March 16, 2006 - Early on in Beth Orton's performing career, reviewers tended to paste the British singer with such labels as "ethereal" and "wispy," even as they praised the overall substance of her work.
February 13, 2006 - Beth Orton isn't hiding behind William Orbit's dizzying techno beats or under the cover of a flurry of freakish jazz grooves any longer. In fact, she isn't hiding at all these days.
January 27, 2006 - British songstress Beth Orton has lined up a club tour in support of her new album, "Comfort of Strangers," which is due to hit stores Feb. 7.
December 20, 2005 - Pop star Britney Spears reportedly has filed a $20 million lawsuit against celebrity magazine Us Weekly, claiming libel and misappropriation of her name and image.
July 1, 2002 - British indie-pop songstress Beth Orton, who recently finished a mini-tour of North America, will kick off a one-month tour July 28 with a free show in New York’s Central Park.
April 15, 2002 - British indie-pop songstress Beth Orton will kick off a 17-date North America tour May 20 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The tour will conclude June 15 in Washington, D.C.
April 27, 1999 - Tour dates and talent rosters for the 1999 Lilith Fair tour were announced Tuesday (4/27) at a press conference held at New York's Irving Plaza, hosted by co-founder Sarah McLachlan and several of the tour's announced main stage and second stage acts. The tour, noted in press materials as the "North American Farewell," will begin July 8th in Vancouver, BC and end August 31st in Edmonton, ALB.
Beth Orton isn't hiding behind William Orbit's dizzying techno beats or under the cover of a flurry of freakish jazz grooves any longer. In fact, she isn't hiding at all these days.
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