Johnny Marr announces North American, U.K. tours in support of ‘Call the Comet’

Johnny Marr today announced plans to tour North America and the U.K. and Ireland this fall in support of his soon-to-be-released third solo album Call the Comet, a trek that will take him across the U.S. and dip into both Canada and Mexico before heading back overseas for a leg that ends in the former Smiths guitarist’s hometown of Manchester.

Tickets for the North American dates go on sale 10 a.m. Eastern / 7 a.m. Pacific on Friday, while the U.K. and Ireland concerts go on sale at 10 a.m. local time Friday.

Marr’s latest album, Call the Comet, is due out June 15, and is available for pre-order now.

Johnny Marr tour dates:

NORTH AMERICA
Sept. 15: Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
Sept. 16: Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
Sept. 17: Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
Sept. 20: Vancouver, BC @ Vogue
Sept. 21: Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
Sept. 22: Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
Sept. 24: Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
Sept. 25: Berkeley, CA @ UC Theater
Sept. 26: San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Sept. 28: Sonoma, CA @ Old Redwood Barn
Sept. 29: Dana Point, CA @ Ohana Music and Arts Festival
Sept. 30: Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
Oct. 2: Mexico City, MX @ Plaza Condessa
Oct. 4: Los Angeles, CA @ Theatre at Ace Hotel
Oct. 8: San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
Oct. 9: Dallas, TX @ Granada
Oct. 10: Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room
Oct. 11: Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
Oct. 13: Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
Oct. 15: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
Oct. 16: Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
Oct. 17: Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
Oct. 19: Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre
Oct. 20: Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
Oct. 21: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
Oct. 22: Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of the Living Arts

UK AND IRELAND
Nov. 1: Belfast, UK @ Ulster Hall
Nov. 2: Dublin, Ireland @ National Stadium
Nov. 4: Norwich, UK @ UEA
Nov. 5: Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute
Nov. 6: Bath, UK @ Forum
Nov. 8: Cardiff, UK @ Great Hall
Nov. 9: Brighton, UK @ Dome
Nov. 11: London, UK @ Roundhouse
Nov. 13: Sheffield, UK @ O2 Academy
Nov. 14: Newcastle, UK @ O2 Academy
Nov. 15: Glasgow, UK @ Barrowlands
Nov. 17: Liverpool, UK @ O2 Academy
Nov. 18: Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo

PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS

• Listen: Johnny Marr debuts Smiths-esque ‘Hi Hello’ — second single off ‘Call the Comet’  
• The Smiths’ ‘The Queen is Dead’ 3CD/1DVD reissue to include unreleased 1986 live album
• ‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Johnny Marr gets his post-Smiths spotlight in 1987
• The The re-enlists Johnny Marr on first new single in 10 years for Record Store Day
• Johnny Marr to publish autobiography in 2016: ‘The time has come to tell my story’