Celtic Thunder to tour

With sales surpassing one million combined CD and DVD units and almost half a million show tickets, the entertaining Celtic Thunder pay homage to the musical culture of Ireland with their upcoming North American Fall tour Heritage. In support of their most recent Public Television Special of the same name, the acclaimed show will crisscross the U.S. enthralling fans in 45 cities this Fall. The tour kicks off September 21st in Buffalo and takes the show through the Christmas holiday.

“The Celtic Thunder Heritage Tour” promises to deliver stirring and show-stopping performances in the tradition of their previous releases (Celtic Thunder: The Show, Act Two, Take Me Home, It’s Entertainment and Christmas), with Celtic Thunder returning to their distinct Irish roots. The tour features performances by fan-favorites - each with their own unique stage personas - Damian McGinty, Keith Harkin , Neil Byrne and George Donaldson , along with the newest member of the ensemble, Emmet Cahill . The inspired collection of songs includes Emmet Cahill performing the sweet and tranquil "Kindred Spirits", the toe-tapping ensemble "A Place In The Choir", and Keith Harkin’s version of the romantic ballad “The Dutchman,” and a Keith/Neil duet of the the Thin Lizzy classic "Whiskey In The Jar," to name a few. In addition to these fan favorites Celtic Thunder will be adding never before seen numbers such as the Gaelic “Dualaman”, and the nostalgic hit “Summer In Dublin”, Steve Earle’s “Galway Girl” and the Grammy award-winning “Everybody’s Talking At Me” amongst others.

After the Thanksgiving holiday, fans will get a chance to hear Celtic Thunder’s heart-warming interpretations of holiday favorites as part of “The Celtic Thunder Christmas Tour”. These cherished standards are featured on their Christmas CD (2010) and include “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas,” “Amazing Grace”, “Most Wonderful Time of The Year” and “Silent Night” as well as a few pop favorites “All I Want for Christmas Is You” and “Last Christmas” and some specially written originals, such as “Going Home For Christmas” and the “Christmas Overture”.

Since the airing of their first Public Television special in 2008, Celtic Thunder consistently remains one of the most popular musical acts for the network. In addition to their impressive sales stats of selling over one million units combined, their official YouTube channel, “Thunder Tube” has received nearly 18 million upload views since its inception in 2008. Celtic Thunder had the distinct honor of performing for President Obama at The White House’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration in 2009, and they also opened New York City’s famed St. Patrick’s Day Parade on 5th Avenue two consecutive years in a row (2008 & 2009). In addition to appearing in five hugely successful Public Television specials and their multiple appearances on QVC, Celtic Thunder has also performed on Fox & Friends, Today Show, CBS Early Show’s Saturday Second Cup Café and numerous regional shows in major cities across America. Of their live performances, The Virginian-Pilot noted, “no matter what they tackle they do it with ‘beaucoup’ energy” and The New York Times described the group as “a Fab Five peddling Celtic stylings.
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TOUR DATES - CELTIC THUNDER HERITAGE
9/21 Buffalo, NY Shea’s Performing Arts Center 7:30PM
9/23 Boston, MA Citi Performing Arts Center- Wang Theatre TBD
9/24 New York, NY Beacon Theatre 2:30PM & 8:00PM
9/25 Upper Darby, PA Tower Theatre 6:00PM
9/28 Lancaster, PA American Music Theatre 7:30PM
9/29 Mashantucket, CT MGM Grand at Foxwoods TBD
10/2 Scranton, PA Scranton Cultural Center/Masonic Temple TBD
10/4 Pittsburgh, PA Benedum Center TBD
10/6 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre TBD
10/7 Charlotte, NC Belk Theater /NC Blumenthal Perf Arts Center 8:00PM
10/8 Cherokee, NC Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center 7:30PM
10/9 Jacksonville, FL Moran Theatre (Times Union Center PAC) 7:00PM
10/12 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live/Seminole Hard Rock TBD
10/14 Sarasota, FL Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall 8:00PM
10/15 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre TBD
10/18 Kansas City, MO Midland Theatre 7:30PM
10/20 St. Louis, MO Fox Theatre TBD
10/21 Lincoln, NE Lied Center 8:00PM
10/22 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre TBD
10/24 Mesa, AZ Ikeda Theater 7:30PM
10/25 San Diego, CA Humphrey’s TBD
10/26 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre 7:30PM
10/28 Airway Heights, WA Nrthrn Quest Resort & Casino/Pend O’Reille Pav. 8:00PM
10/30 Seattle, WA McCaw Hall TBD
11/1 Boise, ID Morrison Center for Performing Arts 7:30PM
11/2 West Valley City, UT Maverik Center 7:30PM
11/4 Thackerville, OK Winstar Casino TBD
11/5 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater TBD
11/6 Little Rock, AR Robinson Center Music Hall TBD

CELTIC THUNDER CHRISTMAS
11/25 Atlantic City, NJ Trump Taj Mahal Casino/Hotel-Etess Arena TBD
11/26 Albany, NY Palace Theatre 7:30PM
11/27 Hershey, PA The Hershey Theatre 7:30PM
11/29 Springfield, MA Symphony Hall TBD
11/30 Concord, NH Capitol Center TBD
12/2 Syracuse, NY Landmark Theatre 7:30PM
12/3 Montclair, NJ Wellmont Theatre 2:30PM & 8:00PM
12/6 Cleveland, OH Playhouse Square Center-Palace Theater 7:30PM
12/7 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre 7:30PM
12/9 Kalamazoo, MI Miller Auditorium 8:00PM
12/10 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre 7:30PM
12/11 Rosemont, IL Rosemont Theatre 3:00PM
12/13 Duluth, MN Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center 7:30PM
12/15 Bloomington, IL Bloomington Center for Performing Arts TBD
12/17 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie 7:30PM

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