"HARPER, LIKE THE BEST
ARTISTS, BARES THE
TRUTHS THAT STALK US
IN THE BATHROOM
MIRROR COME MORNING
TIME. WAKE UP." VIBE
BEN HARPER
THE WILL TO LIVE
featuring "Faded"
ON TOUR
July
7
Pontiac MI
9
Chicago IL
10 Chicago IL
11
Madison WI
12 Minneapolis MN
14 Boulder CO
15
Denver CO
16 Salt Lake City UT
18 Portland OR
19 Seattle WA
20 Vancouver BC
21 Victoria BC
24 San Francisco CA
25 San Francisco CA
26 Sacramento CA
28 Santa Ana CA
29 Los Angeles CA
30 Los Angeles CA
Many more to come;
check local listings.
Dates subject to change
Produced by J.P. Plunier
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©1997 Virgin Records America, Inc.
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