New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) -
Paolo Nutini has announced that, due to popular demand, a number of shows on his first full-fledged tour of North
America have been upscaled to larger venues. In addition, the Scotland-born singer/songwriter - whose just-released album, THESE STREETS, debuted in the top 50 on the Billboard 200 album chart - will be among the superstar lineup at the 2007 Bonnaroo
Music & Arts Festival, slated for June 14-17 in Manchester, Tennessee.
The sold-out March dates see Nutini and his band moving to bigger rooms across the country . Other scheduled shows on the tour include a March 17th trip to Austin, Texas' South By Southwest to play Esquire magazine's SXSW07 showcase alongside Iggy & the Stooges, Spoon, and Kings of Leon.
Upon the trek's conclusion - set for March 29th at Vancouver's Richards on Richards - Paolo will return to the UK for his biggest headlining tour to date. Already sold out, the schedule will conclude with a hugely anticipated four-night stand in Nutini's home country, spanning April 30th to May 3rd at Glasgow's Carling Academy.
Next month will also see the 20-year-old tunesmith performing live on two high-profile TV programs, including NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 22nd and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live on March 23rd.
Released January 30th, THESE STREETS is already shaping up as the first full-fledged critical smash of the New Year. Both People and USA Today awarded the album three-and-a-half stars, with the latter hailing 'the breadth of talent (Nutini) shows...a series of thoughtful, evocative tunes that defy easy characterization.' The New York Daily News noted that 'voices like Nutini's come around just a few times in a generation.'
In addition, the New York Times' Jon Pareles offered high praise for Paolo's recent sold out-show at New York's Bowery Ballroom. '(Nutini's voice is) cracked and raspy, with the edge of David Gray, the quavers of Jeff Buckley, and a streak of the blues. His phrasing is elastic and unpredictable; he jumps into lines after the beat and stretches them with syncopated moans...The songs take on a precocious gravity.'
SPRING TOUR
* Note New Venue Information
MARCH
3 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre *
6 Ferndale, MI Magic Bag
7 Toronto, ONT The Mod Club Theatre
8 Montreal, QUE La Tulipe
11 Nashville, TN 3rd & Lindley
14 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse *
15 Mobile, AL Soul Kitchen
17 Austin, TX Esquire SXSW07 Showcase - Stubbs' BBQ
20 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
23 Los Angeles, CA Avalon *
24 San Francisco, CA Palace of Fine Arts Theatre *
27 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
28 Seattle, WA The Triple Door
29 Vancouver, BC Richards on Richards
