Joan Armatrading To Tour The World Last Time
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Joan Armatrading To Tour The World Last Time

by Paul Cashmere on August 6, 2014

in Live,News

Joan Armatrading plans to quit touring after one final worldwide tour that will bring her to Australia in December.

63-year old Joan says, “with my final major tour, I want to capture a unique memory for both myself and the audience.”

Over the past 40 years Joan Armatrading has recorded 18 studio albums.

The three-time Grammy nominee’s biggest hit was ‘Drop The Pilot’ (no. 6, 1983 Australia). It was her only top 10 song anywhere in the world.

In the UK ‘Show Some Emotion’ (1977), ‘Me Myself I’ (1980), ‘Walk Under Ladders’ (1981) and ‘The Key’ (1983) were all number one albums.

Joan Armatrading dates

December 4, Perth, Astor Theatre
December 7, Adelaide, The Gov
December 8, Melbourne, Recital Centre
December 9, Canberra, Theatre Centre
December 10, Sydney, Enmore Theatre
December 11, Port Macquarie, Panthers
December 13, Tweed Heads, Twin Towns
December 14, Brisbane, QPAC

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