Singer-songwriter Angela Aki has announced that she will be releasing a new album this summer! She will also be holding a nationwide tour starting in October.

After her year-end Nippon Budokan live, Angela took maternity leave, and gave birth to a healthy baby in February. Her upcoming tour will kick off on October 13th and wrap up on March 3rd. Ticket information, as well as details on the new album, will be revealed at a later date.

Prior to the tour, Angela will make her comeback by appearing in summer events. She is scheduled to perform at 'Jounetsu Tairiku SPECIAL LIVE SUMMER TIME BONANZA'12' in Osaka on August 4th and at 'J-WAVE LIVE 2000+12' in Tokyo on September 1st.

Check out the tour dates below!

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<Angela Aki Nationwide Tour (Title Undecided)>

Saturday, October 13th - Sun City Koshigaya Shimin Hall (Saitama)
Sunday, October 14th - Utsunomiya Bunka Kaikan (Tochigi)
Thursday, October 18th - Shinkawa Bunka Hall (Toyama)
Saturday, October 20th - Honda no Mori Hall (Ishikawa)
Sunday, October 21st - Niigata Kenmin Kaikan (Niigata)
Friday, October 26th- Shimane Geijutsu Bunka Center Grantowa (Shimane)
Saturday, October 27th - Shiunan Bunka Kaikan (Yamaguchi)
Tuesday, October 30th - Saga Bunka Kaikan (Saga)
Thursday, November 1st - Biwako Hall (Shiga)
Saturday, November 3rd - Ise Kankou Bunka Kaikan (Mie)
Sunday, November 4th - Nara 100nen Kaikan (Nara)
Friday, November 9th - Sapporo Shimin Hall (Hokkaido)
Sunday, November 11th - Asahikawa Shimin Bunka Kaikan (Hokkaido)
Tuesday, November 20th - Nagaragawa Convention Center (Gifu)
Friday, November 23rd - Oshu Bunka Kaikan (Iwate)
Saturday, November 24th - Akita Kenmin Kaikan (Akita)
Sunday, November 25th - Aomori Bunka Kaikan (Aomori)
Saturday, December 1st - Kanagawa Kenmin Hall (Kanagawa)
Sunday, December 2nd - Kiryu City Performing Arts Center�(Gunma)
Friday, December 7th - Fukuoka Sun Palace (Fukuoka)
Sunday, December 9th - Naruto Bunka Kaikan (Tokushima)
Saturday, December 15th - Oita iichiko Grand Theater (Oita)
Sunday, December 16th - Miyazaki Shimin Bunka Hall (Miyazaki)
Saturday, January 12th - Koriyama Shimin Bunka Center (Fukushima)
Sunday, January 13th - Yamagata Kenmin Kaikan (Yamagata)
Monday, January 14th - Sendai Sun Plaza Hall (Miyagi)
Thursday, January 17th - Wakayama Shimin Kaikan (Wakayama)
Saturday, January 19th - Osaka Orix Gekijou (Osaka)
Sunday, January 20th - Osaka Orix Gekijou (Osaka)
Tuesday, January 22nd - Sunport Hall Takamatsu (Kagawa)
Saturday, January 26th - Korani Bunka Hall (Yamanashi)
Sunday, February 10th - Kagoshima Shimin Bunka Hall Daiichi (Kagoshima)
Wednesday, February 13th - Okinawa Convention Gekijou (Okinawa)
Sunday, February 17th - Aichi Geijutsu Gekijou (Aichi)
Wednesday, February 20th - NHK Hall (Tokyo)
Saturday, February 23rd - Matsumoto Shimin Geijutsukan (Nagano)
Sunday, February 24th - Shizuoka Shimizu Bunka Kaikan (Shizuoka)
Saturday, March 2nd - Hiroshima Bunka Koryu Kaikan (Hiroshima)
Sunday, March 3rd - Okayama Symphony Hall (Okayama)

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