Adele has handpicked Amos Lee to support her on her upcoming sold-out U.K. tour this fall.During a Stateside visit, Adele and Lee bumped into one other in Nashville, after which Adele posted two live YouTube clips of Lee on her blog, saying "I've loved [Amos] for ages. Just watched this and I fell a bit more in love with him all over again! Check it out."
In other news, Lee will perform on TBS's Conan on May 9th. His headlining tour in support of his critically acclaimed album Mission Bell resumes in Berlin on March 6th and returns to the U.S. on March 24th. Several shows, including an April 8th appearance at Nashville's famed Ryman Auditorium, are sold-out. Lee will also headline the Zac Brown Band's Southern Ground Music and Food Festival on April 10th at Clemson University in South Carolina.
Amos Lee's upcoming headlining tour dates are as follows:
03/06 Lido Berlin, Germany
03/07 Stage Club Hamburg, Germany (SOLD OUT)
03/09 Paradiso Amsterdam, Holland (SOLD OUT)
03/11 New Morning Paris, France (SOLD OUT)
03/13 Union Chapel London, England (SOLD OUT)
03/24 State Theatre Minneapolis, MN
03/25 Riverside Theater Milwaukee, WI
03/26 The Vic Theater Chicago, IL (SOLD OUT)
03/27 Egyptian Room Indianapolis, IN
03/29 The Ark Ann Arbor, MI (SOLD OUT)
04/01 Irving Plaza New York, NY
04/02 Irving Plaza New York, NY (SOLD OUT)
04/03 Wilbur Theater Boston, MA
04/05 Merriam Theatre Philadelphia, PA
04/06 9:30 Club Washington, DC
04/08 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN (SOLD OUT)
04/09 Variety Theatre Atlanta, GA (SOLD OUT)
04/10 Southern Ground Festival Clemson, SC
04/22 Lincoln Theater Raleigh, NC (SOLD OUT)
04/23 Knight Center Charlotte, NC
04/24 Mountain Stage Charleston, WV
04/25 Tennessee Theater Knoxville, TN
04/28 NCPAC Charleston, SC
04/29 WorkPlay Soundstage Birmingham, AL (SOLD OUT)
04/30 Jazz and Heritage Festival New Orleans, LA
05/22 The Hangout Festival Gulf Shores, AL
06/12 Bonnaroo Manchester, TN
Fall U.K. tour dates with Adele. All dates are sold out:
09/04 Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth, UK
09/05 BIC Bournemouth, UK
09/07 International Arena Cardiff, UK
09/08 Empress Ballroom Blackpool, UK
09/10 Civic Hall Wolverhampton, UK
09/11 Civic Hall Wolverhampton, UK
09/13 De Montford Hall Leicester, UK
09/14 02 Academy Newcastle, UK
09/16 Manchester Apollo Manchester, UK
09/17 Manchester Apollo Manchester, UK
09/19 Hammersmith Apollo London, UK
09/20 Hammersmith Apollo London, UK
09/22 Royal Albert Hall London, UK
09/24 Usher Hall Edinburgh, Scotland
09/25 02 Academy Glasgow, Scotland
