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GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ARTIST
SARAH McLACHLAN
ANNOUNCES COAST-TO-COAST CANADIAN TOUR THIS FALL

THE SHINE ON CANADIAN TOUR 2014 KICKS OFF IN VICTORIA, BC ON OCTOBER 18


Multi-platinum Canadian singer-songwriter and Grammy Award-winner, Sarah McLachlan announces the coast-to-coast SHINE ON CANADIAN TOUR 2014, in support of her eighth studio album, SHINE ON. The extensive tour will kick off on October 18 in Victoria, BC and will visit 19 cities across the country. Tickets go on sale on Friday, May 9 and can be purchased at SarahMcLachlan.com and livenation.com.

Released today, SHINE ON is McLachlan’s first full-length recording of new material in four years. The new album was recorded in Montreal and Vancouver with Sarah's longtime collaborator/producer Pierre Marchand as well as Bob Rock and Vincent Jones.

Sarah McLachlan is one of the most celebrated singer songwriters in entertainment with over 40 million albums sold worldwide. She is an eight-time Juno Award winner and a three-time Grammy Award winner. McLachlan's landmark fifth album, the 10x-platinum SURFACING, contained two Grammy Award-winning tracks: "Building a Mystery" and "Last Dance." In addition to her personal artistic efforts, she founded the Lilith Fair tour showcasing female musicians which raised over $7 million for local and national charities over its 3 years and in 2002 founded her non-profit organization the Sarah McLachlan School of Music. The school provides free afterschool music education for at-risk and underserved kids who otherwise would have no access to music programming.