19-Date Tour presented by Guesstimation; the party game where the closest guess wins.
September 23rd, 2009 - New York, New York - Dolores O’Riordan and the original members of The Cranberries will reform for the first time in nearly seven years for a live tour. “I’ve decided to reunite with my former band members in The Cranberries and we will be writing new songs and performing tracks off my new album as well as our greatest hits during the shows. I’d love to see you out there.” O’Riordan stated. Guitarist and co-songwriter Noel Hogan offered “Over the last few years, each member of the band has had time to work on different projects and learn so much from their experience. Now the time is right for The Cranberries to bring all of this together and move forward.” The 19-date tour is set to begin in Baltimore, MD on November 12th and is presented by Guesstimation; the party game where the closest guess wins.
In January, O’Riordan played a set at Dublin’s Trinity College with band members and brothers Noel and Mike Hogan to commemorate her being made an Honorary Patron of Trinity’s Philosophical Society. The performance was the first time the band members had seen each other since 2003. Never officially broken up, the band instead has been on hiatus, and being in the same room and playing music together for the first time made them realize how much they had missed each other.
Dolores O’Riordan has also released her solo album, No Baggage, via Zoe/Rounder Records in the U.S. and Canada and via Cooking Vinyl for the rest of the world.. With No Baggage, O’Riordan’s unforgettable, distinguished voice is back and better than ever. She co-produced and wrote all of the tracks on the album with Ontario- based Dan Brodbeck, resulting in a bright, clean sound that finds the singer’s astoundingly emotive voice front and center, be it on the gorgeous piano ballad “Lunatic,” the forthright, rocking track “Be Careful,” or the infectious, driving lead single, “The Journey.”
“I probably haven’t worn my heart on my sleeve like this since the second Cranberries album (1994’s No Need To Argue),” she says. “It’s at times very confessional and dealing with my true emotions. Everyone, through their experiences or their background, has had terrible moments where they think they can’t handle it. With this record I’m trying to show that, no matter how bad things may seem, it’s not really that bad in the big picture.” says O’Riordan.
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Led by “Linger,” The Cranberries debut album Everybody Else Is Doing It, hit #1 in Britain. Follow-up No Need to Argue cemented the group’s popularity via such popular tracks as “Zombie,” “Ridiculous Thoughts,” and “Ode to My Family,” ultimately being certified 7x Platinum in the U.S. and 5x platinum in Europe (hitting # 1 in Germany, Austria, and Australia, and # 2 in the U.K.). The Cranberries had four top 20 Billboard albums, 8 hit singles, and worldwide sales of over 40 million records. The Cranberries have performed on several television shows such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and The Late Show with David Letterman, and appeared on many magazine covers including Rolling Stone and Spin Magazine.
THE CRANBERRIES - NORTH AMERICA 2009
November 12th – Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head
November 13th – Boston, MA – Orpheum
November 14th – Hampton Beach, NH – Casino Ballroom
November 16th – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Theatre
November 17th – Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
November 18th – New York, NY – Nokia Theatre
November 20th – Toronto, ONT - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
November 21st – Toronto, ONT - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
November 22nd – Montreal, QC - Olympia Theatre
November 24th – Detroit, MI - Fillmore
November 25th – Chicago, IL - Riviera
November 27th – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theatre
November 28th – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
November 29th – Kansas City, MO – Midland Theatre
December 1st – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
December 3rd – Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl
December 4th – Los Angeles, CA – Club Nokia
December 5th – San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom
December 7th - Seattle, WA - Moore Theater
The Cranberries are Dolores O'Riordan, Noel Hogan, Mike Hogan, and Fergal Lawler.
Dolores O’Riordan is available for interviews.
www.cranberries.com
www.doloresoriordan.ie
The Cranberries are managed worldwide by Danny Goldberg for Gold Village Entertainment
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