Category: Tour Dates

The Jesus and Mary Chain confirm festival appearances in France, Poland

The Jesus and Mary Chain confirm festival appearances in France, Poland

The Jesus and Mary Chain today confirmed two European festival appearances this summer and fall — in Paris and Katowice, Poland — ahead of the band’s much-anticipated performances of 1985 debut Psychocandy at five U.K. dates in November.

Midge Ure releasing new album, touring with Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, Howard Jones

Midge Ure releasing new album, touring with Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, Howard Jones

Midge Ure returns this August with his first new solo album in more than a decade, a 10-song set called Fragile that he’ll promote by joining the 13-date Retro Futura Tour later this summer alongside Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, Howard Jones, China Crisis and Katrina of Katrina & The Waves.

The Psychedelic Furs announce 18-date fall North American tour with the Lemonheads

The Psychedelic Furs announce 18-date fall North American tour with the Lemonheads

The hard-touring Psychedelic Furs will return to the road this fall, today announcing their second tour in two years with The Lemonheads as special guests. This fall’s trek runs 18 shows, plus one standalone Furs date, from late October through mid-November, hitting the West Coast of the U.S. and select western states.

Dave Wakeling launches campaign to fund first new English Beat album in 32 years

Dave Wakeling launches campaign to fund first new English Beat album in 32 years

After years of touring under the English Beat banner, frontman Dave Wakeling now is turning his attention to recording brand-new music, launching a PledgeMusic campaign to help crowdfund a new record that would be the Beat’s first since 1982’s Special Beat Service.

Danny Elfman brings Tim Burton-themed show back to Los Angeles this Halloween

Danny Elfman brings Tim Burton-themed show back to Los Angeles this Halloween

Former Oingo Boingo frontman Danny Elfman returned to the concert stage for the first time in 18 years last fall, conducting and singing at a handful of dates in the U.K. and U.S. — and he’ll now reprise that performance at a pair of Los Angeles-area concerts at Halloween.

The Replacements finally do New York: ’Mats announce gig at old tennis stadium

The Replacements finally do New York: ’Mats announce gig at old tennis stadium

Fans in the Twin Cities won’t be the only ones to get a standalone, non-festival show out of The Replacements this fall: The reunited college-rock legends today announced they’ll headline Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, N.Y., a 17,000-seat venue that was home to the U.S. Open Tennis Championships for decades.

Morrissey cancels rest of U.S. tour, blames opener Kristeen Young for getting him sick

Morrissey cancels rest of U.S. tour, blames opener Kristeen Young for getting him sick

After rescheduling two more concerts last night, Morrissey today surrendered to what is becoming increasingly inevitable, canceling the remaining nine dates on his U.S. tour — including those just-rebooked shows — as battles a respiratory infection he contracted in Miami.

Morrissey reschedules Baltimore, Washington D.C. dates on advice of his medical team

Morrissey reschedules Baltimore, Washington D.C. dates on advice of his medical team

Morrissey resumed his U.S. tour this past Saturday in Boston — but it was a short-lived return to the road. The next two dates on Moz’s itinerary, concerts planned for Tuesday night in Baltimore and Wednesday in Washington, D.C., have now been postponed until late June.

Morrissey cancels Atlanta, postpones Atlantic City — says tour resumes ‘without question’ in Boston

Morrissey cancels Atlanta, postpones Atlantic City — says tour resumes ‘without question’ in Boston

Morrissey has “fallen ill” and has canceled his Wednesday night concert in Atlanta, according to the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre’s website. Moz last performed on Saturday night in Miami, and had a three-night break scheduled before Wednesday night’s now-scrubbed Atlanta gig.

Erasure announce new album ‘The Violet Flame’ and massive 58-date tour

Erasure announce new album ‘The Violet Flame’ and massive 58-date tour

Erasure today announce the release of its 16th studio album this fall, a 10-track record titled The Violet Flame that will be followed by a massive 58-date world tour that will mostly see Andy Bell and Vince Clarke play venues in the U.S. and U.K. between mid-September and the end of 2014.

ChameleonsVox to play ‘What Does Anything Mean? Basically,’ ‘Strange Times’ in Manchester

ChameleonsVox to play ‘What Does Anything Mean? Basically,’ ‘Strange Times’ in Manchester

Mark Burgess will follow up his spring European tour that found ChameleonsVox — the latest incarnation of The Chameleons — performing 1983 debut Script of the Bridge in its entirety by performing that band’s second and third albums on consecutive nights this December in Manchester.

The Cure’s ‘secret show’: 7 San Francisco-area fans to win tickets to see rehearsal

The Cure’s ‘secret show’: 7 San Francisco-area fans to win tickets to see rehearsal

The Cure is set to headline the Bottle Rock Festival in Napa Valley, Calif., next weekend, but that won’t be Robert Smith and Co.’s only appearance in Northern California: San Francisco radio station Live 105 has announced it has booked the band for a “secret” show that is to be announced on air at 3 p.m. EDT Friday.

Echo & The Bunnymen reschedule U.K. tour over Ian McCulloch’s throat infection

Echo & The Bunnymen reschedule U.K. tour over Ian McCulloch’s throat infection

Echo & The Bunnymen today rescheduled most of the remainder of the band’s U.K. tour as frontman Ian McCulloch recovers from a throat infection, announcing several makeup dates in June and early July following the release of the band’s new album Meteorites.