Sarah McLachlan Back On The Road as Her CD/DVD Afterglow Live Is Certified 2x Multi-Platinum

Sarah McLachlan Back On The Road as Her CD/DVD Afterglow Live Is Certified 2x Multi-Platinum The second leg of her first North American Tour in over 5 years, opening April 12 In Victoria, BC through May 25th in Pittsburgh McLachlan nominated for Grammy in 'Best Female Pop Vocal' category NEW YORK, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- As her new CD/DVD release Afterglow Live passes the double platinum mark for music DVDs, Sarah McLachlan hits the road for the second leg of her first North American tour in over 5 years. Her current studio album Afterglow, her first in six years, entered the Billboard chart at #2 upon its release last year and has sold over 4 million copies worldwide. The album spawned hit singles "Fallen," "Stupid," and "World On Fire" and has earned McLachlan a Grammy nomination this year in the "Best Female Pop Vocal" category. Afterglow Live, her first live release since 1999's multi-platinum selling Mirrorball, chronicles McLachlan's summer tour, which kicked off July 5th in Seattle and ended on September 10th in her hometown of Vancouver. This run of upcoming dates serve as the second leg of her heralded tour and return to arenas. Tom Moon of the Philadelphia Inquirer raved about the show: "McLachlan's voice, which has a smooth porcelain texture, soaring eagle like in the vast space. Everything McLachlan and her band attempted ... was executed with crisp restraint, so as to let the poignancy embedded in the music shine." Jon Pareles of the New York Times concurred "Her breathy voice would waft into a billowing arrangement, then it would emerge, clearer, more tremulous ... McLachlan sang a poised flourish in a lustrous, yearning voice. The concert, like McLachlan's songs was about yielding and acceptance, and it was easy to succumb to each graceful, enveloping ballad." Afterglow Live contains 23 tracks on the DVD and 15 tracks on the CD. While most of the footage is live performance with the band, the DVD also presents behind-the-scenes footage of McLachlan's backstage and family life. In addition, the DVD contains the videos for all three of Afterglow's singles including the stunning video for "World on Fire. The video's director Sophie Muller captures a stark performance by Sarah interspersed with scenes displaying the standard cost for video production (inclusive of all crews, location fees etc) comparing those costs with the price of food, medical supplies and education for over one million people. This tour was the first time McLachlan has been on the road since the hugely successful and influential 1999 Lillith Tour. The Afterglow tour showcases Sarah's greatest hits along with music from her 2003 album release Afterglow. Tour dates: Tue/Apr-12 Victoria, BC Save On Memorial Centre Wed/Apr-13 Victoria, BC Save On Memorial Centre Fri/Apr-15 Kamloops, BC Sport Mart Place Sat/Apr-16 Kelowna, BC Prospera Place Mon/Apr-18 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena Tue/Apr-19 Boise, ID Bank of America Wed/Apr-20 Reno, NV Lawlor Events Center Fri/Apr-22 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center Mon/Apr-25 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl Wed/Apr-27 Albuquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum Sat/Apr-30 Kansas City, MO Kemper Arena Sun/May-01 Memphis, TN Beale Street Music Festival Wed/May-04 Birmingham, AL BJCC Thu/May-05 Pensacola, FL Pensacola Civic Center Fri/May-06 Orlando, FL Orlando Centroplex Mon/May-09 Tampa Bay, FL St. Pete Times Forum Wed/May-11 Norfolk, VA Constant Convocation Center Thu/May-12 Fairfax, VA Patriot Center Fri/May-13 Albany, NY Pepsi Arena Sun/May-15 London, ONT John Labatt Center Mon/May-16 Hamilton, ONT Copps Coliseum Tue/May-17 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Center Fri/May-20 Portland, ME Cumberland Co. Civic Center Sat/May-21 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena Sun/May-22 Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena Tue/May-24 New York, NY Theater at Madison Square Garden Wed/May-25 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena Source: J/Arista Records CONTACT: For further information please contact Rickey Mindlin at +1-646-840-5683, rickey.mindlin@bmg.com or Sarah Weinstein Dennison at +1-646-840-5672, sarah.weinstein@bmg.com, in the J/Arista publicity department. ------- Profile: International Entertainment