Back in 1970, a couple of 20-something folk singer-songwriters by the name of Carole King and James Taylor took the stage at the Troubadour in Hollywood. Now, four decades later, the two Rock and Roll Hall of Famers will tour together to commemorate that performance, according to Rolling Stone.
They reunited at the Troubadour for six shows in 2007 but did not tour. And unfortunately, the three Hollywood dates will take place at the much larger Hollywood Bowl this time around, not the Troubadour.
The tour has nevertheless been billed the Troubadour Reunion tour, and will make stops at arenas all over the Pacific, beginning in Australia and New Zealand, then off to Japan for two dates, and finally a two-month U.S. stay. Taylor and King will land on the west coast in Portland May 7th, head south to Los Angeles, and hit up the Midwest and the South before ending things in Lenox, MA with a July 4th show.
The Rolling Stone reports the pair will do Letterman and The Today Show on January 20th in preparation, and tickets will go on sale January 23rd on Ticketmaster. According to Taylor’s official site, you can purchase advance Best Seats tickets for the North American shows beginning the morning of January 13th. (A general onsale starts Friday, January 23rd via Ticketmaster.com.) A warning, however — your mother will on your case about this show so buy early.
James Taylor and Carole King 2010 Tour Dates:
03/26 – Melbourne, AU @ Rod Laver Arena
03/27 – Melbourne, AU @ Rod Laver Arena
03/29 – Adelaide, AU @ Entertainment Centre
03/31 – Brisbane AU @ Entertainment Centre
04/01 – Brisbane, AU @ Entertainment Centre
04/03 – Hunter Valley, AU @ Hope Estate
04/06 – Sydney, AU @ Entertainment Centre
04/10 – Auckland, NZ @ Vector Arena
04/14 – Tokyo, JP @ Nippon Budokan
04/16 – Tokyo, JP @ Nippon Budokan
05/07 – Portland, OR @ Rose Garden Theatre
05/09 – Seattle, WA @ KeyArena
05/11 – San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
05/13-15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
05/19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena
05/21 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
05/22 – Nashville, TN @ Sommet Center
05/24 – Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena
05/25 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
05/27 – Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
05/28 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
05/30 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
06/02 – Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Arena
06/03 – Atlanta, GA @ The Arena at Gwinnett Center
06/05 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Bankatlantic Center
06/06 – Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Arena
06/08 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
06/10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
06/12 – Hartford, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
06/15 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
06/19 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
07/03 – Lenox, MA @ Tanglewood
07/04 – Lenox, MA @ Tanglewood
