Category Archives: On Tour

Tour Tracker: Modest Mouse, Cheap Trick, Stardeath & White Dwarfs

Modest Mouse return for a July trek, Cheap Trick plot co-headlining dates with Squeeze and Blondie (the schedule varies by city), and Stardeath & White Dwarfs help the Flaming Lips perform Dark Side of the Moon before embarking on their own jaunt. Full dates for all three tours below.
Modest Mouse
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Tour Tracker: They Might Be Giants, Pitbull and Goo Goo Dolls

In what could be the most eclectic Tour Tracker ever, They Might Be Giants plot out a trek around appearances at Sasquatch! and Bonnaroo, Pitbull plans to hit up Six Flags this summer and the Goo Goo Dolls will hit the road in support of their upcoming album Something For the Rest of Us. Full [...] Continue reading

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Lilith Fair Unveils Complete Dates; Rihanna Joins Fest on July 12th

Lilith Fair has revealed its complete list of dates for this summer’s 36-show trek. The Sarah McLachlan-headlined roving festival will kick off on June 27th in Calgary, Alberta, and hit up every major market before wrapping in Dallas, Texas on August 16th. Rihanna — who announced her own headlining tour last week — has signed [...] Continue reading

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Roger Waters Announces 30th Anniversary Tour for ‘The Wall’

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Roger Waters will take The Wall on the road this autumn, 30 years after Pink Floyd first performed the classic double album onstage. Three decades ago, Pink Floyd played the album in its entirety as a white brick wall was constructed between the band and the crowd throughout the show. Films were projected onto [...] Continue reading

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Tour Tracker: Rush, Social Distortion and moe.

Rush will embark on a massive summer tour where they’ll perform their classic Moving Pictures in its entirety. Plus, Social Distortion plot out some dates around their Lollapalooza performance and moe. get ready to spend another summer on the road, culminating with their 11th annual moe.down. Full dates for all three treks below.
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June 29 – [...] Continue reading

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Tour Tracker: MGMT, Surfer Blood & Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Black Crowes

MGMT have booked a trip from Coachella to Bamboozle to Lollapalooza and all stops in between to help spread the word about their new album Congratulations. Plus, two recent Breaking acts, Surfer Blood and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, team up for a June trek and the Black Crowes add more dates in [...] Continue reading

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Tour Tracker: Animal Collective’s “Oddsac,” Against Me!, Los Campesinos!

Lots of exclamation points in the Tour Tracker today: Animal Collective map out screening dates for their experimental film Oddsac in April, including a 4/20 stop in Boston that’ll probably draw an extra large crowd. Plus, Against Me! hit the road for a month’s worth of dates and Los Campesinos! continue to tour behind their [...] Continue reading

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Motion City Soundtrack Ready to Rock “Dinosaur,” NIN on the Road

For years, it bugged Motion City Soundtrack frontman Justin Pierre that he couldn’t fully replicate the sound of the band’s records live. “Some people can go on day after day; they can just yell, scream, do whatever, not do anything, and then they sing, they sound perfect and brilliant. And those people have upset me [...] Continue reading

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Tour Tracker: LCD Soundsystem, Neon Indian, Mile High Festival

LCD Soundsystem finally add some long-awaited U.S. dates to their tour plans behind May 18th’s This Is Happening, Neon Indian — one of Rolling Stone’s best new bands of 2010 — lay out a summer trek, and Denver’s Mile High Festival (August 14th and 15th at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park; visit the fest’s site for [...] Continue reading

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Rihanna Maps Out Summer 2010 “Last Girl on Earth” Tour

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On July 2nd, Rihanna will bring her “Last Girl on Earth” tour to the states, kicking off the 25-date trek in Seattle before wrapping up in Chicago on August 25th. The Barbados-born star — who promises the tour will be a “massive production that I cannot wait for” — will have two buzz-worthy openers [...] Continue reading

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Neil Young Adds Dates to Solo Acoustic Tour with Bert Jansch

Photo: Rose/Getty Images SportNeil Young has tacked on more dates to his Twisted Road tour, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s first solo acoustic tour in over a decade. The trek will kick off May 18th in Albany, New York, and snake its way southwest until a June 7th show in Dallas, Texas. In [...] Continue reading

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Bob Dylan Cancels Asian Tour After China Blocks Concerts

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Bob Dylan’s reputation as a counterculture icon has led to the cancellation of his first-ever concerts in China and ultimately forced the legend to call off his tour of Southeast Asia. After completing a 14-date trek through Japan and a show in Seoul, South Korea, last month, Dylan was hoping to [...] Continue reading

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Buzzcocks Announce U.S. Tour: Watch Two Classic Performances

It’s been a good year for Buzzcocks fans: Not only has the influential punk band reissued their classic first three albums, but today also brings news that they’ll embark on a 22-date North American tour starting this May. On the trek, Pete Shelley, Steve Diggle and company will perform their first two albums, Another Music [...] Continue reading

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Drake Tells Fans to Bring “Open Mind” to “Away From Home” Tour

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Last year, Drake got his big break opening for Lil Wayne after returning from his own So Far Gone tour, where he rocked the mike at universities and small colleges across the country. This year, though, he’s the main act on “The Away From Home” trek. But he’s in no rush to move on [...] Continue reading

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Tour Tracker: John Mayer, Broken Bells, David Gray and Ray LaMontagne

John Mayer plots his second leg of Battle Studies dates through September 2010, James Mercer and Danger Mouse’s Broken Bells announce their first tour and David Gray and Ray LaMontagne set out on a co-headlining run in August. Full dates for all three treks below.
John Mayer
Mar. 31 – Seattle, WA @ KeyArena
Apr. 1 – Vancouver, [...] Continue reading

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Tour Tracker: Nas and Damian Marley, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Colbie Caillat

Nas and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley will hit the road together in support of their joint album Distant Relatives, due out May 18th, making stops at Bonnaroo and Gathering of the Vibes along the way. Plus, Charlotte Gainsbourg surrounds her Coachella performance with a bunch of April shows on both coasts and Colbie Caillat plots [...] Continue reading

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Tour Tracker: The Black Keys, Jakob Dylan and Mountain Jam

The Black Keys set some spring dates in support of their upcoming album Brothers, including a slot opening for Pearl Jam at Madison Square Garden. Plus, Jakob Dylan and Three Legs, co-starring Neko Case and Kelly Hogan, will embark on an April trek to showcase their new album Women and Country and this year’s Mountain [...] Continue reading

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Tour Tracker: The Black Keys, Jakob Dylan and Mountain Jam

The Black Keys set some spring dates in support of their upcoming album Brothers, including a slot opening for Pearl Jam at Madison Square Garden. Plus, Jakob Dylan and Three Legs, co-starring Neko Case and Kelly Hogan, will embark on an April trek to showcase their new album Women and Country and this year’s Mountain [...] Continue reading

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Tour Tracker: Them Crooked Vulture, Lilith Fair and Sublime With Rome

Fingers crossed, Dave Grohl will recover from his coffee addiction quickly enough to drum during Them Crooked Vultures’ new batch of spring dates. Plus, this year’s resurrected and nomadic Lilith Fair announce their first string of stops, and add Disney singer Selena Gomez to their ever-growing bill, and Sublime With Rome plot a new trek. [...] Continue reading

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Tour Tracker: Ween, O.A.R. and Backstreet Boys

Gene and Dean Ween bring the Boognish on the road this summer with stops at Sasquatch!, Bonnaroo, Camp Bisco and some cities between. Plus, O.A.R. embark on a summer tour while working on their seventh album and Backstreet’s back, all right. Full dates for all three treks, below.
Ween
Apr. 6 – Richmond, VA @ The National
Apr. [...] Continue reading

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Tour Tracker: The Dead Weather, New Pornographers and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

The Dead Weather load up on gigs between Coachella and Bonnaroo in support of their upcoming disc Sea of Cowards. Plus, the New Pornographers come Together to showcase their upcoming LP on the road and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros embark on a headlining tour that’ll hit on almost every major U.S. music festival [...] Continue reading

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Neil Young Begins to Map Out Solo Acoustic Tour With Bert Jansch

Information is just beginning to trickle out, but it looks like Neil Young is launching a solo acoustic American theater tour in May with Scottish folk legend Bert Jansch opening. Only five dates have been announced of what apparently is being billed as the Twisted Road tour, though many more are likely to come.
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Green Day Reveal Summer Dates of “21st Century Breakdown” Tour

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Green Day’s upcoming American Idiot Broadway musical, which official opens April 20th at New York’s St. James Theatre, won’t be the only venue to hear the band’s music live this summer. The 21st Century Breakdown trio have announced a fresh tour that kicks off August 3rd in Camden, New Jersey. AFI will open and [...] Continue reading

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Paramore Announce Honda Civic Tour Dates With Tegan and Sara

Photo: Metcalfe/GettyParamore will headline this year’s Honda Civic Tour, which kicks off July 23rd in Raleigh, North Carolina and is set to wrap September 19th in Anaheim, California. The Brand New Eyes rockers will be taking Tegan and Sara along with them for the ride, as well as two additional “special guests” to be announced [...] Continue reading

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Tour Tracker: Scorpions, Psychedelic Furs and Orbital

The Scorpions begin to unveil plans for their farewell U.S. tour, the Psychedelic Furs announce a 25-date trek and after disbanding six years ago, Orbital reunite for three gigs, including sets at the Ultra Festival and Coachella. The full details for all three artists, after the jump.
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June 18 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank [...] Continue reading

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Tour Tracker: ZZ Top, Kate Nash and Verge Music Festival

Photo: Ferrey/Getty ZZ Top bring guitars and beards out on the road with a spring/summer trek, Kate Nash readies a tour in support of her upcoming album My Best Friend Is You and Milwaukee’s two-day Verge Music Festival locks in headliners Three Days Grace and Weezer as well as She and Him and Eagles of [...] Continue reading

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Tour Tracker: She and Him, Korn, Goo Goo Dolls

Photo: Polk/FilmMagic She and Him tack on some more post-Coachella tour dates in support of their Volume 2, Korn headline this summer’s Jagermeister Tour and Goo Goo Dolls road test some songs from their in-the-works new album on a jaunt kicking off in April. Full details for all three artists are below.
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Phish Return to the Road Summer 2010 With Monster Tour

Photo: Loccisano/GettyBust your patchwork pants out of mothballs and tune-up your VW Bus. After last year’s triumphant return to summer touring, Phish have announced that they will hit the road again for a 29-date tour that kicks off June 11th in Chicago. The upcoming trek features multiple-night stands in major cities, including three back-to-back nights [...] Continue reading

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Dixie Chicks Team With Eagles for First Tour in Four Years

Photo: Michelson/WireImage The Dixie Chicks will hit the road for the first time in four years this summer when they team up with Eagles and Keith Urban for a co-headlining stadium trek. Urban will miss the tour’s opening show June 8th in Toronto, but will join the tour when it swings south to East Rutherford, [...] Continue reading

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Tour Tracker: Justin Bieber, Jack Johnson and Charlotte Gainsbourg

Justin Bieber announces his first-ever headlining tour in support of My World 2.0, Jack Johnson plots out a midsummer trek with new album To The Sea in tow and Charlotte Gainsbourg follows up her Coachella set with her first U.S. tour. Full dates for all three artists, after the jump.
Justin Bieber
June 23 – Hartford, CT [...] Continue reading

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