The Indigo Girls will hit the road in February for their Acoustic Duo Tour in support of Become You, their tenth release in a career spanning fifteen years.

The Girls will be joined by country singer-songwriter Kim Richey for the first seven dates, and Neko Case will open on February 6th. Fellow Atlantans Cordero will then take over opening duties until February 17th, and Paul Melancon will serve as opener for the remainder of the tour.

Just before the Girls' tour, Amy Ray will play three shows with the riot grrl trio the Butchies in their respective home states, Georgia and North Carolina. And on March 22nd, the Girls will play the Lyrics for Life benefit show at Atlanta's Tabernacle with Sister Hazel and Edwin McCain. All proceeds will go to STOP! Children's Cancer, Atlanta's Camp Sunshine and Rock and Against Cancer.

Butchies tour dates:

1/16: Chapel Hill, NC, Cat's Cradle
1/17: Charlotte, NC, Tremont
1/18: Athens, GA, 40 Watt Club

Indigo Girls tour dates:

2/1: Urbana, IL, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
2/2: South Bend, IN, Morris Performing Arts Center
2/3: Iowa City, IA, Memorial Union Main Lounge
2/4: Madison, WI, Oscar Meyer Theater
2/6: Chicago, Chicago Theater
2/7: Milwaukee, Riverside
2/8: Minneapolis, State Theater
2/10: Bloomington, IN, Indiana
2/11: Lexington, KY, Singletary Center for the Arts
2/12: St. Louis, The Pageant
2/14: Columbus, OH, PromoWest Pavilion
2/15: Oberlin, OH, Finney Chapel
2/17: Pittsburgh, Benedum Center
2/18: Wilmington, DE, Grand Opera House
2/19: Cleveland, Agora Theater

LAUREN HARRIS
(January 14, 2003)