Orianthi to Re-release Debut Album as Believe II on June 8th, More Tour Dates Added

As Orianthi prepares to hit the road with Adam Lambert next month, she has also been busy recording some new music - including her current single “Shut Up & Kiss Me” (buy it now on iTunes). This song and others will appear on a new edition of her debut album, Believe (II), which will be released June 8th on Geffen Records.

Believe (II) features four newly recorded tracks including current single “Shut Up & Kiss Me,” “Courage,” and “Missing You,” all produced by Howard Benson, plus “Addicted To Love” which was produced by RedOne. Also on the album will be selections from the original Believe release, including her debut hit single “According To You,” “Bad News,” “Feels Like Home,” “Think Like A Man,” What’s It Gonna Be,” “Suffocated,” “Highly Strung” and “Believe.”

It’s been just over a year since 25-year-old Australian guitar virtuoso Orianthi first grabbed our attention with her mesmerizing guitar solo during Carrie Underwood’s “Last Name” performance at the 2009 Grammys. The blogosphere starting buzzing with word of a new girl with guitar chops and soon Michael Jackson called and hired her on the spot to join his “This Is It” tour. Sadly the tour was not to be, but Orianthi took center stage as she released her debut album Believe and first single “According To You” in the fall of 2009. Radio and fans were quick to embrace “According To You,” propelling it to the top of the charts - it was the #2 most played song in the country with digital sales of over 1 million!

In addition to Carrie Underwood and Michael Jackson, Orianthi has also performed with Carlos Santana, Steve Vai, Prince and most recently Mary J. Blige on her rendition of Led Zepplin’s “Stairway To Heaven.” Orianthi and Steve Vai shot a video for her song “Highly Strung” - an instrumental guitar-dueling track on her album - which became an internet sensation. Orianthi also appears in the Michael Jackson tour rehearsal documentary “This Is It” which was released worldwide last fall. She has appeared on many television shows including Good Morning America, The View, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Ellen DeGeneres show, American Idol and more.

See below for Adam Lambert tour dates featuring Orianthi. More dates to be added, visit Orianthi.com for updates.

June 4th Wilkes-Barre, PA The FM Kirby Center for the Arts

June 5th Sayerville, NJ Starland Ballroom

June 10th Council Bluffs, IA Harrah’s Ballroom

June 11th Mahnomen, MN Shooting Star Casino

June 12th Prior Lake, MN Mystic Lake Casino Hotel

June 14th Columbus , OH LC Pavillion

June 15th Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater

June 17th Hammond, IN The Venue at Horseshoe Casino

June 18th Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Theater

June 19th West Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre

June 22nd New York, NY Nokia Theatre

June 24th Mashantucket, CT MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods

June 26th Atlantic City, NJ Borgata

June 27th Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live

June 28th Washington DC 9:30 Club

June 30th Norfolk, VA Norva

July 2nd Charlotte, NC Fillmore

July 3rd Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues

July 6th Knoxville, TN Tennessee Theater

July 7th Nashville, TN The Ryman

July 9th Cleveland, OH Allen Theater

July 10th Louisville, KY The Brown Theater

July 12th Chesaning, MI Common Ground Fest

July 19th Boise, ID Morrison

July 21st Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom

July 23rd San Francisco, CA The Warfield

July 24th Sacramento, CA Thunder Valley

July 25th Los Angeles, CA The Nokia

July 27th Costa Mesa, CA Orange County Fair– Pacific Amphitheatre

July 28th Costa Mesa, CA Orange County Fair– Pacific Amphitheatre

July 30th San Diego, CA Copley Symphony Hall

July 31st Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay

August 12th Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre

August 13th Bethlehem, PA Musikfest

August 14th Montreal, QB Balloon Fest

August 16th Burlington, VT Flynn Theater

August 19th Hyannis, MA Cape Cod Melody Center

August 20th Cohasset, MA South Shore Music Center

August 21st Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino