Sentence examples for first time touring from inspiring English sources

It was Madonna's first time touring Japan in 13 years, and an additional date was added, September 21, 2006, at the Tokyo Dome, to meet high demand.

The tour, in theaters and scaled-down arenas -- his first time touring entirely by himself since his 1996-97 tour for his album "The Ghost of Tom Joad" -- is to begin on April 25 in Detroit and continue in the United States through May 20, for a Boston appearance.

General Garner visited Iraq for the first time Tuesday, touring Umm Qasr, the town and port controlled by British forces.

In the 1850s and 1860s, Ireland was visited for the first time by touring professional teams.

The Ukes have been at the forefront of this third wave, and have had a wonderful time touring the world, making albums and pursuing side projects.

MR: Is this the first time your touring the U.S.? SM: Well, I guess you could say it's the first time we've done a tour.

The band consisted of a drummer, keyboarder, and guitarist and for the first time in Knowles' touring history, a horn section and an orchestra.

I've done a couple of different solo tours in the UK mainly because Punch Brothers couldn't afford to tour over there, but this is the first time that I'm touring behind a solo record by myself on tour.

They toured the US, Europe, Japan and Australia with Slash stating that "for the first time in years, touring was easy, [his] band mates were loads of fun and low on drama, and every gig was about playing rock and roll".

This is Dalle's first time recording and touring as a solo artist, and her last stint on the road, with Spinnerette, was blighted by serious postnatal depression.

For the first time, the group is touring nationally, beginning with a sold-out show at the Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday.