James Taylor and Carole King Join Forces

Forty years ago, James Taylor and Carole King joined fources for the Troubadour Tour. On May 7, the celebrated singer-songwriters will reunite for the Troubadour Reunion tour, which will span 22 dates over two months. Tickets for the tour will go on sale January 23. Expect to hear hits and duets; during a 2007 joint show at Hollywood’s Troubadour club, the duo traded songs all night.

“I think we’ll do two sets, both of us will be on stage the whole time, either singing backup for each or playing behind the other,” said Taylor in a recent interview. “We’ll sort of skip back and forth, do a song of hers, a song of mine, but we’ll stay on the stage.”

Below are the dates for the Troubadour Reunion tour:

May 7 – Portland, OR @ Rose Garden Arena

May 9 – Seattle, WA @ Key Arena

May 11 – San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion

May 13-15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl

May 19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena

May 21 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center

May 22 – Nashville, TN @ Sommet Center

May 24 – Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena

May 25 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center

May 27 – Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills

May 28 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre

May 30 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center

Jun. 2 – Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Arena

Jun. 3 – Atlanta, GA @ The Arena at Gwinnett Center

Jun. 5 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Bankatlantic Center

Jun. 6 – Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Arena

Jun. 8 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center

Jun. 10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center

Jun. 12 – Hartford, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena

Jun. 15 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

Jun. 19 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden