Rock band Blue October had what is being called a “successful show” at Lollapalooza (exactly what does that mean at a festival with a captive audience?), and the band has added more tour dates to their upcoming fall run, including shows in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. For a complete list of dates, check out www.blueoctoberfan.com.
Pop stars The Backstreet Boys are set to release their new album, Inconsolable, on October 30, and plans are tentatively in place for a world tour in 2008, one that would have them in the States next spring or summer.
Farm Aid is set for September 9 on New York’s Randall Island, and this year a special acoustic performance is planned featuring Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews and Gregg Allman. Others scheduled to perform at the annual event are Neil Young, Counting Crows and John Mellencamp.
Arcade Fire is back with their second album, Neon Bible, and has added dates to their fall US tour with LCD Soundsystem. The new dates include Salt Lake City and Seattle, and all confirmed dates so far are:
September 15 – Austin TX – Austin City Limits festival
September 17 – Morrison CO – Red Rocks
September 20 – Los Angeles CA – Hollywood Bowl
September 21 – Mountain View CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 24 – Seattle WA – Bank Of America Arena
September 26 – Lehi UT – Waterfall Amph. at Thanksgiving Point
September 28 – Kansas City MO – Starlight Theatre
September 30 – St. Paul, MN – Roy Wilkins Auditorium at RiverCent
October 3 – Louisville KY – Waterfront Park
October 5 – Columbus OH – LC Pavilion
October 6 – New York NY – Randall’s Island
British psychedelic pop band Mystery Jets have announced their US tour along with Klaxons, beginning September 18 in Chicago. Dates are as follows:
Sep 18 – Chicago, IL @ Abbey Pub
Sep 19 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
Sep 20 – Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo Club
Sep 22 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Wiliiamsburg
Sep 23 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club w/ Klaxons
Sep 24 – New York, NY @ Joes Pub
Sep 25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Cinespace w/ Yo Majesty
Sep 26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theatre w/ Klaxons
Sep 28 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore w/ Klaxons
Sep 30 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox w/ Klaxons
Oct 01 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom w/ Klaxons
Rockers Saosin are still blazing trails on the road after the September 2006 release of their self-titled debut. The band is currently on the Projekt Revolution Tour, and has announced a headlining tour for the fall with Norma Jean, Alexisonfire, The Dear And Departed, and Envy all supporting. Current dates are as follows:
Projekt Revolution:
Aug 13 Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
Aug 14 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug 15 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Aug 17 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
Aug 18 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Aug 19 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion
Aug 21 Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre
Aug 22 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Aug 24 Boston, MA Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
Aug 25 Camden, NJ Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
Aug 26 Hartford, CT New England Dodge Music Center
Aug 28 Syracuse, NY NY State Fair
Aug 29 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug 31 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
Sep 01 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sep 03 Englewood, CO Coors Amphitheatre
SAOSIN headlining tour with Norma Jean, Alexisonfire, The Dear and Departed:
Sep. 28 Seattle, WA El Corazon
Sep. 29 Portland, OR Hawthorne
Sep. 30 San Francisco, CA Slims
Oct. 1 Fresno, CA The Rainbow Ballroom
Oct. 2 Hollywood, CA Avalon
Oct. 3 Anaheim CA The Grove
Oct. 5 San Diego, CA Soma
Oct. 6 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
Oct. 7 Tempe, AZ The Marquee
Oct. 9 San Antonio, TX The White Rabbit
Oct. 10 Houston, TX Meridian
Oct. 11 Austin, TX Emos
Oct. 12 Dallas, TX House of Blues
Oct. 13 Nashville, TN Rockettown
Oct. 15 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
Oct. 16 Tallahassee, FL Beta Bar
Oct. 17 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus
With Norma Jean, Alexisonfire, Envy on the Coast:
Oct. 18 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
Oct. 19 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues
Oct. 20 Jacksonville, FL Fuel
Oct. 21 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
Indie pop artist and noted eco-friendly dude Andrew Bird is set to tour beginning September 1 in his bio-diesel tour bus throughout the US and Canada. Dates so far are:
Sep 1 – Vancouver, BC – Richard’s On Richards
Sep 2 – Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot 2007 (Mural Stage)
Sep 8 – Chicago, IL – 11th Annual Hideout Block Party
Sep 10 – Knoxville, TN – The Bijou Theater
Sep 11 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
Sep 12 – Durham, NC – The Carolina Theatre
Sep 13 – Atlanta, GA – The Variety Playhouse
Sep 15 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival
Sep 17 – Lawrence, KS – The Granada (solo show)
Sep 18 – Louisville, KY – WL Lyons Brown Theatre (solo show)
Sep 19 – Bloomington, IN – Buskirk Chumley Theater (solo show)
Sep 20 – Madison, WI – Wisconsin Union Theater
Sep 21 – Urbana, IL – 2007 Pygmalion Music Festival at Tryon Festival
Theatre, Krannert Center (solo show)
Sep 22 – Iowa City, IA – The Englert Theatre (solo show)
Sep 24 – Buffalo, NY – Asbury Hall at The Church (solo show)
Sep 25 – Toronto, ONT – The Opera House
Sep 26 – Montreal, QUE – La Tulipe
Sep 28 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
Sep 29 – Baltimore, MD – Sonar
Sep 30 – Richmond, VA – Toad’s Place Richmond
Oct 1 – State College, PA – State Theatre
Oct 2 – Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Music Hall
Rebellious punk band Art Brut has announced a short September tour including three festivals in the US – Bumbershoot in Seattle, Hideout Block Party in Chicago and the Monolith Festival at Red Rocks, Colorado. Here is the current itinerary:
Sep 2 Sun-Bumbershoot- Backyard Stage Seattle WA
Sep 3 Mon-Richards On Richards Vancouver BC
Sep 5 Wed- The Warehouse Calgary AB
Sep 6 Thu- Starlite Room Edmonton AB
Sep 7 Fri- Pyramid Cabaret Winnipeg MB
Sep 8 Sat- The Hideout Block Party Chicago IL
Sep 11 Tue- Key Club Los Angeles CA
Sep 13 Thu- Beauty Bar Las Vegas NV
Sep 14 Fri- The Mohawk Austin TX
Sep 15 Sat- Monolith Festival at Red Rocks Morrison CO
