Bonnie Raitt Announces Canadian swing for the 'Dig In Deep’ tour in 2017.
2017 will see the return of Bonnie Raitt to Canada for her first extended tour of the country in over ten years. Following the release of her Grammy-nominated twentieth album ‘Dig In Deep’ (Redwing Records) in 2016, Raitt embarked on an ambitious tour performing more than 75 shows worldwide. Joining Raitt will be her longtime touring band: James "Hutch" Hutchinson (bass), Ricky Fataar (drums), and George Marinelli (guitar), along with Mike Finnigan (keyboards). Special Guest Royal Wood will support all dates.
'Dig In Deep' has sold over 160,000 units worldwide, debuting in the top #10 Billboard Album Sales, Blues Album, Americana/Folk Album, Digital Album Sales, Internet Album and Independent Album charts and was still on the top #200 Sales Chart 26 weeks after release. The album charted at #35 on the UK Top 40 Album chart, #1 UK Americana Album Chart and #7 UK Independent Album Chart with the UK and Germany both reporting ‘Dig In Deep’ as Bonnie's best-selling album since 1994’s 'Longing In Their Hearts.'
Continuing a long-standing tradition in conjunction with The Guacamole Fund, Bonnie will donate one dollar from every ticket purchased to grassroots local, regional, and national Canadian organizations whose work focuses on safe and sustainable energy, social justice and human rights, environmental protection, and blues/music education.