Category: Tour Dates

Public Image Ltd. cancels German tour over ‘production scheduling problems’

Public Image Ltd. cancels German tour over ‘production scheduling problems’

The reconstituted Public Image Ltd. today canceled the entire mid-August German leg of its ongoing reunion tour over ‘production scheduling problems,’ and said it has no plans to rebook the six scrapped concerts.

Billy Bragg touring U.S. in September

Billy Bragg touring U.S. in September

British agit-rocker Billy Bragg will venture across the pond this September to play a short U.S. tour following his slot at Seattle’s Bumbershoot festival over Labor Day Weekend.

Pixies planning concerts in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Chile this October

Pixies planning concerts in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Chile this October

The Pixies continue to map out a busy 2010, with newly announced plans to follow up the band’s second round of U.S. ‘Doolittle’ concerts with a string of Latin American shows this October in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Chile.

The Cult takes its Love Live Tour back to Europe, adds Arizona festival date

The Cult takes its Love Live Tour back to Europe, adds Arizona festival date

British hard-rockers The Cult will take their Love Live Tour — during which the band has been performing its 1985 classic ‘Love’ in its entirety — back to Europe this summer for a 14-date run of festivals and theater shows.

Pixies’ Black Francis lining up ‘Bluefinger’ rock opera, new B-sides album, solo tour

Pixies’ Black Francis lining up ‘Bluefinger’ rock opera, new B-sides album, solo tour

The Houston, Texas-based Catastrophic Theatre is working with Pixies frontman Black Francis to adapt his 2007 solo album ‘Bluefinger’ — a concept record about the life and death of Dutch rocker and painter Herman Brood — into a rock opera set to debut this fall.

Gary Numan playing ‘Pleasure Principle’ on 16-date North American tour this fall

Gary Numan playing ‘Pleasure Principle’ on 16-date North American tour this fall

Electro-pop icon Gary Numan today announced he’ll celebrate the 30th anniversary of his solo debut ‘The Pleasure Principle’ this fall with a 16-date North American tour that will include nightly performances of the 1979 album in its entirety as well as selections from his in-the-works ‘Splinter’ record.

Tom Tom Club preps ‘Genius of Live’ CD, sets first North American tour in decade

Tom Tom Club preps ‘Genius of Live’ CD, sets first North American tour in decade

Husband-and-wife team/former Talking Heads rhythm section Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth this week announced they’ll take the Tom Tom Club out on the road for the group’s first ‘lengthy’ North American tour in 10 years this fall in support of the forthcoming album ‘Genius of Live.’

Video: The Specials play ‘Jimmy Kimmel,’ set North American concerts later this summer

Reunited 2 Tone ska legends The Specials performed ‘Gangsters’ and ‘Nite Klub’ on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ last night, and have begun setting dates for a late-summer return to North America, with concerts announced so far in New York, New Jersey and Toronto.

Additional ‘Dean Wareham Plays Galaxie 500’ concerts scheduled through December

Additional ‘Dean Wareham Plays Galaxie 500’ concerts scheduled through December

That concert in Atlanta featuring ex-frontman Dean Wareham ‘performing the Galaxie 500 songbook’ that we told you about last month won’t be a one-off after all: Wareham and his Dean & Britta bandmates have announced a scattered string of such shows between August and December.

Modern English’s original lineup reunites for short North American tour this summer

Modern English’s original lineup reunites for short North American tour this summer

The founding members of British post-punk/New Wave act Modern English — immortalized by their hit ‘I Melt With You’ — are reuniting for the first time since the mid-’80s to tour this summer in support of the band’s just-released album ‘Soundtrack.’

The Vaselines unveil new album ‘Sex With An X,’ offer download of ‘I Hate the ’80s’

The Vaselines unveil new album ‘Sex With An X,’ offer download of ‘I Hate the ’80s’

Reunited Scottish indie-pop faves The Vaselines today announced they’ll release a new album called ‘Sex With An X’ — only their second ever, the follow-up to 1989’s ‘Dum-Dum’ — in September, and are previewing it with a free download of the track ‘I Hate the ’80s.’ Plus, they’ll mount a 10-date tour of the U.K. this fall.

Pixies bringing ‘Doolittle’ 20th anniversary tour back to U.S. for 11 dates in September

Having already played more than 40 concerts on their wildly successful ‘Doolittle’ 20th anniversary tour, the Pixies will bring the show back to the U.S. for an 11-date run in September, hitting cities the band skipped last fall.

Public Image Ltd. sets short July tour of U.K.

Public Image Ltd. sets short July tour of U.K.

The reformatted Public Image Ltd. announced today that it will return to the U.K. this summer with a six-date run of shows in July that follows John Lydon and Co.’s initial comeback tour of the band’s homeland last December and a just-completed North American trek.