Dolly Parton

2011 UK Dates Announced

Legendary Singer, Actress, Songwriter and The Queen of Country, Dolly Parton announces new UK tour dates as part of a huge World Tour planned for 2011 and to coincide she is planning to release 'Better Day', an album full of new material on her own Dolly Records, worldwide!  'Better Day', will feature twelve new compositions from Dolly that have never been heard before.

The world will be delighted when the Smoky Mountain Songbird takes the stage and shows us exactly why she is such a legend. The World tour hits the UK on Saturday 20 August at Glasgow's SECC, and  in Sheffield on 12 September. Further dates will be announced shortly.

Dolly says; "I had a great time when we were in Europe on the last Backwoods Barbie tour and I expect to have even more fun on the up and coming 'Better Day Tour'.  I'm really looking forward to this and I can't wait to see all the fans again.  We have a lot fun things for everybody! Get ready cos here I come again!"

She has garnered 7 Grammy Awards, 10 Country Music Association Awards, 5 Academy of Country Music Awards, 3 American Music Awards and is one of only five female artists to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year Award.

Yet with all of the national and international recognition given her, Dolly Parton calls the bronze statue of her, which stands on the courthouse lawn in her hometown of Sevierville, Tennessee, her "greatest honour, because it came from the people who know me."

Always dreaming and always looking forward, Dolly is busier than ever, working on various children's projects, working on a new movie project and writing and recording, these projects are just a few of her many interests at the moment. The phenomenon of Dolly Parton continues to flourish, as she remains one of the World's true superstars don't miss this tour.