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Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an United States|American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of Bourbon whiskey|bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."<ref>{{cite book | last = Graff | first = Gary | coauthors = Durchholz, Daniel | title = Musichound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | publisher = Omnibus Press | id = ISBN 0-8256-7256-2 </ref> With this trademark growl; his incorporation of pre-rock styles such as blues, jazz, and Vaudeville; and experimental tendencies verging on industrial music,<ref> {{cite web | url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,11712,1358433,00.html | title= Tom Waits live at the Hammersmith Apollo, London review | accessdate=2001-11-23 | last= Petridis |first= Alexis | publisher = The Guardian newspaper</ref> Waits has built up a distinctive musical persona. He has worked as a composer for movies and musical plays and as a supporting actor in films, including ''The Fisher King (film)|The Fisher King'', ''Coffee & Cigarettes'', ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'', and ''Short Cuts''. He has been nominated for an Academy Award for his soundtrack work on ''One from the Heart''.

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1. Tom Waits at Kursaal Auditorio, Donostia-San Sebastián on 12 Jul 2008
Location: Avda. de Zurriola, 1, 20002 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain [u]PRECIOS: entre 100 y 125 euros.[/u] Las entradas para todos los conciertos en España saldrán a la venta el 2 de junio a las 9.00 horas en Telentrada (902 10 12 12). Según informa la promotora, "la gira estará protegida contra la reventa, intentando que los fans sólo paguen el precio justo y apropiado de las entradas (además de los cargos normales por gestión)". Sólo podrán adquirirse dos entradas por persona, por lo que se incluirá el número de DNI o pasaporte del comprador en ambos tickets. Los asistentes con entrada necesitarán una identificación con fotografía (DNI o pasaporte) que corresponda al DNI o pasaporte impreso para poder acceder a los recintos. Waits tocará con Larry Taylor (bajo), Omar Torrez (guitarra), Patrick Warren (teclados), Casey Waits (batería y percusión) y Vincent Henry (saxo, armónica y guitarra).
2. Tom Waits at L'Auditori, Barcelona on 14 Jul 2008
Location: Lepant, 150, 08013 Barcelona, Spain
3. Tom Waits at L'Auditori, Barcelona on 15 Jul 2008
Location: Lepant, 150, 08013 Barcelona, Spain El concierto será en el Auditori Forum, no en el de Lepant.
4. Tom Waits at Teatro Degli Arcimboldi, Milano on 17 Jul 2008
Location: Viale dell'innovazione 1, 20126 Milano, Italy
5. Tom Waits at Teatro Degli Arcimboldi, Milano on 18 Jul 2008
Location: Viale dell'innovazione 1, 20126 Milano, Italy
6. Tom Waits at Teatro Degli Arcimboldi, Milano on 19 Jul 2008
Location: Viale dell'innovazione 1, 20126 Milano, Italy
7. Tom Waits at Kongresové centrum, Praha on 21 Jul 2008
Location: tř. 5. května 65, Praha, Czech Republic
8. Tom Waits at Kongresové centrum, Praha on 22 Jul 2008
Location: tř. 5. května 65, Praha, Czech Republic
9. Tom Waits at Le Grand Rex, Paris on 24 Jul 2008
Location: 1, bd Poissonnière, 75002 Paris, France
10. Tom Waits at Le Grand Rex, Paris on 25 Jul 2008
Location: 1, bd Poissonnière, 75002 Paris, France
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