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Melissa Etheridge Tickets

Melissa Etheridge

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American rock singer-songwriter Melissa Lou Etheridge was born in Leavenworth, Kansas, on May 29, 1961. When Etheridge was 21 years old, she moved to Los Angeles to try her luck in the music industry. Melissa Etheridge started off by playing some small gigs at local bars and The Candy Store on the Sunset Strip. A fan from her early days got her demo tape to Bill Leopold, founder of Leopold Management. Leopold was impressed by Etheridge and decided he would represent her on the spot. She continued performing in bars and small venues while Leopold had record execs come out to see her play. Melissa Etheridge was eventually offered a job with A&M Records as a staff songwriter. In 1986, she was offered a recording contract with Island Records.

Etheridge released her self-titled debut album, Melissa Etheridge, on May 2, 1988. Over the years that followed she would continue to record and release albums including: Brave and Crazy (1989), Never Enough (1992), Yes I Am (1993), Your Little Secret (1995), Breakdown (1999), Skin (2001), Lucky (2004), Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled (2005), and The Awakening (2007).

Out of the ten albums released by Melissa Etheridge, several have gone platinum, with three out of the ten going multi-platinum and two more going gold.

Etheridge is a famous gay rights activist as well as an advocate for environmental issues. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2004 and since her recovery she has taken back to the stage. Among her first performances since her recovery was at the 2005 Grammy Awards, where she performed a cover of Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart." Melissa Etheridge has performed at many festivals and benefit concerts and is a supporter of the charities Dream Foundation and Love Our Children USA.

Melissa Etheridge's most recent accomplishments include a performance at Giants Stadium for Live Earth and a performance at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway.

Melissa Etheridge Concerts

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07.10.2024 07:30

Santa Fe

USA

Lensic Theater

07.10.2024 07:30

$308.00-$308.00

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09.10.2024 07:30

Tucson

USA

Fox Theatre - Tucson

09.10.2024 07:30

$75.00-$355.00

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11.10.2024 07:00

Prescott

USA

Yavapai College Performance Hall

11.10.2024 07:00

$137.00-$1115.00

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12.10.2024 08:00

Chandler

USA

Ovations Live! at Wild Horse Pass

12.10.2024 08:00

$99.00-$1150.00

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13.10.2024 07:00

Cerritos

USA

Cerritos Center

13.10.2024 07:00

$91.00-$1135.00

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15.10.2024 07:00

El Cajon

USA

The Magnolia Performing Arts Center

15.10.2024 07:00

$50.88-$1065.00

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16.10.2024 07:00

Riverside

USA

Fox Performing Arts Center

16.10.2024 07:00

$58.32-$955.00

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11.04.2025 08:00

Wilmington

USA

Grand Opera House - DE

11.04.2025 08:00

$111.00-$1135.00

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16.04.2025 07:30

Morgantown

USA

Lyell B Clay Concert Theatre - WVU

16.04.2025 07:30

$90.99-$1010.00

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18.04.2025 08:00

Atlantic City

USA

Trump Taj Mahal - Mark G. Etess Arena

18.04.2025 08:00

$100.04-$2070.00

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19.04.2025 08:00

Mashantucket

USA

The Grand Theater At Foxwoods

19.04.2025 08:00

$76.93-$1035.00

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21.04.2025 07:00

Warren

USA

Packard Music Hall

21.04.2025 07:00

$80.00-$1100.00

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23.04.2025 07:00

Niagara Falls

Canada

OLG Stage At Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort

23.04.2025 07:00

$68.75-$2770.00

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24.04.2025 07:30

Newark

USA

New Jersey Performing Arts Center - Prudential Hall

24.04.2025 07:30

$86.00-$1840.00

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26.04.2025 07:30

Bethlehem

USA

Sands Bethlehem Event Center

26.04.2025 07:30

$87.81-$1690.00

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27.04.2025 08:00

Boston

USA

MGM Music Hall at Fenway Park

27.04.2025 08:00

$96.54-$1880.00

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29.04.2025 07:30

Albany

USA

Palace Theatre Albany

29.04.2025 07:30

$90.99-$1700.00

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30.04.2025 07:30

Baltimore

USA

Lyric Opera House - MD

30.04.2025 07:30

$149.00-$1185.00

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02.05.2025 07:00

Roanoke

USA

Elmwood Park Amphitheater

02.05.2025 07:00

$77.51-$955.00

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Artist Info

Melissa Etheridge became one of the most popular recording artists of the '90s due to her mixture of confessional lyrics, pop-based folk-rock, and raspy, Janis Joplin/Rod Stewart-esque vocals. But the road to stardom was not all smooth sailing for Etheridge as she debated behind the scenes whether or not to disclose to the public that she was gay early on in her career. Born May 29, 1961, in Leavenworth, Kansas, Etheridge first picked up the guitar at the age of eight and began penning her own songs shortly thereafter. Playing in local bands throughout her teens, Etheridge then attended the renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. The up-and-coming singer/songwriter and guitarist dropped out after a year before making her way to Los Angeles in the early '80s to take a shot at a career in music. At this point, Etheridge's music was slightly more bluesy than her subsequently renowned folk-pop style, as a demo of original compositions caught the attention of Bill Leopold, who signed on as Etheridge's manager. Soon after, steady gigs began coming her way, including a five-night-a-week residency at the Executive Suite in Long Beach, which led to a bidding war between such major record labels as A&M, Capitol, EMI, and Warner Bros., but it was Island Records that Etheridge decided to go with.
Etheridge's first recorded work appeared on the forgotten soundtrack to the Nick Nolte prison movie Weeds before her self-titled debut was issued in 1988. The album quickly drew comparisons to such heavyweights as Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp, as it spawned the hit single "Bring Me Some Water" and earned gold certification. In the wake of the album's success, Etheridge performed at the Grammy Awards the following year and contributed vocals to Don Henley's The End of the Innocence. Etheridge managed to avoid the dreaded sophomore slump with 1989's Brave and Crazy, which followed the same musical formula as its predecessor and proved to be another gold-certified success. It would be nearly three years before Etheridge's next studio album appeared, however, and 1992 signaled the arrival of Never Enough, an album that proved to be more musically varied.
But it was Etheridge's fourth release that would prove to be her massive commercial breakthrough. Tired of rumors and questions regarding her sexuality, Etheridge decided to put the speculation to rest once and for all, titling the album Yes I Am. Ex-Police producer Hugh Padgham guided the album, which spawned two major MTV/radio hits with "I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window" (the latter of which featured a video with movie actress Juliette Lewis); the album would sell a staggering six million copies in the U.S. during a single-year period and earned a 1995 Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocalist. But subsequent releases failed to match the success of Yes I Am, including 1995's Your Little Secret, 1999's Breakdown, and 2001's Skin, the latter of which dealt with her separation from Julie Cypher. (Cypher had birthed the couple's two children via artificial insemination; CSN&Y's David Crosby was the father.)
Etheridge's autobiography, The Truth Is: My Life in Love and Music, was released in 2002, and 2004's Lucky was her celebration of a new romance. Later that same year Etheridge revealed that she'd been diagnosed with breast cancer. But early detection allowed for recovery, and she gave strength to many of those stricken by the disease with a powerful performance of Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart" at the 47th annual Grammys, held in February 2005. That September, Etheridge released Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled, a compilation of career highlights and new material. It featured a cover of Tom Petty's "Refugee" as well as "Piece of My Heart" and a new song dedicated to breast cancer survivors. In 2007, Etheridge released her first studio album of new material in three years, The Awakening, on Island, following it a year later in 2008 with a holiday album, A New Thought for Christmas, also on Island. Fearless Love appeared early in 2010. Her 12th studio album, 4th Street Feeling (named for the main drag in her hometown of Leavenworth, Kansas) was released in 2012; it marked the first occasion in her career when Etheridge played all the guitar parts on one of her recordings.

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