K.D. Lang's 25th Anniversary Tour Coming To Strathmore

BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE, MD - From Strathmore: Celebrating the 25th anniversary of her Grammy-award winning, critically acclaimed album Ingénue, k.d. lang will perform in the Music Center at Strathmore on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. The concert is part of a 19-city tour that will bring a live performance of the platinum-selling record in its entirety to venues across the country. lang will perform songs from Ingénue, including the Grammy-winning hit “Constant Craving,” along with hits from her 2004 album Hymns of the 49th Parallel. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (301) 581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org.

Tickets to this show go on sale to the general public on Friday, December 8, 2017 at 10 a.m.

This performance joins a slate of recently-announced shows now on sale to the public, including Dorrance Dance (Friday, March 2, 2018) led by MacArthur Fellow Michelle Dorrance, “one of the most imaginative tap choreographers working today” (The New Yorker); iconic comedian “Weird Al” Yankovic (Tuesday, March 20, 2018); Strathmore’s 2018 gala headliner, cabaret star Michael Feinstein (Saturday, May 12, 2018); and genre bursting piano/banjo duo Chick Corea and Béla Fleck (Thursday, May 17, 2018).

k.d. lang’s tour follows the release of a re-mastered anniversary edition of Ingénue, released by Nonesuch earlier this year. The two-disc set includes eight previously unreleased live performances from lang’s 1993 MTV Unplugged episode, recorded in New York City’s famed Ed Sullivan Theater.

After first appearing on stage as the cowgirl with the golden voice, she went on to become the crooner who sang “Constant Craving” and also achieved success as an interpreter of other artists’ songs. Some of her most memorable recordings are the now-iconic rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” Neil Young’s “Helpless,” and her collaboration with Tony Bennett on their 2002 Wonderful World duets album and co-headlining concert tour.

lang’s creative pursuits extend beyond music. In 2014, she guest-starred in the hit TV show Portlandia. In 2015, the Alberta Ballet staged an original performance called Balletlujah!, based on the life and music of lang. More recently, lang collaborated with indie icon Neko Case and respected singer/songwriter Laura Veirs to write and record the album case/lang/veirs, which was released in 2016.

lang has won four Grammy Awards, eight Juno Awards, a BRIT, an AMA, a VMA, and four awards from GLAAD. In 1996, she received Canada’s highest civilian honor, the Order of Canada and in 2013, she was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the Juno Awards. She has appeared alongside such musical luminaries as Roy Orbison, Bonnie Raitt, Elton John, Loretta Lynn, and Tony Bennett.

About Strathmore
Strathmore presents and produces exemplary visual and performing arts programs for diverse audiences; creates dynamic arts education experiences; and nurtures creative ideas and conversations that advance the future of the arts. The organization’s hallmark is the Music Center at Strathmore, with a 1,976-seat concert hall and education complex. Its core campus also includes the historic Mansion at Strathmore, which features an intimate Music Room and art galleries. Most recently, Strathmore opened AMP, a 250-seat cabaret-style venue located just up Rockville Pike from the core campus in the burgeoning Pike District of Montgomery County. Strathmore’s signature education, mission-driven programs include the Strathmore Student Concerts and the Artist in Residence program.

Photo courtesy of Strathmore; K.D Lang