Hanson last week played a “secret” gig under the name “Sacred Fools” in Hollywood’s Hotel Café. There were 200 people there. And all of this begs the question, if the band played a gig as HANSON, would that many people show up? Either way, the boys had fun, and played material from their forthcoming album, The Walk which is due out on July 24.

The Smashing Pumpkins are releasing their long-awaited album, Zeitgeist, next Tuesday, and are in the midst of a nine-show residency in Asheville, North Carolina. The band has just announced its North American fall tour that kicks off September 8 in Montreal and runs through November 5 in Nashville. Here is a complete list of confirmed dates:

09/08 – Montreal, CAN – Osheaga Fest.
09/09 – Toronto, CAN – V Fest
09/13 – Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl
09/15 – TBA
09/16 – TBA
09/18 – Phoenix, AZ – Dodge Theater
09/19 – San Diego, CA – Bayside Amp.
09/21 – TBA
09/22 – TBA
09/24 – Vancouver, CAN – PNE Forum
09/28 – Salt Lake City, UT – McKay Center (U of U)
09/30 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks
10/02 – St.Paul, MN – Wilkins Aud.
10/04 – Normal, IL – Braden Aud.
10/06 – TBA
10/07 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theater
10/09 – Pittsburgh, PA – Palumbo Cntr (Duquesne U)
10/11 – Columbus, OH – LC Pavilion
10/15 – Boston, MA – Orpheum
10/16 – Boston, MA – Orpheum
10/21 – Philadelphia, PA – Tower Theater
10/22 – Philadelphia, PA – Tower Theater
10/25 – Memphis, TN – Mud Island Amp
10/27 – TBA
10/28 – TBA
10/30 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theater
11/03 – Dallas, TX – Nokia Theater
11/05 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Theater

Hip Hop group Bone Thugs N Harmony had to postpone their summer tour due to “circumstances beyond their control,” but plan to replace the summer tour with a fall run. In addition, a European tour scheduled for October will also be postponed. The group’s latest album, Strength and Loyalty, reached #2 on the Billboard Top 200 and #1 on the Billboard Rap Chart.

Irish singer/songwriter Fionn Regan is heading to the States for a short tour in support of his debut, The End Of History on Lost Highway Records, that streets July 10. Here are the dates:

July
21 Camden, NJ – Wiggins Park
24 New York, NY – Joe’s Pub
26 Toronto, ONT – Rivoli
28 Chicago, IL – Schuba’s
31 Seattle WA – Sunset Tavern

August
04 San Francisco CA – Café Du Nord
07 Los Angeles CA – The Hotel Café