Category: Tour Dates

Morrissey announces 25-date U.S. tour ahead of planned new studio album

Morrissey announces 25-date U.S. tour ahead of planned new studio album

Just hours after announcing a pair of high-profile arena concerts in New York and Los Angeles, Morrissey this morning has unveiled a full 25-date U.S. tour this May and June that will hit many of the cities and venues that saw cancellations during the former Smiths singer’s disastrous late-2012 and early-2013 American tour.

Morrissey announces arena concerts in Los Angeles, New York with special guests

Morrissey announces arena concerts in Los Angeles, New York with special guests

Morrissey has yet to announce his promised U.S. tour this spring, but tonight he did confirm two major concerts: arena shows in Los Angeles and New York in May and June that will find the former Smiths singer sharing the stage with legendary crooners Tom Jones and Cliff Richard, respectively.

R.E.M.’s Peter Buck releasing second vinyl-only solo album, touring with Alejandro Escovedo

R.E.M.’s Peter Buck releasing second vinyl-only solo album, touring with Alejandro Escovedo

Peter Buck is back with his second solo album, another vinyl-only release — ambitiously titled I Am Back To Blow Your Mind Once Again — that he’ll support with a short round of dates later this month in the Midwest and South opening for and then backing roots-rocker Alejandro Escovedo

Morrissey’s spring U.S. tour begins to take shape with Dallas, Boston concerts

Morrissey’s spring U.S. tour begins to take shape with Dallas, Boston concerts

When Morrissey announced last month he’d signed a new record deal and plans to release an album later this year, he also promised that 2014 tour dates would be “announced soon.” It appears a spring U.S. trek is beginning to take shape with concerts set for Dallas and Boston in late May and early June.

ChameleonsVox to perform ‘Script of the Bridge’ in U.K., Europe this spring

ChameleonsVox to perform ‘Script of the Bridge’ in U.K., Europe this spring

Mark Burgess this week announced a spring tour that will find ChameleonsVox — the latest incarnation of post-punk favorites The Chameleons — performing 1983 debut album Script of the Bridge in its entirety at more than a dozen shows in the U.K. and another nine in mainland Europe.

The Sisters of Mercy announce European tour ahead of U.K. festival appearance

The Sisters of Mercy announce European tour ahead of U.K. festival appearance

The Sisters of Mercy this week announced a 12-date European tour in May ahead of that festival, a run of dates that will bring the goth-rock giants to Germany, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands.

The Cure adds second Royal Albert Hall concert ‘due to phenomenal demand’

The Cure adds second Royal Albert Hall concert ‘due to phenomenal demand’

The Cure tonight announced a second concert at London’s famed Royal Albert Hall this March as part of the 14th annual Teenage Cancer Trust charity concert series “due to phenomenal demand,” saying the band’s first show sold out on pre-sales alone.

Pet Shop Boys announce 7 new U.S. dates around Coachella appearances in April

Pet Shop Boys announce 7 new U.S. dates around Coachella appearances in April

The Pet Shop Boys will follow up last fall’s North American tour in support of their Electric album with another short run of U.S. dates this spring, as the band today announced seven new concerts surrounding the duo’s twin appearances at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in April.

Jane’s Addiction to perform ‘Nothing’s Shocking’ at 3 concerts in Las Vegas this May

Jane’s Addiction to perform ‘Nothing’s Shocking’ at 3 concerts in Las Vegas this May

Less than two weeks after Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell proclaimed to Rolling Stone that “it’ll be a couple of years before you see Jane’s again,” the band has been confirmed to perform its classic 1988 studio debut Nothing’s Shocking over three nights in Las Vegas this May.

The Sisters of Mercy to play Sonisphere festival in UK’s Knebworth Park

The Sisters of Mercy to play Sonisphere festival in UK’s Knebworth Park

Andrew Eldritch is rolling out The Sisters of Mercy for at least one performance so far in 2014, with the band confirmed to play the Sonisphere festival at Knebworth Park, England, on July 5 in what appears to be the goth-rock legends’ first performance since the summer of 2012.

Kraftwerk plots 3D performances, full-album runs in North America, Europe this spring

Kraftwerk plots 3D performances, full-album runs in North America, Europe this spring

Kraftwerk continue to expand its crowded early 2014 touring plans, which already consisted of 3D performances and a pair of runs of full-album dates in Los Angeles and Vienna; the latest additions to the group’s schedule include performances this April in New York City and Washington, D.C.

Bryan Ferry announces 8-date West Coast swing around Coachella appearances

Bryan Ferry announces 8-date West Coast swing around Coachella appearances

Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry will treat fans to “an incredible set list of hits, favorites rarities and covering 40 years of career highlights” during a short run of eight dates along the West Coast of the U.S. and Canada this April that have been scheduled around his twin appearances at Coachella.

Throwing Muses announce handful of U.S. dates — including 2 with Tanya Donelly

Throwing Muses announce handful of U.S. dates — including 2 with Tanya Donelly

The Throwing Muses have announced a select number of U.S. dates on both the East and West coasts in late February and early March in support of the band’s new book/album combo Purgatory/Paradise — including a pair of shows that will feature opening sets by Tanya Donelly.