International Entertainment News: Ellie Goulding Announces North American Headline Tour in Support of US Debut

Ellie Goulding Announces North American Headline Tour in Support of US Debut

"THE LIGHTS TOUR" COMMENCES JULY 23 IN ATLANTA

SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cherrytree/Interscope recording artist ELLIE GOULDING returns stateside this summer for her second headline tour in support of her critically acclaimed solo debut LIGHTS. Aptly named, "THE LIGHTS TOUR" begins July 23 in Atlanta and wraps in late August. "I am really excited about the next tour," says Ellie. "This time we are ready; we are better prepared. Every city brought something new and I learned a lot playing to different crowds. It is a learning curve. America get ready -- we're coming and it's going to be huge!"

Having already conquered her native Britain with the best selling debut album of 2010, singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding has won over the US audience garnering rave reviews. Lights is, as the New York Times put it, "a happy car crash of signifiers: part electro-pop, part soul, part blues, part indie rock, part folk" that mixes heartfelt emotion with other-worldly atmospherics and the Los Angeles Times raves, "plenty of ethereal hooks, the album carries a dark overcast with a handful of emotionally raw tracks." Rolling Stone calls Lights, "sweet, sexed-up folktronica" and Entertainment Weekly affirms "anthemic dance-pop confessional."

This spring, Ellie made headlines when she was personally asked by William and Kate to play at the royal wedding. May followed with performances on Saturday Night Live and Live With Regis and Kelly. Check out Ellie live on "THE LIGHTS TOUR":

July 23 Atlanta, GA Center Stage
July 25 Washington DC 9:30 Club
Philadelphia,
July 26 PA Electric Factory
July 27 Boston, MA House of Blues
July 29 New York, NY Terminal 5
July 31 Montreal, QC Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
August 1 Toronto, ON Kool Haus
August 2 Detroit, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
Minneapolis,
August 4 MN Fine Line Music Cafe
Kansas City,
August 5 KS Kanrocksas Festival - Kansas Speedway
August 6 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza - Grant Park
August 8 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Los Angeles,
August 11 CA The Wiltern
San Francisco,
August 12 CA Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival