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Mandy Moore Announces Co-Headlining Tour with Paula Cole

Mandy Moore To Tour, With Select Solo Performances, in Support of New, Critically Acclaimed Release, Wild Hope. Tickets On Sale Saturday, July 21

Wild Hope is the gratifying sound of a singer finally finding her comfort zone. Gone is the sugary pop of Moore's early career, replaced instead by thoughtful musings on love and life ... an album full of subtle, but undeniable hooks.

New York, NY (Billboard Publicity Wire) July 18, 2007 -- In support of her new, critically acclaimed album, Wild Hope, Mandy Moore will hit the road with Paula Cole, for her first-ever co-headlining tour, to also include select solo performances. Having assembled an accomplished group of musicians to join her, Moore will debut the intimate and organic folk-pop songs off her new album, in various theaters nationwide. The tour launches in Portland, OR, on August 18 and will continue through the fall (see below for itinerary). Tickets go on sale Saturday, July 21.

Fans and critics alike have praised Moore as she emerges from her former teen star shell into a respectable singer-songwriter, having collaborated with the likes of Rachael Yamagata, The Weepies, Lori McKenna, among others.

According to Billboard, "Wild Hope is the gratifying sound of a singer finally finding her comfort zone. Gone is the sugary pop of Moore's early career, replaced instead by thoughtful musings on love and life ... an album full of subtle, but undeniable hooks." While Spin magazine adds "the tunes are catchy and heartfelt, as Moore moves from lush ballads to acoustic folk that recalls Patty Griffin," Nylon raves that "from the moment dreamy 'Extraordinary' opens Wild Hope with its violins and bass solo, your preconceived notions of what Moore's music is about will go poof." "Wild Hope" is a record that should establish [Moore as a writer/artist to be reckoned with," adds American Songwriter.

Mandy eagerly awaits the commencement of this tour, as she prepares to bring her very first personal collection of songs, produced by John Alagia (John Mayer, Dave Matthews), to an equally intimate live setting, telling USA Today, "I've spent the last three years either thinking about or writing or recording my new songs, and now it's time to perform them in front of a live audience. That's what it's all about."

Tour itinerary:
Date - City - Venue
Aug 18 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Aug 19 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
Aug 20 Seattle, WA Showbox
Aug 22 San Francisco, CA Fillmore
Aug 23 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
Aug 24 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
Aug 25 San Diego, CA 4th & B
*Aug 30 Forth Worth, TX Lakewood Theatre
*Aug 31 Austin, TX La Zona Rosa
*Sept 1 Houston, TX Club V
*Sept 2 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
*Sept 4 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing
*Sept 6 Atlanta, GA Roxy
*Sept 7 Lake Buena Vista, Fl House of Blues
*Sept 8 North Myrtle Beach, NC House of Blues
*Sept 9 Charlotte, NC Amos

(*) Denotes Mandy Moore solo show

Additional tour dates to soon follow.

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