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The Last Encore Tour is a concert tour by American recording artist, The Judds. The tour is the duo's first tour in 10 years, the last being the "Power to Change Tour" in 2000. The duo states this is the final farewell tour for the group. The tour began November 2010 and ended in December. In 2011, the duo announced a second US leg for the summer of 2011. The tour predominately visited the United States. The duo stated that the purpose for the tour was to reconnect with their fans. The tour's title was suggested by fans on Wynonna's website, as the duo had to come up with a name. Naomi Judd remarked "() was going to suggest 'The Cougar Tour'." They were joined on tour by the Palmetto State Quartet. ==Background== In 2009, the duo performed together for the first time in nine years the 2009 CMA Music Festival at LP Field. The performance spaced media outlets within the country music scene to hint to a reunion of the duo to be as early as 2010. During the summer of 2009, the duo made rare concert appearances together, including a stop at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The duo also opened a museum in Franklin, Tennessee, to commemorate their 25 years in country music. In the course of an interview for Billboard, Wynonna Judd stated the duo was open to perform on tour and recording new music in 2010. She continued, "It's 2010. It's been 25 years. It's take your mother to work year. It just feels like it's the right time". Judd wanted to bring her mother, Naomi Judd along for her annual "Classic Christmas Tour", however Naomi declined. The tour was officially announced in February 2010. The duo would later headline the 2010 CMA Music Festival. At the press conference following the event, the duo remark the audience response for their 2009 show encouraged them to go on this trek one final time. Naomi stated her woman's intuition have her the courage to get back on stage and concert promoters assured her there was a demand for the tour. Also, the duo announced their first reality television series entitled ''The Judds'', to air on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The show will follow the duo's tour, while showing their mother-daughter relationship in both a public and private scope. To promote the tour, the duo appeared on ''Larry King Live'', ''The Early Show'', ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', ''Weekend Edition'' and ''Crook & Chase'', while gracing the covers of ''Country Weekly'' and ''People: Country Special''. To introduce the tour, the duo stated: "() This tour gives me a chance to enjoy where Mom and I are in our relationship. I look forward to celebrating our personal and professional journey…together. () There is nothing like music and laughter to connect people. How I've missed that encounter with the very ones who've allowed us that awesome privilege! I'm counting the days till I can be back on my bus, visiting their towns." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Last Encore Tour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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