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I figured I might as well start this now, since Mel went ahead and started the possibility of Chicago. It will probably be a while yet before we know anything about the '09 tour dates, but if any start trickling in, we can talk about them here. :)

I'm mosdef gonna try my hardest to go to the Nashville show again this year.

I really am hoping they come back to Columbus. Would be completeing my journey, at least, since that is where my first show was at. And if they do, I have made a deal and been taken care of.

I really would like to see them this tour. PLEASE CW if you are reading this: come to central Maryland! (or the eastern panhandle of WV ;))

Hoping they will visit their Palace here in Louisville!

   Amen to that Anderpaw!  We've rated two nights of concerts these past two years--surely we'll get at least one in 2009!   ;) ;D

I'm really hoping they return to South Bend as well.  That was where my first and second shows were. :)

I am hoping they come back to FT. MYERS.They were here "practicing" for several days at the arena before they did their first show Here. ;D

Amen!  Those two were my only CW shows.  This time around I know about the Forum and that there are people like Jeanine who are there too.  It would be great to take my 2 little girls (4 & 3 years old and big fans) to see "the Girls".

Maybe, if there is enough Forum interest in that show we could get together before the show at....I don't know...Fiddler's Hearth? or maybe since pizza seems to go over big on the Forum......Barnaby's?  Both local favorites and both minutes away the beautiful Morris Performing Arts Center.
                                                                                                  Phil

No, I'm not with the Chamber of Commerce. :D

LOL!!

It would be great if we could have some more forum members join us here, should the girls come.  They did an M&G here in April 2007, though I didn't go to it, just the show.  I have asked our local PBS station if they heard anything about the possibility and am waiting for a response.  I would vote for Fiddler's Hearth.  It's our local publick house, patterned after Ireland's pubs.  The food is good there too, with authentic Irish menu items. ;)

I do hope that they come back to Austin!!!

You could count me in on the South Bend shows. Not that far for me.   Let's see-- Chicago-- then South Bend-- Then Toledo and finally Columbus.   Man, I really got'ta start saving up!!!

I'm just hoping that they stop in Buffalo. They didn't come this past year, but they did the year before.

I thought that might be the appropriate place.  It's actually within walking distance of the venue, as you know.  That would be a fun Forum stroll.

I hope they come back to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania area.

http://www.bradenton.com/entertainment/story/813224.html
Sunday, August 17^th 2008

"The Tampa Bay Performing Art Center will offer a fun-filled collection of events for the 2008-09 season, featuring dance, music, Broadway musicals and much more...the center's music lineup will feature a diverse mix of musicians...Other music highlights are "The Pink Floyd Experience," the return of Celtic Woman! and a musical revue inspired by The Beatles."

 ;D ;D ;D ;D

I believe they are scheduled at TBPA on April  5, 09. ;D
Bp

Oooooo! I might have to take a little road trip to Tampa if that's the case! ;D

I hope they come back to the Southeast Florida area....anywhere in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale or Palm Beach would be perfect for me!!!!!!!! Miami is preferable though, lol.

Here's the article.
http://www.bradenton.com/entertainment/story/810503-p2.html
Bp

ok..here's the schedule gang.
http://www.bradenton.com/entertainment/story/810503-p2.html
I've been trying to call and confirm, but no luck yet, so let's all hold our breath!
Bp

Ugh! April 5th is a Sunday...that would be way too tricky to drive to Tampa and drive back on the same night BEFORE school the next day. If it could have been the 4th, it would be PERFECT. I suppose I could start hoping and praying that next semester's class schedule will have no class on Monday for me, but I have a feeling that's just gonna be waaaayyyyy improbable.  :D

Wow, that seems a lot later than normal for them to be in Florida (last year they were in KC at the end of March).

Awesome!  Our first trickle of tour dates!  As far as the lateness, who knows, perhaps they're simply not starting in FL this year or perhaps they're starting later in order to record the new show! ;) Can't wait for official news from CW Ltd.! ;D

Chicago informed me, last week, that they would have no information until mid- November.   I'm not sure if that meant fo us or they didn't know.  I sure don't blame them for not releasing any info-- talk about opening a flood gate!!!    :D  :D  It seems that all venues would have the date because of reserving the auditorium for the show. But as I said, who could blame any of them for holding back until they can sell us the tickets.   Would be nice to be able to make plans ( for those of you that need to) and to get a hotel lined up.  I guess I'm just anxious to get them here!!   :)  :)  :)

More Florida dates, please!!!! :D :D :D :D

This is all very exciting stuff and today has been so lovely. First, Celtic Woman tour date in Tampa...second, school might be cancelled tomorrow for Hurricane Fay. The universe is just lining up for me today!

I contacted KCPT and they said that CW would be included in their December pledge drive and that they would let me know when it gets closer.

I am hoping that they include Philadelphia,Baltimore, Reading or Radio City Music Hall on their 2009 tour. They are all within a two hour drive for me. I am ready to go on the road for CW!!  ;D ;D


Zee

Any '09 Texas tour dates yet???

I'm as anxious as anyone else, but I think all the speculation is a little premature.  I doubt if we'll see a full tour schedule before November.

I wouldn't expect one either, but hey, some dates are better than no dates   ;)   :)

I have been thinking, something that isn't a good thing for me, but maybe CW wants to spend a real Spring/Summer in NICE weather, so they are delaying the start of their Spring Tour to get past OUR Cold weather.

Ok, I figure with all the rain Ireland has been getting, the past 2 summers at least, that sounds like they need some SUNSHINE to soak up for a change.  :D ;)

Good point!  ;D I have Dublin on the little weather thingy on my iPhone, and whenever I look at it it always says that it's raining!  :-\

What better reason to come to sunny Florida!  ;D

they can come to sunny Ohio too. Actually we could swap weather...we need rain....badly...., but rather have CW over here instead  ;)

Well the ladies were at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh last year on St Patricks Day. It wont happen again in 09. How do I know? The Penguins have a home game with the Thrashers that day  >:(

We have other venues here though, so we can still hope.

Is it November yet?     Rich is right.....the list will come out soon enough....

but getting in line at your PBS station....is important ;D

like to know if anyone would be interested on group sales ticket from the Tampa Bay from what i understand WEDU/PBS Tampa my have tickets for their fund drive, but i am going to ask the question of TBPAC about group sales

you can use my hotmail address if you would like  rflandry@hotmail.com

Richard

I was looking around our dates and found this. http://www.ninjatickets.com/?v=547 (http://www.ninjatickets.com/?v=547)
Its down at the bottom.Don't know if its real or not,but its worth keeping an eye on it.
Why they'd be performing at 12 am I have no idea. ???

I would doubt the time is accurate.  It's more likely 12 pm if it's 12 anything.  They've been known to do matinee shows occasionally.  I would definitely make sure it's valid though.

The Greensboro Coliseum has a Masterworks symphony concert scheduled for that evening at 7:30.  Their web site makes no mention of a CW performance.

If I am recalling correctly, February 26 was the date that the last Greensboro concert was.  They must have simply made a mistake.

The Tampa Bay Preforming Arts Center has just posted their official CW announcement here: http://www.tbpac.com/shows/show.cfm?recordID=2261 (http://www.tbpac.com/shows/show.cfm?recordID=2261), though you can't buy tickets yet.

It looks like there will be two shows that day. A matinee at 3 and a second show at 7:30.

aislin

A matinee at 3? Hmmm. I may be able to do that. I'll have to think about this one.  :D

Edited to add: I think I've pretty much worked it out, and if anyone here is going to the Tampa show I'll see you there, lol.  ;D

So Emily You ARE?? going to the tampa Show??!?!? Lets Chill!!!! ^.^

I *think* so. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to work it out if there is indeed a 3pm matinee. It's not 100% yet, I'll know more when we get the final tour date schedule in a few months (I'm assuming), but I'm going to try my hardest to get there!

I hope they will return to the RI at the Providence Performing Arts Center!  And hopefully for more than one show.  Last year it was 3 shows!  Lets hope for 3 or even a 4th!  I'll be there for all of them!!!

I hope CW decides to make more stops in Virginia this tour they only made one last time.

Ditto!

Just got word from LPB that they are confirmed for La. on April 16. LPB is the PBS in Louisiana and it basically covers the whole state, so there's no definite location yet. Though they think it will probably be Baton Rouge and we should have confirmation on that within the next day or so. I'll wait until we have a permanent city to update the list but I did want to let people know.

aislin

Same here!

I just received an e-mail detailing CW's stop in Memphis! The girls will be there on April 8 and 9 at the Orpheum Theater (http://www.orpheum-memphis.com/) with a M&G on the 8th.

The local PBS, WKNO (http://wkno.org/), hasn't started advertising the shows yet... BUT we have a contact in WKNO that will sell the tickets now. The prices are $500 for 2 tickets to the show and M&G on the 8th and $200 for a pair of tickets to either show.

If you are interested in buying tickets to these shows before WKNO starts selling them on TV, PM me and I'll pass along our contact's name and phone number.

aislin

I'm waiting for St. Patrick's day in NY ;D ;D
Bp

KVCR, a PBS in California, has posted their CW dates for next year, April 27-28 at the McCallum Theater in Palm Dessert.

KVCR (http://kvcr.org/pages/146.asp)

aislin

As regards the Memphis shows, I've just been informed that there are only going to be 15 pair of M&G tickets available... and WKNO just sent out a members newsletter via e-mail that included the CW shows. So if you want the M&G tickets, I suggest you act now.

aislin

Same here; I am also waiting for St. Patrick's Day in NY. Saw them there last time and thoroughly loved the show!
Joan

aislin,

Thank you for organizing the 2009 tour.


Tom

I seconded that! If they come again I'll definitely try my best to attend.

March 11, 2009 at the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township, PA

I'm with Joan & bpea...I can't wait to see them again at Radio City! It would be my third year in a row. Do they ever do M&Gs in NYC, does anyone know? I know they're usually in town for a couple of nights and I would LOVE to get to a M&G!!!!

Here's the PBS link for the Wilkes-Barre show: http://www.wvia.org/events/celticwoman.html (http://www.wvia.org/events/celticwoman.html). There is a M&G and I've updated the list.

With this show being on March 11 it does put the girls in the States for St. Patrick's Day.

aislin

LPB, PBS in Louisiana, has confirmed that CW will be at the Baton Rouge River Center Arena on April 16. I've added the date to the list.

aislin

Did someone say St. Patrick's Day?


YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Bp

I believe it was PLD who once asked Meav, "What do you do to celebrate St Patrick's Day?"  Meav responded, "We go to America!"

(Hopefully I didn't butcher that memory LOL)

Kelli,

Close! It was the Regis and Kelly appearence on St. Patrick's Day 2006. The girls were asked how real Irish people celebrate St. Patrick's Day and that was Méav's response.

The performance (to Chris :P) can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvsbInFb3RI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvsbInFb3RI). The question is at the very end.

aislin

Intresting cause I went to some tickets agents and they don't have dates listed.

Shywolf,

With the exception of the Tampa Bay show all of these dates have come directly from PBS. CW is one of the most successful fundraisers that PBS has ever had and when CW confirms a date the local PBS's starts advertising it and our members report back and we start a list. The local PBS's have first pick at tickets and by selling in advance they also ensure that people who want good seats will buy from them.

CW.com won't post the entire tour schedule until all, or almost all, of the tour has been set up. Ticketmaster won't start to sell tickets for another couple of months. I'd guess that we'll see the first tickets there around October or November, though that's purely a guess from past experience.

aislin

Aislin, I understand that just didn't know some of PBS stations are already having tickets for sale now next year in April. I emailed KCET here at Los Angeles yet no reply yet. Yet will show ACC in December soo maybe maybe shows will be annocunced. I know the PBS station in Palm Desert posted for sale tickets already. Just these are way in advance and Greek Theater here dosen't having listed for April or May next year.

Lindsey,
Thank goodness you're here to save me from my memory LOL  How you remember such details amazes me...thank you!  :-*

they are coming to Wilkes-Barre on March 11!
that's only slightly more than 2 hours from you

I just talked to WVIA and ordered my tickets
They only have 4 sets of M & G tickets left!

Ok, so I'm a bit confused about something and I'm wondering if some of you veteran concert-goers can help me out.

Are PBS always involved in selling tickets? With Tampa, for example, they only have information on the venue website. I've scoured the PBS website(s) and don't see anything. Obviously, I was planning on grabbing my tickets to the Tampa show from the venue website (when they go on sale), but if PBS is going to be involved and is going to be offering some kind of special thingy I'd get tickets from them. So, I guess my question is, are PBS always involved in selling CW tickets, or does it just depend on the city?

I'm very confused about all of this, lol.

Em, PBS is not involved in every concert.  Your best bet is to call the appropriate PBS station and ask them.

Ah okay, that's what I thought but I wasn't sure. I wasn't even sure if they were involved with the Jax show last year. All I knew was that I got my ticket from JaxEvents.com, lol, which I assume was the venue website. I get so utterly perplexed with all of this CW ticket business. It gets a bit complicated and I guess it's just way over my head at this point. Be smarter than the concert tickets, Emily, smarter than the concert tickets. ;D

I'll definitely do some investigative work with the Tampa PBS and perhaps shoot them an e-mail or give them a call. Thanks, Rich!

Still hoping for a Southeast, FL concert, btw, so I don't have to drive 5 hours. :D

aislin,

Darla and I just attended THK show last night in Pittsburgh and the PBS rep from WQED informed us that CW will be coming back to Pittsburgh on March 3rd and 4th with M&G.  We don't know if that will be for both nights or just for one.

Thanks,


Tom

Hmm...Pittsburgh is in driving distance....

any news about Nashville? I've been trying to investigate, but I'm not getting very far.. :(

;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D

Great news!

I was hoping that if Tom went to THKs he would try to get info and give us good news. And...he did! Thank you.

I bet they will be at the Benedum. So far nothing listed yet on that web page though. But both those days, a Tues & Wed, have no shows at all for any of our 'cultural' venues. So those days make sense with the venue availablity.

Now if I only have some money left to buy tix. Market down big time again today.

NYNYNYNYNYNY..St. Patrick's day.. St. Patrick's day..St. Patrick's day.....Sorry just praying out Loud gang... :D
Bp

Hello All Excited Concert Goers,

Just wondering, with CW Greatest Album coming out shortly.
Will there be a new CD coming out to go along with the upcoming '09 concerts?
Like how they did with "New Journey"?

Best Regards,
Howard

We don't know, that's the short answer. We do know that the European tour will be the last time A New Journey will be the tour show. Feasibly they could record a new show between the European tour and the start of the US spring tour... but that's pure speculation... and a bit of wishful thinking/hoping.

aislin

 I too am hoping and praying they have the time for a new show, but of course I can never get enough of the old one.

Oooooo March 3 and 4 falls on my Spring Break from school!  :o I'll have to stay up to date with the Pittsburgh information. Maybe Pittsburgh will be my Spring Break destination, hahaha.  :D

:o
I bet thats the first time the words "Pittsburgh will be my spring break destination" have ever been uttered.

When I worked at Pitt, I once met a young lady from Miami with the last name 'Marino" For you non-football fans, there once was a famous football player, a quarterback named Marino who played pro ball for the Miami Dolphins but played his college days at Pitt and in fact grew up and went to high school right by Pitt's campus. So I mentioned this to this young lady and asked "Why on earth does a person leave Miami and come to college in Pittsburgh?" And her response was "The nursing school" as she was an undergrad majoring in nursing and Pitt apparently has (or had) a good program.

Anyway, Emily one thing that I will suggest to you The weather here may not be exactly what a Floridian would find as friendly. You may need to buy a winter coat! You may even see some white stuff falling from the sky. Its ok...thats called snow  :D

Someone correct me, but I remember seeing a program from maybe 2006, that had listed, alot of the songs from A New Journey, so did they perfom these songs on Tour before Slane was taped?

Yes they did. I can't remember which ones, but I did compare the two programs and there were quite a few songs listed that were performed on the 2006 & 2007ANJ tour.

AMEN!!!

Zee

Well...I live where people Spring Break so the whole "lying on the beach for an entire week" is kind of boring to me. I can do that anytime, not just during Spring Break. :D LOL!

BTW, speaking of Dan Marino and the Dolphins....random fact: The Miami Dolphins training camp is located at the University where I attend law school, hehe. ;D

And anyway, I'm kinda thinking of traveling for CW during my Spring Break, since apparently they'll be touring during that time and it would just work out so well schedule wise. I really want a Meet and Greet this time and I doubt Florida will get any. Gonna have to fight for one, it looks like.

I'll be sure to buy a winter coat for that falling white, fluffy stuff. ;) I think there's one buried back in my closet that I haven't used since I got moved back from Tallahassee. :D

Oh yeah sure, rub it in lol  :D

Seriously though I hope you can make it. I am just kiddin' around here. Not trying to discourage you from coming here. Just something about Pittsburgh as spring break destination just seems...different. But in your situation with school and the tour schedule it certainly makes a lot of sense. Another strange thing that has happened in the past is when the college kids around here (and there are tens of thousands) go away for spring break in March, we always seem to get a snowstorm  :(  Kind of funny how that works out sometimes.

;D ;D ;D ;D

I will see when more of the tour schedule will come out, as well as how many Florida dates are going to be available and if any of them will have Meet and Greets. That's what I'm shooting for this time! But I dunno....March may come around and I may find myself in Pennsylvania for Spring Break!  :D

Emily, easier. Find out where they will be, park close to teh bus and jump put as theare getting out. You will get noticed.<g>

jim

LOL, because you know, that isn't stalker-ish behavior.  ::) :D :D :D

The following is an email that Sharon and I received from WVIZ/PBS in Cleveland yesterday,

Please note, that the new CW tour is called "Isle of Hope" pretty cool title.

If anyone wants to join the "Friends of Thomas" group at this Cleveland CW show, please contact Robin from the information contained in the email below.

Thanks,


Tom
PS, we already have 20 people going



Hi Tom and Sharon,
 
As promised, I just wanted to let you know that the new Celtic Woman tour, Isle of Hope,  will be in Cleveland on Saturday June 13th at 8PM at the Palace Theater.  WVIZ/PBS is, once again, working with the group's promoter and will be offering tickets as thank you gifts to members.
 
Our first offer of tickets will be during the broadcast of the group's newest PBS program, "Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey Holiday Special," on Saturday, November 29th at 7:00 pm.
 
If you're interested in getting to the head of the line for your tickets, please contact Robin Carreon at 216-916-6164 or by email at robin.carreon@ideastream.org.  I've cc'ed Robin on this email.
 
Jean M. Zeller
Individual Giving Director
WVIZ/PBS & 90.3 WCPN® ideastream®
Idea Center™
1375 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115-1835
(216) 916-6158
(216) 916-6159 (Fax)
jean.zeller@ideastream.org
 

Any relation to the Irish Tenor song, I wonder...?
Thanks for the info! :D

Love the new tour title.  And it sounds like there's a new Christmas special, too.  Awesome!

To the best of my knowledge the 'Holiday Special' is simply the Greatest Journey DVD.

aislin

Thanks for the info Thomas....Isle of Hope..I like it! ;D
Bp

Wow....a June show? Looks like this is gonna be a lengthy little tour we've got goin' on here! I'm liking that it's extended into summer! ;D

Not to too technical but.......June 13 would still be Spring ;).  I get what you mean though.  Still waiting on a local Date myself.  I just know they will come to South Bend (on knees praying).
 
 

June 13?  My 65th birthday.  Hmmmmmmmm................

If anyone needs to split a pair of tix and passes, please let me know, I would be happy to split the cost with you.

-Chris

I think we all know that I will be there if I have to crawl up I-70 from Columbus....

now if I just get my wish for June 12th.... ;)

I also recieved the email, since I am a member of the Cleveland PBS, thanks to the Akron show last fall.  I have been been just about to burst, keeping the new Name of the Tour secret. People were looking at me funny, like why was I grinning so much  ;D

I love the sound of Isle of Hope.  :)

Dang nothing posted for Los Angeles KCET just the Palm Desert station. You getting early info on the east coast :(

Mel,

Why were you keeping it a secret?

aislin

I didn't want to spoil Tom's annoucement!  ;)

Plus we haven't heard an Official announcement from CW on the Tour name.

Call me Gun Shy, didn't want to over step my bounds. :)

Ooooh yeah, that's true. I guess because I'm a Floridian I don't really care about the seasons enough to know when they start/end. It all feels like Summer here, lol.

I'm really anxious to know more tour dates. I want to know what's going to go on in Florida, so I'll know if I'll have to pack my bags and do some serious traveling for Celtic Woman. There are shows I'm interested in attending due to good timing with my schedule (i.e. during my Spring Break) and M&G stuff, but I don't want to commit myself until I know all of my options. I'm practically getting hives over this!!! Eeeeeeeeeek!!!

Oh the things we stress out about for Celtic Woman.  ::)

Okay...I am calling the PBS sweet lady on Monday. Come on Atlanta...hopefully you are on the tour list ;D

Kathleen,

Planes fly to Cleveland everyday and you can fly Airtran from Atlanta to Canton cheap.

Come on along to Cleveland,


Tom

Oh gees Tom, just twist her are why don't ya!!  ;D

She could Fly to Columbus and ride up with me too ya know!!  ;)

I love the title of the new show.  Reminds me of the song Isle of Hope Isle of Tears.  Maybe CW will sing it!   ;)

Here's a link to Brian Dunphy's MySpace page,  it's my favorite version of this song.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=77453246&MyToken=9d4b43a5-b5f5-43be-8fc7-6702a89c4467

Plus the song is written by a certain person you might have heard of.  Here's the lyrics:

Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears ()
Author: Brendan Graham

On the first day of January
Eighteen Ninety-two
They Opened Ellis Island
And they let the people through.
And the first to cross the threshold
Of the Isle of hope and tears
Was Annie Moore from Ireland
Who was all of fifteen years.

CHORUS
Isle of hope, Isle of tears,
Isle of freedom, Isle of fears,
But it's not the Isle
I left behind...
That Isle of hunger, Isle of pain,
Isle you'll never see again
But the Isle of home
Is always on your mind.

In her little bag she carried
All her past and history
And her dreams for the future
In the land of liberty.
And courage is the passport
When your old world disappears
’Cause there's no future in the past
When you're fifteen years.

CHORUS
When they closed down Ellis Island
In Nineteen Forty-three
Seventeen million people
Had come there for sanctuary.
And in springtime when I came here
And stepped onto its piers,
I thought of how it must have been
When you're only fifteen years.

CHORUS

But the Isle of Home
is always on your mind

I haven't checked this thread in a little while, but now that I have, just to let everyone know, I have emails and questions sent to both of the PBS stations which sponsored the two concerts I've attended.  One, of course, was WQED in Pittsburgh, the other was WPSU in State College at the Penn State University campus.  If I'm able to get any more information that hasn't already posted, I'll put it up as soon as I'm able!

A concert close by would be great again, although I'm still trying to figure out if I can manage Chicago this year.

Sara....Cool song. Thanks for the link. When we were in NY this summer...we visited Ellis Island. They called it the Isle of Hope/ Isle of tears. It sank in...just realizing how many people came through there. Those that got to go through...and those that were sent back. Great Song

Hesprit...hope they come your way!

A little Birdie told me that CW is coming to Atlanta .... ;D Will let all know more...when I know more ;D They said North of Atlanta....hmmmmmmmmmmmmm There is a brand new ampitheater....5-10 minutes from my house!

Kathleen,  maybe you should start building onto your home-- NOW!!!  LOL 

hesprit,

WQED in Pittsburgh has two shows on March 3rd and 4th with M&G, just not sure if the M&G are both nights or only one.

Hope this helps,


Tom

The tickets for Pittsburgh aren't on sale yet are they? This is one of the shows I'm considering since it's during my break from school.

Pittsburgh "Isle of Hope" tickets are not available yet.

Tom

I wonder if Lynn will perform "Erin Beo" from her CD, hmmmm.  We'll just have to wait and see what we hear from CW Ltd.

That's so funny, Jeanine! I thought of this exact question today as I was listening to that song in my car. :D

To everyone asking about the Pittsburgh shows, WQED just mentioned the CW shows to Tom in passing. I've e-mailed them looking for more info, like a venue, so I can add it to the list but so far no response.

aislin

I received an email response from the "Director - Radio, TV Programming, Marketing" at WPSU, the station in University Park, PA located on the campus of Penn State University.  He said that they don't know of any plans for Celtic Woman to return to Central Pennsylvania, but "if they do we (the station) would be very interested in partnering with the venue hosting the event."

I ... kinda sorta hinted that it might not be too late to see about making some contacts to see if the schedule was filled up yet.

Here is the info I got from KCET here at Los Angeles:

Thank you for your inquiry.

Currently, there are no Los Angeles tour dates listed for 2009 via the Celtic Woman website, and we, at KCET, do not have any information regarding whether or not we will be offering tickets during any upcoming pledge drives.

WTVI informed me that they have heard no plans for a Charlotte, NC concert, but to write again in January, when they might have a different answer.

Yeah I emailed them last month and they said the same thing.

UGH!!!! I hope that is just because it's still really early.  :'(

Yes I think that it is still early. It seems few of these places wish to be quoted on a date that isnt set in stone. Cant blame them though. Gotta wait till things are official. And we do seem to be a somewhat eager and energetic bunch. Perhaps these things just need time and we need to be patient.

Ooooo but it's so hard to be patient when it comes to CW! :D

But...it's true. It's still only September and I guess we just have to wait. *sigh*

I guess I can keep myself busy for a few more months (http://smilies.vidahost.com/contrib/paladin/flamethrower.gif)(http://www.planetsmilies.com/smilies/happy/happy0065.gif)

Yep! I am ready for Tampa! Although I will only be at the 3pm show because of school the next day...but hey, one is better than none!  ;D

Also be informed, SOME PBS's may not want to give out that info just yet. They maybe saving it for their members first.  They will send out notices, much like Cleveland did, to their current members to give them first info and opportunity. Then they will go thru their pledging drive. There are some exceptions though.

KVIE confirmed they will be coming to Sacramento, however dates and such are not yet confirmed but in the process.

Wait...they're working on getting the details worked out by December '08 or getting CW by December '08? There's no way...they've gotta be mistaken about that.

Wow, I'm confused, but at least they are saying something other than NO CW.

By reading what Howard got from the PBS station there, is to have CW perform in South Florida December 2008.

It may not be a Tour show that the PBS is talking about, but maybe an appearance, on the PBS for a Pledge night, to promote the new DVD that is coming out and the New Tour.

But we will just have to wait and see what CW announces.

To the best of my knowledge CW isn't planning on being in the states in December. They typically spend the winter holiday months at home with their family, which is why we've never seen the Christmas show on tour.

I'm betting that howard meant the PBS would have a date for the Spring tour set up by December. Mid-November is way to close for them to try to be selling tickets to a show, especially considering that it will be the holiday season and people will be traveling. I also can't honestly see CW coming over for just PBS station promos.

aislin

That's what I figured that he meant too, and if so, AWESOME NEWS!!! I hope they work it out. ;D

So exciting :) I really should contact WPBT and get in their good graces also, so I can get these updates too.

Hello Everyone,

It was bought to my attention there may be some confusion, what I have previously posted...

Quoting word-for-word...

"As per VP of programming there is a new show that we are trying to obtain for December"

Reading this more carefully, she may be thinking of the new "Greatest Hits"

However, I did spicify a live concert...
I have sent a message to have her be more clear in what she means.

I apologize for any confusion...

Best Regards,
Howard

Going by the quote that howard posted above it sounds like they are talking about airing TGJ on that PBS station. That makes sense as that's the pattern we usually see with PBS, they start airing the new CW shows in the December pledge drives and the DVD gets released around that time as well.

aislin

Hello Everyone,

This is the final time I am going to post about this.

I spoke on the phone today (Sept 26), to the program director of PBS in South Florida, to get a clarification from the email she sent me about concerts in the area.
As of today there are NO PBS CW concerts scheduled in the South Florida area (Miami,Ft.Lauderdale,West Palm Beach).
However, they are working to see about have CW come to S.Fla for their new show in 2009.
The director told me she will know better what's going on end of Nov., she told me I can call her back then.

Sorry for my previous post...I let my heart speak for my brain.

Best Regards,
Howard

That's what I figured it was, but that's great news that they are working to see about CW coming down here! I would love that!!! Whooohooooo! :)

Somone at CW LTD. is probably reading this thread saying:
"you know those Americans are Really funny ;D"
I hope we make them laugh alot!
Bp
P.S. Howard it's ok....we understand when it comes to CW!


Yeah ok, I know it's not the topic gang... ;)

    It doesn't hurt for us to contact our PBS stations often with these types of inquiries.  While they may find it a bit irritating at times, it does serve to communicate to them how great the interest in Celtic Woman continues to be. Of course, the acid test for them will be in the pledges they get during the fund drives.  Let's not forget to do our part there also!  :)

??? I am kinda super confused.. what exactly are they touring with for songs... since there isn't a new dvd (besides TGJ).  or is that what the spring tour will be?

Cris,

Here, to the best of our knowledge, is what is going to happen on the spring tour. The current European tour will be the last of A New Journey. The spring tour will be a completely new show called Isle of Hope. I'd imagine the new songs off TGJ, The Call and Pie Jesu, will be on tour as well as several more new songs. When the accompanying DVD/CD comes out depends on a few things such as when they actually film the new DVD and whether or not they already have the CD recorded when the tour starts. In theory they could film a new DVD in January or February of next year and have it out in around the middle of the tour. But historically CW has filmed their specials in August/September.

There's also a bit of history to throw in here as well, just because it's a new show doesn't mean that it will be all new songs. When CW first started touring after the original DVD several of the songs from A New Journey were used, such as At the Céili and The Voice, and when A New Journey went on tour a few songs from the original show remained, Butterfly and You Raise Me Up etc.

aislin

  Isle of Hope works for me, I suggested to David he call the new show A New Hope, but if one of my words is in there I'm happy and kinda sounds the same. I would really love it if he used the lyrics I wrote for the song A New Hope, of course I'm sure it would have to be re-wrote as I wasn't sure if it worked.

Okay, this is what happens to me when I focus too much on overtime at work.  This is the first I am hearing about this...I figured that they wouldn't announce anything till after the European tour.  Now it is fall and YES the 2009 tour whisperings are out.  Heck, I didn't even know about the new DVD out on Oct. 28 until like today.

From the dates I gather, I think that they may start the tour later due to the fact that the new show was supposed to be already filmed by now.  The European tour delayed the taping of the new show.  Does anybody know when the new show is going to be taped for DVD?  It would give a good indication on the scheduling of the 2009 tour. 

No, we don't yet know when the taping will be.  We're still eagerly awaiting an update regarding that information. :)

I just realized, I won't be able to read any reviews of the Show till after I go to my first one (of 09 of course)...I want to be...SURPRISED!!  ;D ;D


Now as for the Tour, I have made a decision. If anyone gets more info about Pittsburgh, such as when tickets are available, M&G etc, and if anyone buys a pair and needs someone to take the extra one (will pay for of course)...I voluteer to take that ticket, especially if it's a M&G. Pitt is only a 3hr drive from me. This offer goes for both nights (least my understanding Pitt maybe 2 nights)


 :) :) :)

Mel,

You are correct, March 3rd and 4th.  There will be M&G, just not sure when.

When I hear something, I'll let you know.


Tom

Thanks Tom!!

I just received a notification from Pollstar.Com that Celtic Woman will be in Fresno, CA on May 1, 2009.

Brad T

As of today I was informed that CW will be in CA at the end of April to May 6

I received a copy of the e-mail that WQED (Pittsburgh) is sending out about CW in '09. Thomas did have the dates right dates with March 3 & 4. The venue this year will be The Benedum Center for the Performing Arts as opposed to last year when they were at the Mellon Arena. There will be a M&G on the 3rd and I've updated the list.

aislin

I don't know if this is the right place to ask and if it's not go ahead and move my post, but does anyone know yet about the next DVD taping that was supposed to be somewhere in the U.S.? Have they announced anything about it yet?

There will be a new concert taping in 2009. There is no further information - dates, location, etc. - to report yet.  We'll let you know.

Rich,

Now that is new news,

Thanks,


Tom

aislin,

It appears that CW is going back to their more intimate original venues for 09.

Thanks,


Tom

 

I agree with Bill - in Portland, at what is usually a basketball arena, the balcony seats were a LONG way from the stage.  Five foot tall ladies are not as easy to see as 7 foot tall guys.
Fortunately, I had binoculars.  In Salt Lake, the balcony seats were closer, but I still used binoculars.  (Well, I HAD to check Chloe's nails and report back!)

Maybe they will be at the Greek Theater at Los Angeles, CA again ???

Does anyone know when the full schedule might be released? Are we thinking November-ish? I'd just really like to know what my possibilities are. I really wanted a M&G this time around, but that's looking pretty unlikely right now. I've totally given up on any Southeast FL dates. Hopefully there will be more than just Tampa!

The 2008 Spring tour was posted in January, but who knows with this new one! I hope CW posts it soon! I am getting impatient.

Yeah, I'm getting quite impatient too. :D

PBS KVCR here in the Inyo County has tickets and M&G for April 28 & 29. Though for me is to far especailly during the week.

I am hoping, snce the Tour seems to be going thru at least the first part of June, that Red Rocks in there somewhere. That is the only show I would be willing to travel far for this time round.

I was told April until May 6  in  California & So Cal ??? But could be other or same states but different areas.

Red Rocks . . . oooooooo if they go there I so totally hope somehow i can pull it off and go to it!! (they could end up doing the taping there, you never know).

As a Denver native that's what I'm hoping for! *G*

Red Rocks in the summer would be perfect! My Grandmother lives in Denver so I could go and stay with her. :D

BTW, for anyone interested in Tampa, I've been in touch with the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center and they are still waiting on sale dates for the two shows in April.

More dates for you all. KBYU (http://www.kbyutv.org/) in Utah is saying that CW will be there on May 12. No venue, just the date.

And WMFE (https://secure2.convio.net/wmfe/site/Ecommerce/616631341?store_id=1161), Orlando, has just started selling tickets for Saturday, April 4, at the Amway Arena. There is a M&G.

aislin

AHHH!!!!
 
JUST GOT MY ORLANDO TICKETS AND M&G ORDERED!!!!! I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!!

THIS IS AMAZING!!! I'm FREAKING OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've heard that one before! ;) ;D

Zee

Way to go Emily !!! I am really excited for you...WOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!


Zee

Thanks, Zee!!! ;D Boy, I am VERY excited about this. Makes this mountain of homework seem so much less horrible.

Congrats, Emily!  I'm so excited for you!  :)

I am so excited.  Just purchased my tickets for Orlando.  Decided not to wait to see if Pensacola will be on their schedule. 

Whoohoo!! Alright! More people for Orlando! Forum party! :D

That's awesome for you, Emily!!  And the others attending Orlando. ;D

Well unless an unexpected windfall (extra money) comes along, the airfare is too much to travel less than an hour away. Remember I only fly Southwest! One of these days I am going to Hug my Plane  :D

WOOOO HOOOOOO!!!

I called the station in Pittsburgh this morning, expecting to be told I had missed out because I didn't have a chance to call yesterday as I'd planned.  Instead I found out, from the same woman I had talked to a few days ago, that they DID still have tickets available for both shows in Pittsburgh as well as the Meet & Greet on March 3.

As of now they have one less ticket for that particular show and M&G because yes, I GOT MINE!

Now if I can find a travel route that lets me avoid that mean old bridge that even confused my GPS unit last year, I'll be all set!  Hopefully the venue location will be easier this time, but either way ... I'm not planning to miss this!

hesprit,

Congrats on the M&G ticket.

The Benedum Center is located less than 1 mile NW of the Civic Arena where the shows were located last year.

Knowing Pittsburgh, you will still get lost.

Wish you well,


Tom

BTW, anyone interested in going to Orlando, I will have an extra ticket and M&G pass available as I am going alone to the show. :)

Just an FYI.

Nevermind. A certain important individual has claimed it. ;D

I got an email fro Wolf Trap today....

Per the Wolf Trap Website: http://www.wolftrap.org/Find_Performances_and_Events/Performance/09Filene/0608show09.aspx (http://www.wolftrap.org/Find_Performances_and_Events/Performance/09Filene/0608show09.aspx)

Celtic Woman
Monday, June 8 at 8 pm at the Filene Center
Tickets for this performance will go on sale November 22.


Looks like a target for a group purchase...

---
Don

**LOL**  Very possible!  Last year, trying to get to my hotel, I had to go just a short distance over that bridge in the middle of downtown, the one that cloverleafs so much.  I absolutely hate that bridge, you can never see where the exits are until you are passing them and usually in the wrong lane.  That's what confused my GPS last year too, it didn't recognize it was a bridge and was giving very casual directions, without mentioning a lane to be in.  Then once off track, the GPS kept trying to send me down a street (to get back on course) which was not actually a street, it was a parking lot that you had to pay to get into.

If only I had realized that I was as close to Mellon Arena as it turned out I was at that time, I'd have gone straight there, and then rest the GPS to give me the route to my hotel, although that still meant the bridge again.

This time I'm taking more advance time to find a better route, if it's at all possible ... but no matter what, concert with M&G ... oh yeah, it will be worth it!!

 Wolf Trap. Rats. With other dates considered that looks like it will be the closest to my house. Looks like no CW shows for me this go round. Drat.

HEY!!!

Tom you get lost because you are from Cleveland and we Pittsburghers will give you wrong directions unless you wear Steeler Black&Gold!  :D

ok getting serious, I hate to admit it, but Tom is correct. We have so many bridges, tunnells, hills, one way streets, detours...this place can be a real nightmare for strangers trying to drive around and find things. Parking will also be an issue. There are lots and garages nearby, but its not as easy as the lots at Mellon arena that are right there and are very easy to see and find. There is a lot right across the street, but I bet that fills up very very fast.

I've added the Wolf Trap date to the schedule. I've also received additional info on the Salt Lake City show, it will be at the E Center and there will be a M&G.

aislin

Mike,

I live in the neutral territory near Youngstown so please don't affiliate me with Cleveland.   ;)

I travel the US constantly for work and the only city worse than Pittsburgh to get around in is Boston.

Your a better man than me to put up wiith that mess.

Thanks,


Tom

Thomas, Boston and Pittsburgh are worse than Los Angeles to get around ???  Come on over here and you will experience traffic problems.

ok, I know we are going off topic here, but one small bit to add on the Traffic.

I have driven in all 3 cities. LA is by far the easiest to get around. LA streets are pretty much straight. Boston and Philly...curve, dead end, turn into No Enter etc. Found Boston to be a nightmare.

Now back to our reg scheduled topic  ;)

Well it is sort of off topic, but not entirely. Since the concerts here are early March, one must consider the real possibility that we could have snow. Winter weather, combined with our large number of hills, would be things that a place like LA doesnt have to worry about. Theres nothing like trying to drive up/down a snow/ice covered big hill.

But we will keep our fingers crossed for great weather when CW is here.

True off topic , Mel one of many you didn't mention that in City of Los Angeles is bad public transit, need more trains and buses, smoother streets so suspensions are not always wacked out. Hmmm let me think oh more cars roads can handle, gridlock everyday on the freeways and infastructure actually in the whole state to be fixed. That means alot of money we voted for and the gas tax to pay for it was put in the General Fund in the late 70's. Basically it dosen't go where it supposed to.. We should have monorail and lightrail bus systems like in Europe and Asia.
I done on this topic.

Please, folks, take this to a new thread.  If someone new to the forum comes here looking for information on the '09 tour, I'm sure they don't want to get lost in traffic.

According to TicketsNow.com (http://www.ticketsnow.com/InventoryBrowse/TicketList.aspx?PID=732705) CW will be in Fresno, CA on May 1. I've added the date to the schedule.

aislin

I wonder when they will be in Utah, and I hope The Venue is Kingsbury again. ;D *fingers crossed*

As I posted about a page back, KBYU is saying that CW will be in Salt Lake City on May 12. All the info's on the schedule.

aislin

Atlanta....March 25 at the Gwinnett Civic Center.

I will miss the Fox Theater...but happy that they are at least in town ;D

Just got my DVD in the mail and had to come to the library to post this, the 5 minute drive took forever.  One little surprise in the DVD was a list of all the tour dates for 2009,

 I think this is one surprise that you all will be okay with knowing a few days early and if not, don't look down!





















Feb.
13        St. Paul, MN.             Theater at The Xcel Center
14        Milwaukee, WI           Milwaukee Theatre
15        Grand Rapids, MI        Van Andel Areana
17-18    Rosemont, IL            Rosemont Theatre
20         Detroit, MI               Fox Theatre
21-22    Indianapolis, IN          Murat Centre
24-25    Louisville, KY             Louisville Palace Theatre
27         Columbus, OH           Palace Theatre
28         Knoxville, TN             Knoxville Civic Auditorium

March
1           Greenville, NC            Bi-Lo Center Arena
3-4         Pittsburgh, PA          Benedum Center
6            Schenectady, NY      Proctors Theatre
8            Manchester, NH        Verizon Wireless Arena
10          Providence, RI           Dunkin' Donuts Center
11          Wiles-Barre, PA          Wachovia Arena
13-14      New York, NY           Radio City Music Hall
15          Wallingford, CT          Chevrolet Theatre
17-18      Baltimore, MD            France-Merrick PAC, Hippodrome Theatre
20-22      Boston, MA               Citi Perf Arts Ctr, The Wang Theatre
24           Roanoke, VA             Roanoke Civic Ctr Perf Arts Theatre
25           Atlanta, GA               The Arena at Gwinnett Center
26           North Charleston, SC    North Charleston Coliseum
27           Birmingham, AL          Birmingham-Jefferson Concert Hall
28           Tallahassee, FL           Leon County Civic Center
30-31       Jacksonville, FL           Times Union Ctr for the Perf Arts

April
1             Gainsville, FL               Stephen C. O'Connell Ctr
3             Pensacola, FL              Pensacola Civic Center Arena
4             Orlando, FL                 Amway Arena
5             Tampa, FL                   Tampa Bay PAC
8-9           Memphis, TN              The Orpheum Theatre
10-11        St. Louis, MO             Fabulous Fox Theatre
16            Baton Rouge, LA         Baton Rouge River Center
17-18        Grand Prairie, TX         Nokia Theatre at Grand Priaire
19            Austin, TX                 Frank Erwin Center
20            Houston, TX                Jones Hall for the Perf Arts
23            Phoenix, AZ                Dodge Theatre
25            Los Angeles, CA          The Greek Theatre
27-28        Palm Desert, CA          McCallum Theatre

May
1              Fresno, CA                 Saroyan Theatre
2              Santa Barbara, CA       Santa Barbara Bowl
3              San Jose, CA              San Jose Civic Auditorium
5              Sacramento, CA          Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
6              Oakland, CA                Paramount Theatre of the Arts
8              Spokane, WA              Spokane Arena, Star Theatre
9              Portland, OR               Theater of the Clouds, Rose Quarter
10            Eugene, OR                Hult Center for the Perf Arts
12            Salt Lake City, UT        The E Center of West Valley
13            Boise, ID                     Taco Bell Arena
15-17        Seattle, WA                Paramount Theatre
27-28        Ft. Myers, FL               Barbara B. Mann Perf Arts Hall
29-30        West Palm Beach, FL    Raymond Kravis Ctr for the Perf Arts

June
2-3            Charlotte, NC              Ovens Auditorium
5-6            Raleigh, NC                  Progress Energy Ctr for the Perf Arts Mem Aud
8               Vienna, VA                 Filene Ctr at Wolf Trap
10-11         Cincinnati, OH             Aronoff Ctr, Proctor & Gamble Hall
13              Cleveland, OH             Playhouse Square Ctr Palace Theatre
16              Lexington, KY             Rupp Arena
17-18          Nashville, TN               Tennessee Perf Arts Ctr
20              Philadelphia, PA           Mann Ctr for the Perf Arts
23              University Park, PA       Bryce Jordan Center
24              Fort Wayne, IN            Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
26              Kansas City, MO           Starlight Theatre
27              Little Rock, AR             Alltel Arenal June
28              Tulsa, OK                     Mabee Center Arena

July
1-2             Morrison, CO               Red Rocks Amphitheater

Sara,

Thanks for posting that.... when I sit down to do that all in the schedule I promise to remember who I have to thank for having to do it all at once. (all sarcasm intended)  ;D

I'll try to get that all up and finished tonight or tomorrow. No promises though.

aislin

Awesome, now it's time for some serious planning!

Sorry!  But everyone else will be happy, and I aim to please the masses.  You're just on the wrong side this time!  ;)

Hmmmmmm- anyone notice that there's no listing for 3 shows in Chicago for the forum fest??? 

The two days in Rosemont, IL are the Chicago shows. Rosemont is a suburb of Chicago.

aislin

Ewww-- that's a Tuesday and Wednesday and not very good for so many people to attend. I guess I am surprised that they would miss a Fri, Sat & Sun for a place like Chicago.

Ohhhhhh, and iut's probably too early to have gotten even an early tax return back if you have to wait for tax info from most employers.

**starts trying to plot ways to hurry the payroll dept at work along for this coming year**


But Red Rocks is on the list, and that's another location I would really like to be able to attend if there would be any possible way.

WEST PALM BEACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Oooo just noticed that Tallahassee is on the 28th of March which is a Saturday! Better start saving the money.

With the way the schedule is I may get to go to 4 of the last 5 shows.  Plus I'm glad KC is in June, both my nieces will be out of school so I don't have to worry about it being a school night.

Thanks Sara!

Okay Sisters and forum friends.....check your calendars and get back with me! ;D

What day of the week is the WPB show?  Don't know if I will try to come yet or not, but we'll see.  There are also TWO shows that Sunday April 5 at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 3 and 8 I believe.

Yeah, it's 3 and 7:30 at Tampa, but I'm skipping Tampa since I'm going to Orlando and since now I know there will be two West Palm Beach shows. The 29th and 30th is a Friday and Saturday. Couldn't be more perfect.

So many choices..so little vacation time!!

Zee

Well I guess I can now announce that CW is coming to Columbus now  ;D

Have known for a week :D :D :D

but I promised someone that I would tell till CW officially announced it.



Best of all..

RED ROCKS!!!! ;D

Hmmm...

Chicago and Columbus in Feb

Cleveland in June


Atlanta...and WPB....and Red Rocks...hmmmm

I guess it's a good thing I'm winning the lottery tonight, so I can go to some/all of these shows!

Good thing, Jim. Good thing.

I'll have to go out and buy myself a lotto ticket tomorrow.  ;)

Hmmmmmm.............what about Charlotte NC????????

No one is talking here at wtvi.

Leslie

Finally a schedule and South Bend, IN is nowhere to be found on it.  Kind of bummed by that.  I know I should not be complaining because I've seen them twice in my area and some of you have had to travel far to see them.  Some have yet to see CW live due to no concerts in their area.  I was hoping to take my two little girls this Tour and now it will be difficult.  I don't know if I should try for Grand Rapids in February (3 hours away if the roads are not snow covered) or Fort Wayne on June 24.  That sounds better, but the 24th is a Wednesday and we would probably need to take off work to make that one.
 Sorry for rambling.  I just don't know how this works.  Joining a PBS Station that is not in my town and knowing how to get tickets.  I always waited for the Show during the pledge drive and pledged and got tickets.  This will be different. 

Oh, there is Chicago also.  Weeknight :(.  Yikes!

Suggestions welcome. 

Or you could just say "Stop whining  Phil".

Wow, Sara thank you! :)

Hmmm . . . I wonder if that's the final tour schedule or if there might still be some changes? :-\

I see Red Rocks is at the end of the tour, that's good, if things work out for me, I wonder if I'll be able to swing a trip out there?  Have to see I guess. 

Chicago Area, middle of the week? ??? That's a little odd for what Rich had in mind. 

Rich?  ???  Any thoughts/comments you can share with us?

Well if this is the finalized Tour info, then seem Rich will have The Girls bugging him for 2 days  ;D

http://www.celticwomanforum.com/index.php?topic=5443.msg214716#msg214716 (http://www.celticwomanforum.com/index.php?topic=5443.msg214716#msg214716)

Great ideas Rich!  Later in the spring and another central USA location for everyone sounds terrific.   St. Louis in April is on a Friday and Saturday night, for just one suggestion.  It gives me time to sell my truck and everything!!! LOL   Whatever we all decide, I will sure try my best to make it.  Too bad about the Chicago dates-- but they aren't performing just for us--- although when we are sitting there it sure does seem like it, huh!!! 

Been working on the schedule, I've got through the end of March up and I'll try to get to the rest today or tomorrow. As time goes on if you all can get me the PBSes that go with the dates I'd appreciate it.

aislin

TPT (http://www.tpt.org/ (http://www.tpt.org/)) is the PBS sponsor for the Twin Cities.  This is what their rep, Melissa Jones, had to say about tickets:

I’m the pledge producer here at tpt, and your email was passed along to me.

We are partnering with Celtic Woman for their Feb. 13 concert. We have tickets and a very limited number of meet & greets that will be offered to our viewers during our upcoming pledge drive in December, so I won’t have any additional M&G passes available.

If you are interested, we could talk about a group sale of seats to the show. Let me know if you’d like to talk more about that option.
Melissa Jones

On-Air Fundraising Manager
TPT-Twin Cities Public Television
651.229.1185
mjones@tpt.org

Myself, Zee, Bob, and Gary are hoping to get M&Gs to the St Paul show.  I believe Bob's mother may come out as well.  These tickets were pricey last year ($1000/pr), but there is some talk the M&Gs may be $600/pr this year.

MPT (for the Baltimore Shows) has M&G for $600/pr.

I will pass on any info I get from WOSU. As member, I keep bugging them about it, but they just say that members will get an email first before any tv pledging. But I am still keep tabs on them. WOSU has been very tight lipped. Wouldn't even confirm the date after I told them I knew the date last monday.

No M&G for Greek Theater :(

   You said it, Mr. Peabody!  Time for us as individuals to get to work! 
 ;) :D ;D

Pardon? Are the M&G tickets always as expensive as you posted in here?  :o  I thought perhaps it would be a bit more expensive than first row seats. I'm wondering  that there are still enough people who can efford it. that would be way too much for me.

My eyes did that too swimmy. :) The concert in Salt Lake City has Meet and Greet. They told me the price was 200.00 but that isn't final yet. I hope they don't raise it higher. I will just have to see and cross my figures I guess. :)

I just got tickets for the March 3rd Pittsburgh show, and they're my first ever M&G!!!! I am soooooo excited! Anyway the M&G for there were $150 for a single or $300 for a pair, which isn't too bad for M&G.

My previous two concerts were about 20 rows back on the floor of an arena so the view wasn't great but the Benedum looks amazing! I don't even care that it's 5 months away haha!

celticatheart,

Congrats on the M&G!  I'll be there as well, you'll recognize me as the one who looks like it's the best day ever!   Oh, wait, I think that will be pretty much everybody there! *lol*

But yes, that's what I paid for mine as well and I'm really looking forward to the Benedum also!  I was at Bryce Jordan in 2007 and at Mellon Arena last March so having a smaller, more intimate venue with performance oriented acoustics ... I can hardly wait!

I think I met you at the Mellon Arena last March, my mother and I were there and got to meet a few other forum members for the first time. I am so excited!! I'm also excited because this time my boyfriend is going with me and he hasn't been to any CW concerts yet even though he does like them and has ANJ cd. I keep telling him there's nothing like seeing Mairead sprinting across the stage in person. ^_^

~Sarah

Well, sadly I had a few travel issues and missed getting to meet everyone at Mellon last year.  I was actually lucky to have made it at all, although I do believe I saw several of the forum members walking across the street to the arena together while I was waiting in traffic *lol*

I'll look forward to meeting you and some others as well, since it will be the first time I've been able to .. and for your boyfriend, you're more than welcome to confirm for him how true your comment is.  There's nothing like it at all ... a sight that is impossible to forget, especially when seen up close!

Peter

For Charlotte fans, watch WTVI on Nov 29^th at 7pm and the 30^th at 4pm for Meet and Greet Tickets!!!!!!!!!!

YOU ROCK TROUBLE!!!!!!!!!

Now I can rest easy and get ready for June!!!

In the mean time I will watch the show come Nov.

BTW.....How did you get wtvi to spill the beans?

They were preety tight lipped when I tried to even get
a schedule for the show let alone if the tour was coming.

Sweet,
Leslie

I first told them that CW was coming in June and then asked if they knew about M&G tickets and they responded with that!!!!!! I was surprised. 

Ahhhhhhh.....such smooth investigative technique!!!!

You psyched them out at there own game!!

Sweet job,

Leslie

Well I figured if I already knew about CW then they would tell me  :D

Celtic Lass, do you happen to know which day, the 17th or 18th, the M&G is on?

aislin

Well I won't be able to make Chicago but I might make St. Louis. My mom said we could probably arrange to go to a Chicago show, but Lord of the Dance is in Peoria on the 17th. I could make the CW show on the 18th but with both of those days being school days, it'd be just crazy and I'd be so tired by Friday. So many shows, so little time...

Sorry for going slightly off topic....

How do you know this? I do not see a 2009 schedule for Lord of the Dance on their official web page. I also do not see anything on the schedules of our local performing arts venues where the show is likely to take place.

Last year I saw that show 6 days after seeing the CW concert, which was kind of cool having both shows close together like that. But I hope to go again in 2009 but I want to get tickets early and get better seats, though my seat last time was good even though bought it at the last minute.

Cash, just check Ticketmaster. I found the info there.

here is a link to some tour info, have to scan down past the European Tour.

http://www.geocities.com/lotdrocks/tourdates.html

Thanks Mel.

Sorry, aslin, I don't know which day. They said they had 25 pairs to sell total. I don't know how many pairs are typical for each M&G. 50 people sounds like alot to me for one M&G though. But i've never been to a show so don't go by what I think! ;)

MPT is now selling tickets for the St. Patrick's Day concert in Baltimore.  As of Monday (yesterday) you can purchase tickets and meet and greet passes. There are 4 ticket price levels. Call Matthew Raines at 410-581-4150 for additional information on ticket prices and show times. You can also purchase your tickets right over the phone.

I just bought my greatest journey album and there's a tour dates list inside!!!

theyre in nashville june 17-18 at TPAC!

http://www.celticwomanforum.com/index.php?topic=5489.0 (http://www.celticwomanforum.com/index.php?topic=5489.0)

According to the KVCR web site there will be a meet and greet on 04/27/09 at the concert in Palm Desert, Ca.   The tickets are $250.00 each

I e-mailed the Peoria Civic Center and that's what they told me. It's also on Ticketmaster and probably somewhere on the PCC website.

Hey guys, if you want to continue to discuss Lord of the Dance, please do so in a PM so that we can stay on topic here.

I finished adding all the dates to the Spring '09 Tour (http://www.celticwomanforum.com/index.php?topic=5489.0) thread.

aislin

I just received this email from WMHT the local PBS station near Schenectady, NY.  The concert is scheduled for March 6 at Proctors Theatre.  Those in the Albany, NY area may be interested in this.

Brad T

Thank you for taking the time to email us regarding Celtic Woman. The details of this event are still being worked out so I cannot give you pledge amounts or tell you if there will be a meet and greet.

This program will most likely be used in our December Fundraising Campaign. That is all the details that we have as of now, please feel free to check back with us in Mid/Late November.

Best Regards,
Lynn
Lynn Valentino
Membership Services
WMHT Educational Telecommunications
(518) 880-3414
lvalentino@wmht.org

just on the Celtic Woman web site they said they would announced the 2009 tour date tomorrow

Also if you click on the tour date the 2009 dates are threre

if anyone is interested  the "Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN.) is located in Africa on the Celtic Woman 2009 tour map. anyone in Fort Wayne notice any weather changes laterly

the Tour list on CW is update all the way to RR.


They have added MORE shows. Tampa has a second show, Mohegan Sun, Wallingford also has a second show, They took one of the Grand Prairies, and put Houston in its place, also Long Beach and San Diego have been added. Gainesville has moved to April 2, and also Savannah Georgia as been added...

I think CW is trying to hard, the last couple, they forgot to put the State they are in, lol.. :D :D :D

All I know it the last count was like 96 shows  :o :o :o

What are they doing!! are they trying to set a world record?? ???

I am defiantly going to the St Paul show. I am very excited that it is first on their tour list.

This is a good point. If I remember right, back when I was a youngster, concert tours werent as long.  Groups might hit the 60 or 70 biggest venues. I never followed them THAT close, but I cant recall many doing 90.

They also didnt do spring AND fall tours. CW adds a lot more dates when they do the fall tour as well. BUT...

Maybe thats something to think about as to why they are doing so many spring tour dates. Maybe they will cut out the fall tour and use that time to rest, do new shows / dvds, do mini-tours in Europe & Asia, etc. Or, if available, maybe some year do a Xmas tour in the large USA cities. But I wonder if we have seen the last of the fall tour.  ???

Other singers also seem to tour a bit different from previous norms. Carrie Underwood and Toby Keith have sort of had a year long tour, with breaks sort if in it. Perhaps the touring thing has changed, just in general, to adapt to modern times. Groups dont tour exclusively to tour, but also do tv specials, awards shows, new CDs, other projects, etc mixed in with touring.

Also, I think CW is smart to keep going while the iron is hot, so to speak. They are popular, so its time to tour as much as they can now and make as much money as they can. I may sound too much like a greedy american capitalist, but hey you gotta do it while you can. Although I do believe that CW will remain very popular for years to come.

Cash there have been and some still do tour for over 12 months or more than 90 shows world wide.

I agree completely. But, I'm going to be greedy here and ask if, please, please, could they add a show in central/western New York? Preferably Elmira, but Binghamton, Canandaigua, or even Rochester, Buffalo or Syracuse would be ok. Probably not, but I can hope.

I'd vote for any of those, too.  May have to make the trip to Schenectady!

Brad T

does the new program with new songs start at the beginning of the 2009 tour? or does it start later since they said there will be a new show in Spring...

The 2009 tour will be a completely new show. CW has said repeatedly that the European tour this year was the last time ANJ would be the tour show.

Also, I've updated the tour schedule to reflect the updates on CW.com.

aislin

Lindsey
thanks for the updates ! ;D

WJCT in Jacksonville doesn't know if there's going to be any M&G yet.  They asked me to check back with them in 2 weeks.  Stay tuned.   :D

Ok... I  need to play the lottery...AND WIN the lottery....

I need to test more hotel rooms (it's joke, some might get it) :D

I just read something about places like Best Buy hiring holiday help. I wonder if that type of temp job is worth it, after taxes, and how many CW tickets & M&Gs that net income can convert into.

Does anyone know when the tickets go on sale?
I would kind of like to know. :D :D :D

Hey guys, I am so happy when I got my schedule when I got the CD and DVD earlier this week.  No Honolulu show... :(  But no problem for me...my supervisor already knows and has no problem giving me leave next year.  So another Celtic Woman concert vacation to the US West Coast for me.  This is going to be my 3rd one. 

If CW wants to make a record, I say let's help them.  Let's see if we can set a record of our own...this is a very aggressive schedule.  Let's see if we can get at least one member of this site to every venue.

WVIZ, PBS for Cleveland just sent me my newsletter.

They have Celtic Woman: Greatest Journey Holiday Special listed for Nov 29th, 7pm. This seems to be the night they are doing the Pledging for the Best Seats in the House. According to the letter.

"This new holiday special is a collection of memorable highlights taken from Celtic Woman's acclaimed PBS specials: Celtic Woman: Live, A New Journey: Live at Slane Castle and A Christmas Celebration. Performances will include "Mo Ghile Mear," "Spanish Lady," "Christmas Pipes," "You Raise Me Up" and many more. All of the songs are intertwined, using stunning scenic and landscape images of Ireland. This special showcases vocalists Lisa, Chloë, Órla, Méav and Hayley and fiddler Máiréad.

Watch this program to learn how to obtain best-seat tickets to see Celtic Woman perform at PlayhouseSquare on June 13, 2009. "

In case nobody has noticed, the official tour schedule on the CW site is slightly different than the CD/DVD insert.  For my own convenience I converted the schedule to a spreadsheet and I figured others might want it, too.  I tried to copy/paste directly into Excel but it wouldn't work.  I then used OpenOffice and it transferred beautifully without any rekeying required.  The only thing I did was to split the two dates with multiple shows into individual rows and tweak the formatting a little.  To download it, click here (http://www.mrpeabody.us/CW/Celtic_Woman_Tour_2009.xls).

Very nice work...except all the dates are 2008.

Sorry about that.  I was so excited that I didn't have to retype it that I didn't notice that the dates defaulted to the current year.  It has been fixed.

No problem, just thought I would let you know.  It scared me just a bit when I saw that the Phoenix concert was now on Wednesday.  :)

Any Texas dates?

Houston, Dallas, and Austin on 4/17,18,19th respectively.

Aislin has the updated dates Here:

http://www.celticwomanforum.com/index.php?topic=5489.0

I also  made my own spreadsheet, just as I did last Springs tour.

CW has added a new date: June 21st Location and Venue TBA

Actually that has been on there since CW released the dates  :P ;) :D

omg! Do you know where I can find more info on that?

CW has changed some the dates, like the Roanoke concert is now going to take palce on June 5th, instead of March 24th and they seem to have added a few new places.

Which one?  I imagine you can call your PBS station in the town you want.  The only one I know is the Dallas area which is KERA  Dallas Metro Area PBS.   You can go to them at KERA.ORG. 

Thanks for the info ;D

For anyone interested in going to Tampa, I received the following e-mail from Jay at the ticket office today:

We have on sale dates for Celtic Woman.
Center Donors will have an on sale date of Dec. 12th
The general public on sale date is Dec. 15th

So, I guess December 15th for that show, if there's anyone here going. :)

Welllllllllllllllllllllll

It looks like they will be in Atlanta for two days now. And they now are playing at my FAV.....THE FOX!


I am smilng ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Hate to lose your presence at Chicago. :-\

When I saw the schedule last week I was thinking about doing Atlanta on spring break, not sure yet though.

Hi Sara,
Not sure where we will be living during the next tour so I may have to wait a while longer.  I will definately be going but my hope is to attend a meet & mingle.  I will continue to dream.  Say hi to your brother for me.

Ron

I didn't read all replies, might have been mentioned before.... a missin date.....

June 23
 7:30PM University Park,PA Bryce Jordan Center Penn State
Public Broadcasting

Ladies

come on down to Atlanta....ya'll ;D

Sorry, kathleen, no can do unless something seriously miraculous happens with my job situation, much as I'd love to. :-\

I also have to limit my mid week shows due to work....they may start to do this  >:( >:( >:( if I have too many weeks where I work on Monday and Fri or such..and have the middle of the week off.  I already have Chicago and RR work with. Good thing RR is just before Fourth of July weekend.

But if I win the lottery this weekend, then I won't have ANY problems  :D

Finally here is the info for the Columbus Show.

But I am not happy with WOSU. I asked last week about tickets, M&G etc..was told a letter was going out. So I get home today and there is the letter.....but when I called, the M&G tickets were all ready sold out  :'( :'( :'( :'(


WOSU PBS

Feb 27th, Palace Theatre

A pair of tickets for CW is $300.  The M&G tickets were $500 for a pair, but again, THESE ARE SOLD OUT.

But I and Zo, and Sharon have ours reg PBS Tickets.

Anybody heard anything about West Palm Beach? I'm getting antsy!! (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/emilycorr/Jumpy.gif)

:D
My friend at the Kravis Center has promised to let me know as soon as they have details.

That's what I thought...but just making sure! ;D Like I said...I'm getting antsy!! :D

Celtic Woman's coming to Austin in April...... YAYYYY! Since I'm homeschooled I am DEFINITELY going!!!

Hi Emily,

Well, as you all ready know there are 2 shows scheduled at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, May 29 & 30.
In fact, today, Nov. 10th, I called PBS, Channel 2, & I was informed by the director that they are still in negotiations with CW, and I reminded her about my request of a M & G, she remembered, (but that is up to CW). No information yet. She told me to call back in 2 weeks maybe she will have more information by then.

Best Regards,
Howard

Hi

have my first tickets of the season

Orlando with the meet and greet

hope to get to meet everyone going

tampa and gainsville next  maybe atlanta

I am with you on the midweek shows, Mel! I am a definite go for Chicago. Other than that, I am reserving my shows for weekends or weeknights that are within driving distance. Too many concerts, too little vacation time ! ::) :D

Zee

I am with you on the midweek shows, Mel! I am a definite go for Chicago. Other than that, I am reserving my shows for weekends or weeknights that are within driving distance. Too many concerts, too little vacation time ! ::) :D

Zee
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Yea...how dare that dang WORK thing interfere with Celtic Woman Season  :D :D :D

So it's a season now?   

As for the work thing, isn't that what sick time is for?   ;D

Heh, I like that it's a season.

Baseball, football...Celtic Woman! :D

So which season is most important, as if I didn't know

Jim

That's what I call it at work!  Seems bwt Feb and June...I tend to be off to all sorts of cities...just to see CW...so yea... I call it a SEASON.

how about pre-season...and then there is post season   ;D


My pbs station sweet lady said that there would be a few special guests on the DEC 1 -athon......hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

so is that pre-season?

After looking at the list of cities I find that I will not be seeing CW this season.  As I know over the next year I will likely not have much time off (and my travel funds will be limited) unless they change the schedule to include Toronto, Ottawa or Montreal (the 3 places they came the last time the crossed the border) I won't be able to see them in concert.   :'( For Canadian fans of CW (and there seem to be a reasonable number of us) it will be a great dissapointment to not have them visit again.

Edward

Hi everyone!  I'm new to the forum and am glad to find a group as excited as I am about CW!!!  I have some tour questions and am hoping someone can help me out.  My daughter and I missed seeing CW when they came to Nebraska last year, and unfortunatly they won't be here on the '09 tour.  But, they'll be close by (Red Rocks).  Does anyone have an idea on when tickets usually go on sale, and for how much.  I've found some ticket sites saying they already have tickets for Red Rocks on sale but at outrageous prices.  Are they legit?  Should I be patient and wait for Ticketmaster?  Any thougts would be great.  Thanks!   :D

I get mine through ticket master. I have to wait due to having to save money for it but I don't think waiting and being patient is bad.

Welcome to the forum PJB! :) I wouldn't worry about those sites. You first want to contact Colorado PBS station. Here is the link to their site,  http://www.kbdi.org/
If you can't get tickets through them, waiting for Ticketmaster is a good thing. I got tickets through them on row 10 two years ago.
Hopefully that helps and again WELCOME! :D

Couldn't you just purchase the tickets from the Venue?

Western Rose, yes you can purchase tickets at the venue too.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions!  I'll keep an eye on the local PBS. :o

And can buy of from ticket agencies.

A word of caution on buying tickets from third parties.  A friend at one of the venues has told me that they have season ticket holders who buy their seats for the sole purpose of re-selling them at hugely inflated prices.  As soon as a concert or series is announced, they post their tickets with an online broker.  Many buyers are tricked into thinking that those are the only tickets available.  In truth, they are often not even good seats, and you can do much better at far less cost.  These unscrupulous sellers turn a nice profit on their season passes, and still get to attend a few select shows.

I agree with Rich. 

While in S.F, someone was actually selling tickets outside the venue, this couple who had purchased tickets thru a BROKER online, found out they were bad tickets, so then they go ahead and buy this other guys tickets. He TELLS them they are the best in the house, yea...well I seen where they were sitting...Not the best seats, unless you like 7th row all the way against the wall.

These people got taken..TWICE.

I meant from licsenced agents and yes look at the map  and tickets of the venue before you buy. And yes people at the shows sell tickets at the show who don't wanna go. ::).  I bought mine for the Greek 2007 show , front row center from a Conneiticut ticket agent.   The same seats OFG had for last show of 2008 tour at the Greek Theater.  ;D
"Buyer beware"  always be cautious!

Oh no! Don't tell me that. :(

PBS may be the only way I could try for meet and greet tickets so if they're really high I would be in trouble too.

I recently left a forum for another artist because I thought they were charging too much for M&G tickets. This person doesn't do a lot of the meet and greet things but still. I am now wondering though if I was being naive...

Hello Everyone,

Getting a bit off track here, PBS tickets are first come first served, you do not know where your seats will be until they arrive.  If you take your time ordering your tickets you can be in the back, CW tickets go pretty quick on PBS. If there is a M&G that's about the only way to go...
unless Rich has other ideas   ;)   Just kidding!   :D

Best Regards,
Howard

I am not confused at all cause it hasn't changed ;D

Getting back on track here.  2009 Tour is just around the corner folks!  We're halfway through November, all that's left is December and January-then bingo!  It's February and time for the "Isle of Hope" tour to begin!  Wooooo Hooooo!!!  How many of you have already secured plane tickets/hotels and such? ;)

Still gotta get my hotel for Orlando, but I already mapquested the route from my house to the Kravis Center in WPB. I guess I'm jumping the gun a little on that one. I even made my list of things I want the girls to sign, LOL.

I'll try to hold off on the packing list.  ;D

Nothing wrong with being prepared, also it's kind of fun thinking about what you'll take on a journey like that! I remember many times I would be a week away from a sci fi convention which I used to LIVE for just thinking about what i needed to pack... *L*

In March of 2008 in Wilkes-Barre, I got a great seat through Ticketmaster and in October of 2007 in State College, I got a good seat at the box office the day of the show. I think it might have been because, I only needed one (I went by myself).

I'd like to throw a big shout out to miss Aislin for adding the actual day of the week to the concert schedule. You rock like that :) :)

For those interested I received a letter today from the PBS station for Orange County, California (KOCE) offering pre sale tickets for the Long Beach concert on April 24th.

The offer is for Orchestra level seating at $225 per pair or $125 for single ticket.  They are also offering a meet and greet opportunity for an additional $75 per person. They state this offer is only available by phone at (888)246-4583. This offer is before they offer them to the general public on air.  No word on when they will offer them on air

Thanks SoCal Fan for the info.  Tickets go on sale tomorrow via Ticketmaster for the Greek Theater and Santa Barabara Bowl.

Milwaukee tickets go on sale via TicketMater on 12/15

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/070041747BAC4B7C?artistid=963285&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=5 (http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/070041747BAC4B7C?artistid=963285&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=5)

aislin

KCPT, Kansas City, MO, is selling M&Gs at $250 per ticket.

http://www.kcpt.org/events/boxoffice.shtml (http://www.kcpt.org/events/boxoffice.shtml)

aislin

I believe Roanoke is having a M&G, but its sold out already.

   WE HAVE 2 MONTHS...2 MONTHS PEOPLE TILL THE OPENING SHOW OF ISLE OF HOPE!!       

THAT'S 62 MORE DAYS!!!

Is someone a little excited?

Me??? noo..no...caffine buzz is long gone..

 ;D

Yup, and I am so excited to be going to the first show YEAH!!

Whooohoooooo!!!! 62 days!! I'm sure once the tour gets going then April 4th won't seem THAT far away (NOT! lol). ;D

2 months....I haven't packed yet....... ;D

I haven't either, Kathleen, but I have started my list!! LOL  Of course, I will be gone from home for a while because I will be in St Paul on the 12th and stay there after and head down to Chicago on the 16th and be 3 days there. Then home for a day then over to Indy for my last show until Red Rocks.  I may have to buy another pair of socks!!   I wonder if the Renaissance has a laundra-Mat in the basement??   Probably not, huh!

I noticed on the thread where the meet & greets for 2009 are listed that Portland, OR doesn't show a yes or no.  I can tell you that when The Greatest Journey was airing on PBS here in Portland during pledge drives, they were selling meet & greet tickets for the Portland concert.  I was thrilled, until I heard they were $500/pair, a price too steep for my wallet.  But I thought you all might like to know that there will be a meet & greet.

I have been trying to determine if there will be any Canadian city tour stops for the 2009 tour.  Can anyone confirm this for me please??

Thank you.

Whiff,

As it stands right now there are no Canadian stops on the '09 Isle of Hope tour. They haven't tour there the last few times I'm sorry to say.

aislin

Thanks Aislin.  This is very disappointing news as I'm sure they would get a sold out crowd in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Vancouver.

Whiff