with its platinum debut, "Up." The group was subsequently signed to Sire Records, and band members Alan Doyle, Sean McCann and Bob Hallett built upon a strong cult following with the release of their next effort, "Play," which also went platinum in Canada.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

August 2008
15 - Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Rocks the Harbor
16 - Akron, OH - Lock 3 Live
17 - Philadelphia, PA - Philly Folk Fest
19 - Edgartown, MA - Outerland (Martha's Vineyard)
21 - Rehoboth, Delaware - Bottle and Cork (Dewey Beach)
22 - Vienna, VA - Wolftrap
30 - Halifax, Nova Scotia - Halifax Commons

September 2008
9 - London, Ontario - Western Fair
10 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theatre
11 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
12 - Minneapolis, MN - State Theatre
13 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Celtic Fest
14 - Indianapolis, IN - Music Mill
16 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
17 - Columbus, OH - Southern Theatre
18 - Pittsburgh, PA - Byham Theatre
19 - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
20 - Albany, NY - Irish Fest

October 2008
1 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
2 - San Francisco, CA - Palace Theatre
3 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
4 - Santa Barbara, CA - Lobero Theatre
5 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Cal Poly Tech Theatre
7 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
8 - Albuquerque, NM - El Ray Theatre
9 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
10 - Murray, UT - Murray Theatre
11 - Boise, ID - Egyptian Theatre
12 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre
22 - Rochester, NY - German House
23 - Keene, NH - The Colonial Theatre
24 - Boston, MA - The Orpheum
26 - Charlotte, NC - Dana Auditorium
28 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
29 - Raleigh, NC - Fletcher Theatre
30 - South Orange, NJ - South Orange PAC
31 - Burlington, VT - Flynn Theatre

November 2008
1 - Portland, ME - Merrill Auditorium
2 - Lebanon, NH - Opera House
17 - Kingston, Ontario - K-Rock Centre
18 - Barrie, Ontario - Barrie Molson Centre
19 - Hamilton, Ontario - Hamilton Place
20 - Kitchener, Ontario - Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
22 - Oshawa, Ontario - General Motors Centre
26 - Thunder Bay, Ontario - Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
27 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
28 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - TCU Place
29 - Regina, Saskatchewan - Conexus Arts Centre
30 - Edmonton, Alberta - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

December 2008
1 - Calgary, Alberta - Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
3, 4 - Vancouver, British Columbia - The Centre for Performing Arts