Beth Orton extends Comfort of Strangers tour

Beth Orton’s 2006 album Comfort of Strangers was the hastily pulled together result of her work of just one week with Sonic Youth collaborator Jim O’Rourke. The speedy turnover for the record came about after O’Rourke heard Orton play and demanded just five days to show he should be the one to produce the album. O’Rourke also appears on the album playing bass, piano and marimba. Orton plans to bring her acoustic tour to North America in support of the album and has just recently added more dates to the summer stint which kicks off in Boston. Throughout, Orton will perform acoustically, accompanied by Rob Moose.

Plenty ‘o tour dates:

July
2 - Boston, Mass. @ Massachusetts Museum of Fine Arts
3 - Amagansett, N.Y. @ Stephens Talkhouse
5 - North Adams, Mass. @ Mass MOCA
6 - Rothbury, Mich. @ Rothbury Festival
7 - Burlington, Vt. @ Higher Ground
8 - Portland, Ore. @ Asylum
9 - Northampton, Mass. @ Pearl Street
12 - New York, N.Y. @ Webster Hall
14 - Pittsburgh, Mass. @ Mr. Smalls
16 - Nashville, Tenn. @ 3rd & Lindsley
17 - Columbus, Ohio @ Newport
19 - Louisville, Ky. @ Headliners
22 - Madison, Wis. @ Barrymore
23 - Milwaukee, Wis. @ Pabst
24 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ First. Ave.
26 - Spokane, Wash. @ Big Easy Music Hall
27 - Boise, Idaho @ Big Easy
29 - San Francisco, Calif. @ The Fillmore
31 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Avalon

Related links:
BethOrton.co.uk
Feature: Beth Orton: Comfortably Speedy
Beth Orton on MySpace