Sinead O'Connor cancels some Wotapalava appearances
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emailSinead O’Connor has bowed out of a good portion of this summer’s Wotapalava tour, which features headliner the Pet Shop Boys.
"Sinead O'Connor was contracted to perform on Wotapalava, and we have been told that due to unforeseeable family commitments, she is no longer available for the majority of the tour," reads a tour press release. "We are in discussions with her regarding her performance at a handful of select engagements."
The Pet Shop Boys, Soft Cell, the Magnetic Fields and Rufus Wainwright are still slated to perform on the mainstage. The festival tour, which kicks off on July 13 in Miami, Fla., has been touted as the first to target the gay and lesbian market.
Besides the main stage, Wotapalava will include a stage featuring continuous dance music from Junior Vasquez, Danny Tenaglia, Peter Rauhofer, Tracy Young, Abel, Tom Stephan, Tasty Tim, Susan Morabito, Phil B, James Anderson, Lydia Prim, Manny Lehman, Mark Anthony, DJ Bone (who recently played the Detroit Electronic Music Festival), Alex Lauterstein, Sylvain Girard, Ralphi Rosario, Kostas, Dawna Montell, Frank Abraham, Paulo, Chris Sills and Jimpy, as well as many Broadway and cabaret performers.
Presale tickets are available through planetout.com and gay.com. A dollar of each ticket will benefit the work of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian and gay advocacy organization. The HRC will share proceeds with local youth organizations serving the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and trans-gender communities.
Tour dates and performers are listed below.
July
13 - Miami, FL - AT&T Amphitheatre (Rufus Wainwright, Tracy Young, the Magnetic Fields, Tom Stephen, Soft Cell, Abel, Pet Shop Boys, Junior Vasquez)
15 - Atlanta, GA - Hi-Fi Buys (Rufus, Wainwright, Abel, the Magnetic Fields, Tasty Tim, Soft Cell, Tom Stephan, Pet Shop Boys, Peter Rauhofer)
18 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach (Rufus, Wainwright, Tasty Tim, the Magnetic Fields, Susan Morabito, Soft Cell, Peter Rauhofer, Pet Shop Boys, Danny Tenaglia)
20 - Boston, MA - Bank Boston Pavilion (Rufus Wainwright, Peter Rauhofer, the Magnetic Fields, Soft Cell, Pet Shop Boys)
21 - Columbia, MO - Merriweather Post (Rufus Wainwright, Phil B. the Magnetic Fields, James Anderson, Soft Cell, Pet Shop Boys)
22 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center (Rufus Wainwright, James Anderson, the Magnetic Fields, Danny Tenaglia)
23 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center (Rufus Wainwright, Lydia Primm, the Magnetic Fields, Sylvain Girard, Soft Cell, Pet Shop Boys)
25 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake (Rufus Wainwright, Susan Morabito, the Magnetic Fields, Manny Lehman, Soft Cell, Pet Shop Boys)
27 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre (Rufus Wainwright, Mark Anthony, the Magnetic Fields, Manny Lehman, Soft Cell, Pet Shop Boys)
28 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre (Rufus Wainwright, DJ Bone, the Magnetic Fields, Alex Lauterstein, Soft Cell, Pet Shop Boys, Eddie Biaz, Sylvain Girard)
29 - Chicago, IL - Tweeter Center (Rufus Wainwright, Ralphi Rosario, the Magnetic Fields, Junior Vasquez, Soft Cell, Pet Shop Boys)
31 - Denver, CO - Fiddlers Green (Rufus Wainwright, Phil B., the Magnetic Fields, Lydia Primm, Soft Cell, Kostas, Pet Shop Boys)
August
3 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre (Rufus Wainwright, Dawna Montell, the Magnetic Fields, Frank Abraham, Soft Cell, Lydia Primm, Pet Shop Boys, Paulo)
4 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless (Rufus Wainwright, Abel, the Magnetic Fields, Paolo, Soft Cell, Manny Lehman, Pet Shop Boys)
5 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheatre (Rufus Wainwright, Phil B., the Magnetic Fields, Chris Sills, Soft Cell, Paulo, Pet Shop Boys)
8 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Center (Rufus Wainwright, Phil B., the Magnetic Fields, Chil Sills, Soft Cell, Jimpy, Pet Shop Boys)
10 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Rufus Wainwright, Phil B., the Magnetic Fields, Chris Sills, Soft Cell, Jimpy, Pet Shop Boys)
11 - Houston, TX - Woodlands Pavilion (Rufus Wainwright, Phil B., the Magnetic Fields, Chris Sills, Soft Cell, Pet Shop Boys, Jimpy)
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