Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge: Yes We Are Tour

Name: Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge: Yes We Are Tour
Start: 2025-09-22T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Mershon Auditorium

Schedule

Mon, 22 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Mershon Auditorium | Columbus, OH

Melissa Etheridge stormed onto the rock scene in 1988 with the release of her self-titled debut album. Etheridge hit her commercial and artistic stride with her fourth album, Yes I Am (1993). The collection featured massive hits, "I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window," a searing song of longing that brought Etheridge her second Grammy for Best Female Rock Performance. In 1995, Etheridge issued, Your Little Secret, distinguished by the hit single, "I Want to Come Over." That success led her to receive Songwriter of the Year honor at the ASCAP Pop Awards in 1996.
Known for her confessional lyrics and raspy, smoky vocals, Etheridge has remained one of America's favorite female singers for more than two decades - an artist who has never allowed "inconvenient truths" to keep her down. Early in her recording career, Etheridge acknowledged her sexual orientation when it was considered less than prudent and in October 2004, Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer, a health battle that, with her typical tenacity, she won.
In June of 2020, Etheridge launched The Etheridge Foundation to support research into treatments for opioid use disorder. In 2021, she returned with then album One Way Out - a collection of songs Etheridge wrote in the '80s and '90s. 2022 saw Melissa's return to the theatre with her one woman show, My Window — A Journey Through Life. The critically acclaimed, sold-out run premiered at New World Stages on October 13 and opened at Circle In the Square Theatre on Broadway in September 2023. 2024 saw Melissa release Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken, a two-part docuseries (Paramount+) and accompanying live album. Recorded live within the grounds of the Topeka Correctional facility the album and docuseries follows her journey including an original song inspired by her correspondence with residents of the TCF and rousing versions of curated fan favorites and original songs.
Released in 1989, Indigo Girls' eponymous major label debut sold over two million copies under the power of singles “Closer to Fine” and “Kid Fears” and turned Indigo Girls into one of the most successful folk duos in history. Over a thirty-five-year career that began in clubs around their native Atlanta, Georgia, the multi-Grammy-winning duo of Emily Saliers and Amy Ray has recorded sixteen studio albums, sold 15+ million records, and built a dedicated following. Committed activists, they work on immigration reform (El Refugio), LGBTQ advocacy, education (Imagination Library), death penalty reform, and Native American rights.
Their latest record, Look Long is a stirring and eclectic collection of songs that finds the duo of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers reunited in the studio with their strongest backing band to date. Says Saliers. “While our lyrics and writing approach may change, our passion for music feels the same as it did when we were 25-years-old.” “As time has gone on, our audience has become more expansive and diverse, giving me a sense of joy,” she adds. To hear those collective voices raise into one, singing along and overpowering the band itself, one realizes the importance Indigo Girls’ music has in this moment. In our often-terrifying present, we are all in search of a daily refuge, a stolen hour or two, to engage with something that brings us joy, perspective, or maybe just calm.
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