The Celtic phenomenon will stretch into the New Year as the vocal group Celtic Woman continues touring across North America.
The group has announced its plans for the nearly 60-city Songs from the Heart 2010 Tour, which will launch with a February 9-11 stand at the Civic Center in Roanoke, VA. The early-year trek will span a total of three months before wrapping up on May 22 at Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City, UT.
Celtic Woman’s 2010 itinerary features a total of 75 performances in the United States and Canada, including several two- or three-night runs. These planned extended stays include February 26-27 at Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY; March 12-14 at Citi Performing Arts Center in Boston, MA; April 26-27 at the Orpheum Theater in Memphis, TN; and May 11-13 at Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA.
Public onsale dates for the tour have not yet been announced. However, all the upcoming shows are linked to local PBS television stations. According to Celtic Woman’s official Web site, individuals who make pledges to the tour-affiliated stations will “be the first to access tickets…before they go on sale to the public.”
Celtic Woman recently completed its fall 2009 Isle of Hope Tour. Following the tour’s conclusion, the quintet debuted a new television special “Songs from the Heart,” which PBS is broadcasting across the nation.
The upcoming tour may be well-timed to play off an increase in interest following the PBS broadcasts. Celtic Woman and other Celtic-influenced groups have followed a similar television and touring schedule previously with strong results. This past year, Celtic Woman’s broadcasts and albums propelled the singers through a schedule of more than 130 concerts.
Celtic Woman itinerary:
(Dates are subject to change.)
| February 9 – 11 | Roanoke, VA | Roanoke Civic Center |
| February 13 | Durham, NC | Durham Performing Arts Center |
| February 14 | Greenville, SC | Bi-Lo Center |
| February 15 – 16 | Atlanta, GA | Fox Theatre |
| February 18 | Charlotte, NC | Ovens Auditorium |
| February 19 | Charlottesville, VA | John Paul Jones Arena |
| February 20 – 21 | Baltimore, MD | Hippodrome Theatre / France-Merrick PAC |
| February 23 | Pittsburgh, PA | Mellon Arena |
| February 24 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza |
| February 26 – 27 | New York, NY | Radio City Music Hall |
| February 28 | Manchester, NH | Verizon Wireless Arena |
| March 2 | Reading, PA | Sovereign Center |
| March 3 – 4 | Schenectady, NY | Proctor’s Theatre |
| March 6 | Wallingford, CT | Oakdale Theatre |
| March 9 – 10 | Providence, RI | Providence Performing Arts Center |
| March 12 – 14 | Boston, MA | Citi Performing Arts Center |
| March 16 | Hershey, PA | Giant Center |
| March 17 | Fairfax, VA | Patriot Center |
| March 19 | Erie, PA | Warner Theatre |
| March 20 | Cleveland, OH | State Theatre at Playhouse Square |
| March 21 | South Bend, IN | Morris Performing Arts Center |
| March 23 | Madison, WI | Alliant Energy Center Memorial Coliseum |
| March 24 | St. Paul, MN | Xcel Energy Center |
| March 25 | Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee Theatre |
| March 27 | Indianapolis, IN | Murat Theatre |
| March 28 | Cincinnati, OH | Aronoff Center for the Arts |
| March 30 – 31 | St. Louis, MO | Fabulous Fox Theatre |
| April 1 | Fort Wayne, IN | Embassy Theatre |
| April 2 – 3 | Louisville, KY | Louisville Palace Theatre |
| April 6 | Grand Rapids, MI | Van Andel Arena |
| April 7 | Detroit, MI | Fox Theatre |
| April 9 – 10 | Rosemont, IL | Rosemont Theatre |
| April 11 | Peoria, IL | Peoria Civic Center Arena |
| April 13 | Knoxville, TN | Knoxville Auditorium |
| April 14 | Birmingham, AL | BJCC Arena |
| April 16 | Pensacola, FL | Pensacola Civic Center |
| April 17 | Jacksonville, FL | Moran Theater |
| April 18 | St. Petersburg, FL | Mahaffey Theater |
| April 20 – 21 | West Palm Beach, FL | Kravis Center |
| April 22 | Orlando, FL | Amway Arena |
| April 23 | Tallahassee, FL | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center |
| April 24 | Baton Rouge, LA | Baton Rouge River Center |
| April 26 – 27 | Memphis, TN | Orpheum Theatre |
| April 28 | Little Rock, AR | Robinson Center Music Hall |
| April 30 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
| May 1 | Grand Prairie, TX | Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie |
| May 2 | San Antonio, TX | Majestic Theatre |
| May 5 | Tempe, AZ | Gammage Auditorium |
| May 6 | Universal City, CA | Gibson Amphitheater |
| May 7 | San Diego, CA | San Diego Civic Theatre |
| May 8 | Ontario, CA | Citizens Business Bank Arena |
| May 9 | Sacramento, CA | Memorial Auditorium |
| May 11 – 13 | Seattle, WA | Paramount Theatre |
| May 15 | Vancouver, BC | General Motors Place |
| May 17 | Edmonton, AB | Rexall Place |
| May 18 | Calgary, AB | Stampede Corral |
| May 20 | Spokane, WA | INB Performing Arts Center |
| May 21 | Boise, ID | Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts |
| May 22 | Salt Lake City, UT | EnergySolutions Arena |
