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Bonnie Raitt extends tour plans into the New Year

Published September 27, 2005 04:10 PM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

Veteran singer Bonnie Raitt [ tickets ]--who soon will launch a massive theater tour--has begun rolling out 2006 dates for the outing's second leg.

So far, Raitt has lined up a dozen 2006 concerts that stretch from mid-February through early March. That round of shows will follow a first leg that kicks off Oct. 5 in Tulsa, OK, and runs until mid-December. Details are included in the itinerary below.

Before tackling her tour schedule, Raitt will warm up with a Wednesday (9/28) performance on ABC's "Good Morning America" in New York City, and a Friday (9/30) appearance at VH1's "Classic Decades Rock Live" in Atlantic City, which will also feature Norah Jones, Ben Harper, Keb' Mo' and Alison Krauss. The latter show will be filmed for a television special scheduled to air on VH1 some time in November.

Raitt will also turn up on the Oct. 3 episode of ABC's "The View," according to her website. The site features additional details about Raitt's upcoming television appearances.

Earlier this month, Raitt--a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and nine-time Grammy winner--offered up her latest album, "Souls Alike." The set, which follows 2002's "Silver Lining," is her 18th album overall, and is the first that she produced herself.

Raitt's backing band for the tour will include bassist Hutch Hutchinson, who has been with Raitt for over 20 years; drummer Ricky Fataar (Beach Boys, The Rutles), who's been playing with her on and off since 1982; guitarist/keyboardist George Marinelli (Bruce Hornsby and the Range), who's been playing with her on and off since 1993; and keyboardist Jon Cleary (Eric Clapton, Taj Mahal), whose New Orleans-based band The Absolute Monster Gentlemen has previously supported Raitt on tour.

[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.]

September 2005
28 - New York, NY - Good Morning America
30 - Atlantic City, NJ - Trump Taj Mahal (VH1 Classic Decades Rock Live)

October 2005
5 - Tulsa, OK - Brady Theater
6 - Kansas City, MO - Midland Theatre
8 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
9 - Springfield, MO - Juanita Hammons Hall
11 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theater
12 - Cleveland, OH - Palace Theater
13 - Buffalo, NY - University of Buffalo-Center for the Arts
15 - Pittsburgh, PA - Benedum Center for the Performing Arts
16 - Verona, NY - Turning Stone Casino Resort
18 - Albany, NY - The Palace
19 - Burlington, VT - Memorial Auditorium
20 - Portland, ME - Merrill Auditorium
22 - Torrington, CT - Warner Theater
23 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theater

November 2005
2 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
3 - Green Bay, WI - Weidner Center
4 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theater
6 - Minneapolis, MN - Northrop Auditorium
7 - Omaha, NE - Orpheum Theater
8 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
11 - Portland, OR - Schnitzer Hall
12 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
14 - Eugene, OR - Hult Center
15 - Arcata, CA - Van Duzer Theatre
16 - Oakland, CA - Paramount Theatre
18 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
19 - Thousand Oaks, CA - Fred Kavli Theater @ Thousand Oaks PAC
21 - Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern LG
22 - Costa Mesa, CA - Orange County PAC
28 - New Brunswick, NJ - State Theater
30 - New York, NY - Beacon Theater

December 2005
3 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
6 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
7 - Chapel Hill, NC - Memorial Hall @ University of North Carolina
8 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
10 - Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theatre
11 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
16 - Mashantucket, CT - Foxwoods Resort Casino
17 - Wilmington, DE - Grand Opera House

February 2006
10 - Santa Cruz, CA - Civic Auditorium
12 - Indio, CA - Fantasy Springs Resort
13 - San Diego, CA - Symphony Hall
14 - Santa Barbara, CA - Arlington Theater
16 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theater
18 - Albuquerque, NM - Kiva Auditorium
20 - Ft. Worth, TX - Bass Performance Hall
21 - Austin, TX - University of Texas PAC
28 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall

March 2006
1 - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theater
3 - Boca Raton, FL - Mizner Amphitheater
4 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live