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Queen Latifah Announces Tour Dates QUEEN LATIFAH ANNOUNCES DATES FOR ‘LIGHT’ TOUR: Entertainer to hit the road next month behind upcoming album.
August 17, 2007 Queen Latifah is preparing a U.S. tour to promote her upcoming album, "Trav'lin' Light," a collection of American pop, jazz and blues standards for the jazz label Verve. The first round of dates begin Sept. 29 in Dallas and remain on the eastern half of the country before heading West and wrapping with two shows in mid-November. Details are included below. Due in stores Sept. 25, "Trav'lin' Light" is Latifah's latest non-rap project and follows 2004's "The Dana Owens Album," which scored a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Producers on the project include Grammy-winner Tommy LiPuma (Barbra Streisand, Natalie Cole) and Geffen Records chairman Ron Fair, who produced several tracks on "The Dana Owens Album." Here are the tour dates for “Trav’lin Light.” September 2007 29 - Dallas, TX - Majestic Theater October 2007 1 - Iowa City, IA - Hancher Auditorium 5 - Cleveland, OH - Playhouse Square 6 - Skokie, IL - North Shore Center 8 - Verona, NY - Turning Stone Casino 9 - Stamford, CT - Palace Theater 10 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theatre 12 - Rehoboth Beach, DE - Rehoboth Beach Convention Center 13 - Mashantucket, CT - Foxwoods Casino 21 - Bethlehem, PA - Zoellner Arts Center 24 - New York, NY - Highline Ballroom (2 shows) 26 - Troy, NY - Troy Savings Bank Music Hall 27 - Kingston, NY - Ulster Performing Arts Center 29 - Harrisburg, PA - The Forum November 2007 3 - Biloxi, MS - Beau Rivage Restaurant 4 - Lafayette, LA - Heymann Performing Arts Center 6 - Naples, FL - Philharmonic Performing Arts Center 7 - West Palm Beach, FL - Kravis Center 8 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall 10 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live 15 - Santa Barbara, CA - Arlington Theater 17 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Arts Center (from www.eurweb.com) Added date in November 2 in Atlanta, GA. Tickets for the Atlanta appearance go on sale Saturday, August 25. I looked to see if this had already been posted and could not find where it had....hopefully I am not duplicating old material....  "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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Thanks for making a post about this.
I saw her Highline Ballroom show listed in my local paper. I want to try and check her out because I love her music. But -- I suppose I'm in the minority with this -- I am a fan of Queen Latifah the emcee when she churning out stuff like U.N.I.T.Y, Ladies First, Come Into My House, even Go Head. If I go to Queen La's show I'd prefer to hear her emceeing because I like her style and delivery. I heard she really gets the crowd into it when she does. But since it's just going to be just a melodic/jazz show, I'll probably pass on this. ... [Edited 8/23/07 6:40am] | |
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Mara said: Thanks for making a post about this.
I saw her Highline Ballroom show listed in my local paper. I want to try and check her out because I love her music. But -- I suppose I'm in the minority with this -- I am a fan of Queen Latifah the emcee when she churning out stuff like U.N.I.T.Y, Ladies First, Come Into My House, even Go Head. If I go to Queen La's show I'd prefer to hear her emceeing because I like her style and delivery. I heard she really gets the crowd into it when she does. But since it's just going to be just a melodic/jazz show, I'll probably pass on this. ... [Edited 8/23/07 6:40am] I have no idea, however I hope to get tix to the Atlanta show.....the description above sounds like it is jazz/pop/blues infused.....not rap. They clearly state "non-rap".... But....since she is known for rap, she may inject some of it into the show.... Hopefully someone will respond to you that has seen her live..... "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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cubic61052 said: Mara said: Thanks for making a post about this.
I saw her Highline Ballroom show listed in my local paper. I want to try and check her out because I love her music. But -- I suppose I'm in the minority with this -- I am a fan of Queen Latifah the emcee when she churning out stuff like U.N.I.T.Y, Ladies First, Come Into My House, even Go Head. If I go to Queen La's show I'd prefer to hear her emceeing because I like her style and delivery. I heard she really gets the crowd into it when she does. But since it's just going to be just a melodic/jazz show, I'll probably pass on this. ... [Edited 8/23/07 6:40am] I have no idea, however I hope to get tix to the Atlanta show.....the description above sounds like it is jazz/pop/blues infused.....not rap. They clearly state --->"non-rap"<---.... But....since she is known for rap, she may inject some of it into the show.... Hopefully someone will respond to you that has seen her live..... Yeah, that "non-rap" reference in the promo does set off a lot of bells and whistles. lol She'll probably throw maybe one or two of her classic rap songs in there, but my guess is that it'll be slowed down and made more jazzy. Don't get me wrong, I think Queen La is lovely as a songstress. I did like "Winki's Theme" a lot. I guess she's abandoning the rap because it's obvious she's making more money record-wise singing. I think The Dana Owens LP eventually outsold her biggest chart-topper 1993's Black Reign? I don't blame her for going this route. ... [Edited 8/23/07 6:56am] | |
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