West Coast Dates Announced!!!

[bob]

From Mergerecords.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DINOSAUR JR.
ANNOUNCE WEST COAST TOUR DATES.

THE EAR-SHATTERING ORIGINAL LINE-UP PLAY TO
SOLD-OUT CROWDS IN EUROPE
AND PREPARE FOR THEIR FIRST U.S. TOUR IN FIFTEEN YEARS.

DINOSAUR JR. ALSO CONFIRMED TO PLAY JAPAN’S FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL.

Praise the Guitar Gods, Dinosaur Jr. is back – in their original lineup!

Dinosaur Jr., soon on their way back from a sold out run of European shows, prepare to embark on their first U.S. tour since the ground-breaking power trio split fifteen years ago.

The volatile relationship of its members – J Mascis, Emmett Jefferson “Murphâ€? Murphy III and Lou Barlow – and their enduring influence on alternative rock, recently compelled Time Out Chicago to dub this reunion “far more interesting than the bloated arena resurrections of late.â€?

Dinosaur Jr.’s sonic wall of melodic bass, furious drums and stunning guitar wizardry, coupled with an almost laissez faire vocal delivery, forever changed the face of rock & roll music. Their recently re-issued albums and their epic reunion shows are proving the music to be as relevant today as it was when the band first roamed. Dinosaur Jr.’s debut performance in April at Hollywood’s Spaceland confirmed the trio’s live show to be as electric and jaw-dropping as ever, while their three albums recently re-released on MERGE – Dinosaur, You’re Living All Over Me and Bug – have been deemed by critics as “classics,â€? offering “near-perfect, ridiculously hooky thrash.â€? (Blender)

Dinosaur Jr. has just confirmed a string of west coast dates, as follows:

West Coast Tour
Sat Aug 13 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
Mon Aug 15 San Diego, CA Soma
Tue Aug 16 Anaheim, CA The Grove of Anaheim
Wed Aug 17 Hollywood, CA The Avalon
Thur Aug18 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Fri Aug 19 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Sat Aug 20 Seattle, WA The Showbox
Mon Aug 22 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom

All shows on sale on June 21 at 10 am MST at http://www.dinosaurjr.com (except Vancouver)

General on-sale on June 25 at http://www.ticketmaster.com (except Vancouver general on-sale June 24 at 10 am PST and San Francisco general on-sale June 26 at 10 am PST)

This run of shows is in addition to the previously announced east/Midwest U.S./Fuji Rock dates:

Thur July 7 Orlando, FL House of Blues
Fri July 8 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
Sat July 9 Norfolk, VA The Norva
Sun July 10 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
Mon July 11 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Tues July 12 Northampton, MA Pearl Street
Wed July 13 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory w/ Broken Social Scene
Thur July 14 New York, NY Central Park SummerStage w/ Broken
Social Scene
Fri July 15 Boston, MA Avalon
Sat July 16 Quebec City, QUE Parc de la Francophonie, Quebec City
Summer Festival
Sun July 17 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
Tue July 19 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
Wed July 20 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre
Thur July 21 Covington, KY The Madison Theater
Fri July 22 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
Sat July 23 Minneapolis, MN The Quest
Sun July 24 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
July 29-31 Naeba Ski Resort, Japan Fuji Rock Fest

Tickets for the above shows are on sale now at http://www.ticketmaster.com.

For more information, visit http://www.dinosaurjr.com.

[rambleon]

good news for all you west coast types …

[andyfest]

If only they’d add the Austin City Limits festival. I bought tickets to it already so Dino might as well play!

[Cloud9]

Pitchfork Story

Hey, bands, listen up! The key to a successful tour is to wait 15 years between tours. People get tired of seeing you at the Empty Bottle in Chicago or the Fox in Boulder every three months. Take a break, maybe argue with each other a little bit, and get back to booking in a decade– shows’ll sell out in hours.

Dinosaur Jr. was obviously more successful and revered than your standard indie rock group, and they parted ways for more serious reasons, but their current reunion tour has been well-received. They’ve just added a bunch of West Coast dates, as well as filled in some holes in the Eastern tour.

They’ll tour the East Coast and Midwest throughout July, culminating with a stop at Lollapalooza in Chicago before heading to Japan and Europe for a couple weeks of festivals. Following that, they’ll come back to North America for the Western leg of the tour, and at the end of August it’s back to Europe for a few more festivals. These reunion tours are grueling.

Dates:

07-07 Orlando, FL – House of Blues
07-08 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
07-09 Norfolk, VA – The Norva
07-10 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
07-11 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
07-12 Northampton, MA – Pearl Street
07-13 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
07-14 New York, NY – Central Park Summer Stage
07-15 Boston, MA – Avalon
07-16 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix Concert Theatre
07-19 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
07-20 Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
07-21 Covington, KY – The Madison Theater
07-22 Milwaukee, WI – The Eagles Club
07-23 Minneapolis, MN – The Quest
07-24 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
07-29 Naeba Ski Resort, Japan – Fuji Rock Fest
07-30 Naeba Ski Resort, Japan – Fuji Rock Fest
07-31 Naeba Ski Resort, Japan – Fuji Rock Fest
08-04 Pully, Switzerland – Noise Festival
08-05 Urbino, Italy – Frequenze Disturbate Festival
08-06 Benicassim, Spain – Benicassim Festival
08-11 Oslo, Norway – Oya Festival
08-13 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
08-15 San Diego, CA – Soma
08-16 Anaheim, CA – The Grove of Anaheim
08-17 Hollywood, CA – The Avalon
08-18 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
08-19 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
08-20 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
08-22 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom
08-26 Cologne, Germany – Monster of Spex
08-27 Reading, England – Reading Festival
08-28 Leeds, England – Leeds Festival

[Author]

Posts