British trip-hop trio Morcheeba will tour North America beginning later this month. The twelve-date tour kicks off in Washington, D.C., on January 21st and will wind up in Los Angeles on February 8th. With the exception of two shows in New York City this past July, this will be Morcheeba's first outing in support of their late-summer release, Charango.

"We've got really good production, emotion and mood," guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Ross Godfrey told Rolling Stone of the record, "which are the most important things for us."

Morcheeba tour dates:

1/21: Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
1/22: Philadelphia, Theater of Living Arts
1/23: New York, Roseland
1/25: Boston, Avalon
1/26: Montreal, Le Spectrum
1/28: Toronto, Opera House
1/30: Chicago, Park West
2/1: Denver, Gothic Theater
2/4: Vancouver, Commodore Ballroom
2/5: Seattle, Moore Theater
2/7: San Francisco, the Warfield
2/8: Los Angeles, Wiltern Theater

LAUREN HARRIS
(January 9, 2003)