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Loretta Lynn, Heart, Norah Jones and more join 2010 Lilith tour line-up

By Patrick Luce Jan 22, 2010, 12:33 GMT

Loretta Lynn and Heart join the growing line-up of this year\'s Lilith tour. @Photo from Loretta Lynn\'s \'Van Lear\' album release.

Country music icon Loretta Lynn and rock icons Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart have joined the growing list of performers hitting the road as part of the 2010 Lilith tour line-up. The summer music festival will also feature Norah Jones, Cat Power, Sia, Gossip, La Roux, Beth Orton, Ceci Bastida, Erin McCarley, Frazey Ford, Julia Othmer, Kate Nash, Lights, Missy Higgins, Lissie, Marina & The Diamonds, Priscilla Renea, Rosie Thomas, Melissa McClelland, Toby Lightman and Elizaveta.

Tour organizers are expected to add more names to the festival in the coming weeks. The tour has also expanded to  15 more cities and will now feature stops in Edmonton, San Diego, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Detroit, Hartford, Raleigh, Charlotte, Nashville, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Houston and Austin.

In a press release, Lynn stated: "I'm happy they wanted me on this Lilith tour. I have never done shows just with other girl singers before.  When I first started out, they said girl singers couldn't sell records or concert tickets.  We've come a long way since then and we're gonna have a big time out there!"

Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart were quoted as being “thrilled” to be part of Lilith 2010.

The 2010 Lilith Tour previously announced a multi-platform media partnership with ABC Entertainment, which entails creative collaboration in weaving confirmed artists and Lilith across ABC’s programming and online in the months leading up to and during next summer’s tour, including ABC’s physical presence at each tour date. 

Full list of artists announced so far includes:

A Fine Frenzy, Ann Atomic, Ash Koley, Beth Orton, Brandi Carlile, Butterfly Boucher, Cat Power, Ceci Bastida, Chairlift, Chantal Kreviazuk, Colbie Caillat, Corinne Bailey Rae, Donna Delory, Elizaveta, Emmylou Harris, Erin McCarley, Erykah Badu, Frazey Ford, Gossip, Grace Potter and The Nocturnals, Heart, Ima, Indigo Girls, Ingrid Michaelson, Janelle Monae, Jennifer Knapp, Jill Hennessy, Jill Scott, Julia Othmer, Kate Nash Katzenjammer, Ke$ha, La Roux, Lights, Lissie, Loretta Lynn, Marina & The Diamonds, Mary J. Blige, Meaghan Smith, Melissa McClelland, Metric, Miranda Lambert, Missy Higgins, Nneka, Norah Jones, Priscilla Renea, Rosie Thomas, Sara Bareilles, Sarah McLachlan, Serena Ryder, Sheryl Crow, Sia, Sugarland, Susan Justice, Tara MacLean, Tegan and Sara, Toby Lightman, Vedera, Vita Chambers, The Submarines,  The Weepies, Ximena Sarinana, Zee Avi.

Cities featuring the tour will include:

Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Calgary, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Edmonton, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis, London, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Montreal, Nashville, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Raleigh, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa, Toronto, Vancouver, DC and West Palm Beach.

Visit the festival’s official website for more information.