Alanis Morissette: Megan Wyn on 'unbelievable' support role
Morissette, now 50, had huge international success when her album Jagged Little Pill was released in 1995. Songs such as Ironic, Hand In My Pocket and Head Over Feet helped her sell millions of copies worldwide. "It's unbelievable, I can't believe it," Wyn told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast."It's nuts. I never thought I'd get to support her."The singer said she and her live band would have to treat the concert like "any other gig"."Once I start thinking about it as something completely different, I think that's when things go wrong," she laughed."We're just going to put on the best show we can."
US rock singer-songwriter Liz Phair will also perform before Morissette takes to the stage at Blackweir fields.The performance was initially planned for Cardiff Castle but organisers said demand for tickets was "like nothing we have experienced previously" and moved the show to a new site with a capacity of up to 35,000 people.
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