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Celtic Woman Announce S 2017 'Voices of Angels' Tour FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Renee Pfefer, On Tour PR 203-724-9919 c: 914-806-2834 [email protected] CELTIC WOMAN ANNOUNCE S 2017 ‘VOICES OF ANGELS’ TOUR - TICKETS ON SALE OCTOBER 5 NEW ALBUM, ‘VOICES OF ANGELS’, DUE NOVEMBER 18 DUBLIN, Ireland September 26, 2016 - Multi-platinum international music sensation, Celtic Woman, are returning with a brand new live show, ‘Voices Of Angels’ for an extensive North American tour in Spring 2017. The announcement coincides with details of the release of their spectacular new studio album, also titled Voices Of Angels, which will be released on November 18th, 2016. Celtic Woman has a remarkable twelve-year legacy of introducing the most talented singers and musicians from Ireland onto the world stage. Voices Of Angels showcases the angelic voices of Susan McFadden, Mairéad Carlin, Éabha McMahon and introduces the breathtaking new Celtic violinist Tara McNeill. The Voices Of Angels World Tour kicks off on March 2, 2017 in Lakeland, Florida, and will crisscross its way across North America with performances lined up in over 90 cities through the end of June and will feature audience favorites including music from the new album. For a limited time, every ticket purchased for the Spring 2017 tour includes a digital download of the Voices Of Angels album. A fan club ticket pre-sale launches Monday, September 26. Tickets for most cities go on sale to the general public Wednesday, October 5, 2016. The Voices Of Angels album contains some of the most popular songs from the Celtic Woman repertoire along with several previously unrecorded tracks, all with stunning new orchestral arrangements recorded with the 72-piece Orchestra of Ireland. Following its debut on PBS in 2005, the group has achieved massive success encompassing ten chart-topping albums, eight DVDs and nine public television specials leading to sales of over ten million albums, with platinum success in nine countries. Each of its ten CDs – including 2016’s Destiny - has debuted at #1 on Billboard's World Albums chart. The group has been named Billboard Magazine’s #1 World Albums Artist six times. As a touring powerhouse, the group has performed for over four million fans across 23 countries and six continents, with an especially devoted following in America. The show is renowned for its high quality entertainment, exceptional musical performances and stunning visual productions, enthralling audiences of all ages. For complete tour schedule and ticket information, visit www.celticwoman.com/tour-dates Voices Of Angels (Digital/CD) is available now for pre-order HERE (smarturl.it/CW_VoicesofAngels) 2017 VOICES OF ANGELS NORTH AMERICAN ITINERARY 3/2 Lakeland, FL Lakeland Center 3/3 Orlando, FL Bob Carr PAC 3/4 West Palm Beach, FL Kravis Center 3/5 Tampa, FL Straz Center 3/7 Fort Myers, FL Barbara B Mann Hall 3/8 Melbourne, FL King Center 3/9 Gainesville, FL Philips Center 3/10 Jacksonville, FL Times Union 3/12 Charleston, SC Gaillard Center 3/14 Savannah, GA Johnny Mercer Theater 3/16 Columbus, GA River Center 3/17 Greenville, SC Peace Center 3/18 Augusta, GA Bell Auditorium 3/19 Charlotte, NC Blumenthal Theatre 3/21 Salisbury, MD Wicomico Youth & Civic Center 3/22 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe PAC 3/23 Durham, NC DPAC 3/24 Baltimore, MD France Merrick PAC 3/25 Roanoke, VA Roanoke Civic Center 3/26 Newport News, VA Ferguson Center 3/30 Indiana, PA Kovalchick Convocation Center 3/31 Lancaster, PA American Music Theater 4/1 Lancaster, PA American Music Theater 4/2 Binghamton, NY Forum Theatre 4/4 Kitchener, ONT Centre in the Square 4/5 Albany, NY Palace Theatre 4/6 Providence, RI PPAC 4/7 Hartford, CT Bushnell 4/8 Greenvale, NY Tilles Center 4/9 Portland, ME Merill Auditorium 4/11 Worcester, MA Hanover Theatre 4/12 Bangor, ME Collins Center 4/13 Manchester, NH Verizon Arena 4/14 Philadelphia, PA Academy of Music 4/15 Rochester, NY Auditorium Theater 4/18 Buffalo, NY Shea’s PAC 4/19 Erie, PA Warner Theatre 4/20 Cincinnati, OH Aranoff Center 4/21 Dayton, OH Schuster PAC 4/22 Columbus, OH Palace Theater 4/23 Cleveland, OH State Theater 4/25 Toledo, OH Stranahan Theatre 4/28 Rockford, IL Coronado PAC 4/29 Dubuque, IA Five Flags Center Arena 4/30 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center 5/2 Topeka, KS Topeka PAC 5/3 Tulsa, OK Mabee Center 5/4 Memphis, TN Orpheum 5/5 Cape Girardeau, MO Show Me Center 5/6 Richmond, KY EKU Center 5/7 Louisville, KY Louisville Palace 5/9 Huntsville, AL Von Braun PAC 5/11 Pensacola, FL Saenger 5/12 Montgomery, AL Montgomery PAC 5/13 Bossier City, LA Horseshoe Casino 5/14 Biloxi, MS Coast Coliseum 5/16 Longview, TX Belcher Center 5/17 Little Rock, AR Robinson Center 5/18 Lake Charles, LA Rosa Hart Theatre 5/19 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre 5/20 Houston, TX Smart Financial Center 5/21 San Antonio, TX Majestic Theatre 5/23 Mesa, AZ Mesa Arts Center 5/24 San Bernardino, CA California Theater 5/25 San Diego, CA Civic Theatre 5/26 Costa Mesa, CA Sagerstrom Center 5/27 Thousand Oaks, CA Civic Arts Plaza 5/30 Fresno, CA Saroyan Theatre 5/31 San Jose, CA Center for the Performing Arts 6/1 Sacramento, CA Community Center Theater 6/2 Reno, NV Reno Events Center 6/3 Boise, ID Morrison Center 6/9 Des Moines, IA Civic Center of Greater Des Moines 6/10 Green Bay, WI Weidner Center 6/11 Rochester, MN Mayo Arena 6/13 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum 6/14 Kansas City, MO Kaufman Center 6/15 Springfield, MO Hammons Hall 6/16 St. Louis, MO Fox 6/17 Springfield, IL Sangamon Auditorium 6/18 E. Lansing, MI Wharton Center 6/21 Syracuse, NY Crouse Hinds 6/23 Elmira, NY Clemens Center 6/24 Springfield, MA Mass Mutual Center 6/25 Lynn, MA Lynn Auditorium More dates TBA www.CelticWoman.com Facebook.com/Celticwoman Twitter.com/Celtic_Woman .
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