AN EVENING WITH
MELISSA ETHRIDGE

BASS CONCERT HALL
MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2010, 8:00 P.M.

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 14 AT NOON!

Easily one of the greatest all-time female rock icons, Melissa Etheridge is also a mother and a cancer survivor. She is an outspoken cultural, political and human rights activist, a thought-provoker and a longtime truth-seeker. With the recent release Fearless Love, she is at the top of her game. Texas Performing Arts presents an evening with Melissa Ethridge and her band at Bass Concert Hall on Monday, August 2, 2010, 8pm. Tickets go on sale at noon Friday, May 14 at all authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall Box Office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at www.TexasPerformingArts.org, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.

Since 1988, Etheridge has written and recorded a stable of hits which include, “Bring Me Some Water,” “Ain’t it Heavy,” “I’m the Only One,” “Come to My Window,” “I Want to Come Over,” “Angels Would Fall,” “I Run for Life” and “I Need to Wake Up.” These tunes have rewarded her with five Platinum albums (including the multi-Platinum sets Melissa Etheridge, Your Little Secret and the six-million-selling Yes I Am), a pair of Grammys®, an Oscar®, an ASCAP Songwriter of the Year honor and the ASCAP Founders Award.

Melissa’s tenth and latest studio album, Fearless Love arrives two and a half years after her autobiographical The Awakening and six years after her battle with breast cancer. At this point, her accomplishments are endless and well documented. This has allowed Melissa Etheridge to find herself in the enviable position of being able to make exactly the music she hears in her head and feels in her heart. In 2010, that music embodies much of what we’ve come to anticipate from Etheridge—giant, soaring melodies, her bold, expressive voice, plenty of musical, lyrical and emotional drama—and it also embraces a freshness, with the appearance of mandolin and more piano, and guest vocals from Joss Stone and Natasha Bedingfield. Fearless Love offers pounding rockers and whisper-light ballads, and nods to her musical muses are tastefully sprinkled to and fro.

Her live show will incorporate classic fan favorites and songs from Fearless Love.

CALENDAR LISTING
Monday, August 2, 2010, 8:00 pm – Texas Performing Arts presents an evening with Melissa Ethridge at Bass Concert Hall (E. 23rd St. and Robert Dedman Dr). A map of the campus:
http://www.TexasPerformingArts.org/visit/maps_directions. Tickets ($35 – $100) go on sale at noon Friday, May 14 at all authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall Box Office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at www.TexasPerformingArts.org, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.

PRESS CONTACT:
Gene Bartholomew
512.471.0632 gbartholomew@TexasPerformingArts.org

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