Tom Jones is taking his show on the road again.
The 68-year-old singer will launch a U.S. tour in February to promote his new album, "24 Hours." And he will be in San Francisco on March 7. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.
Jones plans to play intimate clubs rather than sprawling arenas during the 15-date tour. And that's not the only change this time around.
"I've just stopped dyeing my hair," he said.
The white-haired Jones also said Thursday that he's learned a thing or two after touring and performing for more than 40 years. For one, he no longer does two shows a night: "You're working with tired (vocal) cords on that second show."
And though women still tend to toss their underwear onstage while Jones performs, he's learned to pay it little mind.
"I don't capitalize on it as much as I used to," he said. "I used to pick it up and do shtick with it and all that, which I stopped doing because it was encouraging it."
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Jones will open his tour on Feb. 24 in New York. A European tour will follow in the fall.
Since he released the hit "It's Not Unusual" in 1965, Jones has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
Full Conert Dates:
24 February 2009 Terminal 5, New York NY
25 February 2009 9:30 Club, Washington DC
26 February 2009 Palace Theatre, Albany NY
27 February 2009 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
01 March 2009 House of Blues, Boston MA
03 March 2009 House of Blues, Cleveland
06 March 2009 Club Nokia, Los Angeles CA
07 March 2009 Warfield, San Francisco CA
09 March 2009 Belly Up Club, Solana Beach CA
10 March 2009 House of Blues, Anaheim CA
06 August 2009 MGM Grand, Las Vegas
07 August 2009 MGM Grand, Las Vegas
08 August 2009 MGM Grand, Las Vegas
09 August 2009 MGM Grand, Las Vegas
10 August 2009 MGM Grand, Las Vegas
11 August 2009 MGM Grand, Las Vegas
12 August 2009 MGM Grand, Las Vegas
13 August 2009 MGM Grand, Las Vegas
15 August 2009 MGM Grand, Las Vegas
16 August 2009 MGM Grand, Las Vegas
17 August 2009 MGM Grand, Las Vegas
18 August 2009 MGM Grand, Las Vegas
19 August 2009 MGM Grand, Las Vegas
