Imelda May at Central Park Summerstage (07/27/11)
Photo: Leanne Benson
Ireland’s Imelda May recently opened up for Wanda Jackson at Central Park Summerstage in support of her most recent album, Mayhem. Though it came out last year across the pond, Mayhem is still tearing up the rockabilly charts on amazon.co.uk and its been doing pretty well here too since its July 19 US release. Imelda is currently on the road in North America for about a half dozen dates, including a high profile gig at Lollapalooza 2011. She’s playing some UK festivals in August, but she’ll be back in the US in the fall for (what will be probably be) a proper Mayhem tour and a show Bowery Ballroom on Oct 1, 2011 (Buy Tickets).
Tour dates and more photos of Imelda May at Central Park Summerstage after the jump.
Imelda May 2011 Tour Dates (UK Date Format)
02/08/2011 L’Astral – Montreal, QC
03/08/2011 Horseshoe – Toronto, Ontario
04/08/2011 Edmonton Folk Festival – Edmonton, AB
07/08/2011 Lollapalooza – Chicago, IL
09/08/2011 The Independant – San Francisco, CA
10/08/2011 Oregon Zoo – Portland, Oregon
12/08/2011 The Neptune – Seattle, WA
20/08/2011 V Festival – Stafford – United Kingdom
21/08/2011 V Festival – Chelmsford – United Kingdom
26/08/2011 Hampton Court – London – United Kingdom
27/08/2011 Rhythm Festival – Bedfordshire – United Kingdom
28/08/2011 Upbeat Festival – Poole – United Kingdom
29/09/2011 Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA
01/10/2011 Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
02/10/2011 Rams Head On Stage – Annapolis, MD
07/10/2011 Park West – Chicago, IL
08/10/2011 Singletary Center For The Arts – Lexington, KY
24/10/2011 Ancienne Belgique – Brussels – Belgium
26/10/2011 La Cigale – Paris – France
10/11/2011 University Great Hall – Cardiff – United Kingdom
11/11/2011 Barbican – York – United Kingdom
12/11/2011 O2 Apollo – Manchester – United Kingdom
14/11/2011 Dome – Brighton – United Kingdom
15/11/2011 Academy – Bournemouth – United Kingdom
16/11/2011 Regal – Oxford – United Kingdom
18/11/2011 Hexagon – Reading – United Kingdom
19/11/2011 Arts Centre – Warwick – United Kingdom
20/11/2011 Opera House – Blackpool – United Kingdom
22/11/2011 O2 Academy – Sheffield – United Kingdom
25/11/2011 Corn Exchange – Cambridge – United Kingdom
26/11/2011 Engine Shed – Lincoln – United Kingdom
27/11/2011 Empire – Middlesborough – United Kingdom
29/11/2011 O2 Academy – Glasgow – United Kingdom
Imelda May by Leanne Benson
I attended this show as well and was a relative newbie to both performers as I never fully followed the Rockabilly genre. Needless to say this was a perfect night of weather, and most importantly music. I had a blast from beginning to end and even managed to catch the opening band from Queens who played a brand of Ethnic Prog. These are some awesome images. I feel like I was in the front row as opposed to the back. Rock on.