Fiona Apple returning to the road in November

10/04/2005 9:59 PM, Reuters
Jill Kipnis

Singer/songwriter Fiona Apple, who just released her first album in six years Tuesday, will launch a three-week tour November 22 in Portland, Ore.

The dates come in support of her third album, "Extraordinary Machine," a follow-up to 1999's "When the Pawn..." The set already is the top-seller at Apple's iTunes Music Store, according to her Epic Records label.

Apple told Billboard she was "slightly terrified" about going back on tour after such a long layoff.

"If I'm going to go out and do shows, at a certain point, I'll love it. The first two weeks, you're getting used to it. The thing that I'm terrified about (is that) I'm going to want to include songs from the other albums in the show. I haven't tried to play any of my old songs in years. I'm so afraid of not knowing them."

Apple's touring band has yet to be announced. On Thursday, Apple will perform and sign autographs at Tower Records in West Hollywood, Calif.

Here are Fiona Apple's tour dates:

November 22: Portland, Ore. (Roseland)

November 23: Seattle (Moore Theater)

November 25: San Francisco (Warfield Theater)

November 26: Los Angeles (Wiltern Theater)

November 28: San Diego (House of Blues)

November 30: Las Vegas (House of Blues)

December 2: Denver (Paramount Theater)

December 4: Chicago (Riviera Theater)

December 5: Cleveland (House of Blues)

December 7: Boston (Orpheum Theater)

December 8-9: Philadelphia (Tower Theater)

December 11: New York (Nokia Theater)

Reuters/Billboard