Listen to Suzanne perform songs from her Solitude Standing anniversary tour on World Cafe Friday, October 20th. Fans can listen live at 2pm ET at XPN.org
Or listen to the archived show after 5PM on Friday at World Cafe.
Get a limited edition purple vinyl version of Solitude Standing:
Tickets On-Sale: Friday 12th May 10am
Suzanne Vega announces a 14-dates in New York City and the UK tour this fall, celebrating the 30th and 25th anniversaries of her albums ‘Solitude Standing’ and ’99.9F’ by performing both in full, as well as more tracks from throughout a distinguished career.
On looking back on these two pivotal albums in her career, Suzanne Vega says:
“These songs were written and recorded many years ago, but I still love playing them live, and have ever since the albums first came out. Now to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Solitude Standing and the 25th Anniversary of 99.9F, my band and I will perform them both in their entirety for the very first time. Please join me for this very special concert!” – Suzanne Vega
Tour Dates
| September 17 2017 | New York, NY | City Winery |  |
| September 18 2017 | New York, NY | City Winery | |
| September 22 2017 | Glasgow | Royal Concert Hall | |
| September 23 2017 | Gateshead | Sage | |
| September 24 2017 | Bristol | Colston Hall | |
| September 26 2017 | Birmingham | Symphony Hall | |
| September 27 2017 | Brighton | Dome | |
| September 28 2017 | London | Palladium | |
| September 30 2017 | Manchester | Bridgewater Hall | |
| October 1 2017 | Cambridge | Corn Exchange | |
| October 2 2017 | Oxford | New Theatre | |
“It’s not to be missed.” – Theater Pizzazz
http://theaterpizzazz.com/
“Suzanne Vega Brings Her Carson McCullers Songs to Café Carlyle” -NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/20/arts/music/suzanne-vega-carson-mccullers.html
“Suzanne Vega Burns Bright Singing McCullers Songs at Cafe Carlyle”-Broadway World
http://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/BWW-Review-Suzanne-Vega-Burns-Bright-Singing-McCullers-Songs-at-Cafe-Carlyle-20170323
“Stunning, and highly recommended.” -Drama Queen
https://dramaqueennyc.com/2017/03/18/review-suzanne-vega/
“Captivating, with a definite combination of musicality, sophistication and intelligence.” -Charged
http://www.charged.fm/blog/post/11879/review-suzanne-vega-at-the-caf-carlyle
“Vega’s voice has precisely the same naked, soul-baring purity when she’s standing 20 feet away from you in 2017 as it does on Suzanne Vega (1985)” -Cabaret Scenes
http://cabaretscenes.org/2017/03/21/suzanne-vega/
“If she is back to the Carlyle next year, I’ll be there. I wouldn’t miss it.” -Huffington Post
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_58d27941e4b062043ad4ae70
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“An unexpected masterpiece 4 Stars” -R2 Magazine “One wryly perceptive American writer inhabiting the mindspace of another. Hot-jazz putdown tracks, as well as heartbroken ballads.” – NY Times “A resounding success. The music here is a testament to the power of the art from both women. For her part, more than 30 years after her first album’s release, Suzanne Vega continues to offer up surprises.” ABC News “The 10 songs can be qualified as an authentic return to grace… you don’t even need to understand the literary background to enjoy the music… which proves how elegant this is ” – Telerama “Ambitious, but persuasive piece of work! 4 stars” – Written In Music (NL) “The album has the kind of of-the-times atmosphere and smart lyricism that makes for compelling listening and Vega captures McCullers’ wit, poetic sensibility and bitchiness brilliantly.” – Scotland Herald “In her own way, Suzanne Vega is an amazing storyteller… you need to dive in the charm of these songs.”- Les échos Vanity Fair France
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One of contemporary music’s most iconic singer/songwriters, Suzanne Vega, will celebrate the remarkable life of another distinguished writer, Carson McCullers, when she releases a new studio album inspired by the novelist entitled “Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers” on her own Amanuensis Productions on October 14, 2016.
The songs, which she co-wrote with longtime friend and theatrical collaborator Duncan Sheik, richly capture the essence of McCuller’s insightful words and forward-thinking philosophies on gender and love. “I feel that McCullers’ ideas and thoughts are very modern,” Vega says, “and she incarnates them in a way that other authors don’t. She tried to live them and paid a price for it.”
In addition to releasing the new Carson McCullers-inspired album, Vega will also premiere a new production of her play “Lover, Beloved: An Evening With Carson McCullers” in Los Angeles on October 21. Vega will also embark on a US and European tour this fall, performing many of the songs from “Lover, Beloved” as well as fan favorites from her songbook.
You can pre-Order the CD and LP (and limited signed CDs), at SuzanneVega.com and you can pre-order the digital download at iTunes and get the instant grat track “Harper Lee”!
| DATE | CITY | STATE | VENUE | TICKETS |
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| 09/30/16 | Berlin, Germany | Passionskirche | TICKETS |
| 10/01/16 | Cologne, Germany | Gloria | TICKETS |
| 10/02/16 | Munich, Germany | Carl-Orff Saal | TICKETS |
| 10/03/16 | Hamburg, Germany | Fabrik | TICKETS |
| 10/5/16 | Nijmegen, NETHERLANDS | Stadsschouwburg | TICKETS |
| 10/6/16 | Borgerhout, BELGIUM | De Roma | TICKETS |
| 10/7/16 | Paris FRANCE | The Flow | TICKETS |
| 10/9/16 | Edinburgh, SCOTLAND | Queen’s Hall | TICKETS |
| 10/10/16 | Manchester, UK | Royal Northern College of Music | TICKETS |
| 10/11/16 | London, UK | Cadogan Hall | TICKETS |
| 10/13/16 | Birmingham, UK | Town Hall | TICKETS |
| 10/25/2016 | New York NY | Joe’s Pub | TICKETS |
| 10/26/2016 | New York NY | Joe’s Pub | TICKETS |
| 10/28/2016 | Cambridge MA | The Sinclair* | TICKETS |
| 10/29/2016 | Scranton PA | The Theater at North | TICKETS |
| 11/01/2016 | Alexandria VA | The Birchmere* | TICKETS |
| 11/02/2016 | Philadelphia PA | World Cafe Live* | TICKETS |
| 11/04/2016 | Ann Arbor MI | The Ark | TICKETS |
| 11/05/2016 | Evanston IL | Evanston SPACE* | TICKETS |
| 11/05/2016 | Evanston IL | Evanston SPACE* | TICKETS |
| 11/07/2016 | Minneapolis MN | Dakota Jazz Club | TICKETS |
| 11/08/2016 | Minneapolis MN | Dakota Jazz Club | TICKETS |
| 11/10/2016 | Los Angeles CA | Largo at the Coronet | TICKETS |
| 11/11/2016 | Saratoga CA | The Carriage House Theater | TICKETS |
| 11/13/2016 | San Francisco CA | Great American Music Hall | TICKETS |
| 11/15/2016 | Portland OR | Alberta Rose Theatre | TICKETS |
| 11/16/2016 | Seattle WA | The Triple Door* | TICKETS |
| 11/16/2016 | Seattle WA | The Triple Door* | TICKETS |
*Tickets to select dates on Suzanne’s upcoming tour include a digital download of her new album, Lover, Beloved: Songs From An Evening With Carson McCullers. You will receive an email with details on how to receive your download following your ticket purchase.
The new album “Lover, Beloved: Songs From An Evening With Carson McCullers” will be released October 14, 2016 on Amanuensis Productions.
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Watch Suzanne and Duncan discuss the inspiration and the making of Suzanne’s upcoming album, Lover, Beloved: Songs From An Evening With Carson McCullers.
The Wall Street Journal writes about the upcoming album “Lover, Beloved: Songs From an Evening With Carson McCullers,” out Oct 14.
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