Indigo Girls confirm summer tour, new 'Rarities' album

Indigo Girls have lined up a typically busy touring schedule for the summer to back the new odds-and-ends album "Rarities," due in stores June 14.

Singer/songwriter/guitarists Amy Ray and Emily Saliers are set to open their tour June 7 in Charlotte, NC, and will visit a mix of festivals, theaters and small amphitheaters. The itinerary is below; more dates are expected.

"Rarities"--which collects previously unreleased material, as well as contributions to soundtracks, tribute albums and benefit albums--contains recordings from throughout the duo's nearly two-decade career.

Among the previously unreleased tracks are "Let Me Go Easy," "Winthrop," "Point Hope," a demo of "Ghost" and a remix of "Free In You," according to a press release.

The set also features "Cold as Ice," which was one of Ray's first compositions. "I always felt bad for using a Foreigner title for my song," she said in a statement.

"Walk Your Valley," a Saliers composition that appears on "Rarities," was recorded only once at a soundcheck. "I felt sure no one would have a bootleg copy of this," Saliers said in a press release.

Among the cover songs on the album are The Clash's "Clampdown," Vic Chesnut's "Free of Hope" and The Grateful Dead's "Uncle John's Band."

The latest album of new Indigo Girls material was last year's "All That We Let In," which features Ray and Saliers backed by their longtime band: bassist Clare Kenny, keyboardist Carol Isaacs and drummer Brady Blade. Also featured on the set is singer/pianist Joan Osborne, who contributes back-up vocals to three tracks.

TOUR DATES
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June 2005
7 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre
8 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap Filene Center
10 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino
11 - Hyannis, MA - Cape Cod Melody Tent
12 - Northampton, MA - Calvin Theatre
14 - Burlington, VT - Flynn Theatre
16 - New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
17 - Johnson City, NY - Magic City Music Hall
18 - Resort Champion, PA - Seven Springs Mountain Resort
22 - Glen Allen, VA - Innsbrook Pavilion
23 - Greensboro, NC - War Memorial Auditorium
26 - Taos, NM - Kit Carson Park

July 2005
6 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay
7 - Long Beach, CA -Vault 350
8 - Portland, OR - Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheatre
9 - Redwood City, CA - Fox Theatre
10 - Saratoga, CA - Montalvo Center for the Arts
15 - Veneta, OR - Secret House Vineyard
17 - Portland, OR - Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre
19, 20 - Seattle, WA - South Lake Union Park

September 2005
10 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre

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