Dido Plotting a New Album and First Tour in 15 Years

Dido Plotting a New Album and First Tour in 15 Years

It’s been 15 years since Dido was on tour, but she is finally ready to hit the road once again in 2019. The English singer/songwriter recently announced that she will release Still on My Mind, her first new album in five years, in March 2019 and that she will embark on a supporting tour across Europe and North America after that.

The 11-dates North America part of the tour will kick off in Chicago on June 13th and is scheduled to wrap up in Seattle on June 30th.

“I spent a lot of time saying no to that question [of touring],” Dido told Billboard. “But as an artist and a songwriter, you start really missing being right in front of the people who listen to your music. It makes you a better writer and artist to actually engage with the people who listen to your music — it’s all fundamental.”

Dido had several collaborators on Still on My Mind including Rollo Armstrong, the founding member of the electronic music group Faithless and her brother.

“It was simple, I only wanted to make another album if it was with him.” – the 46-year-old singer said in a statement. “It was made in such an easy way, all the vocals recorded on the sofa, a lot of it recorded at home.”

As a preview of the record, Dido shared a track titled “Hurricanes.”

You can check out the North America Dates of her tour below.

June 13 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic
June 15 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
June 17 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
June 19 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
June 21 – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre
June 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
June 25 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
June 26 – San Francisco, CA @ Masonic
June 28 – Portland, OR @ Roseland
June 29 – Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum
June 30 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO