Broken Bells announce first tour
April 1, 2010 by Beatweek · Leave a Comment
Broken Bells, the team-up of James Mercer of The Shins and Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton, whose self-titled debut album was released last month, have announced dates for their first-ever tour which will kick off on May 18th in San Diego. While this will be the duo’s first official tour, they have performed select one-off shows in New York Los Angeles, and Austin, all of which have sold out.
Mercer and Burton first met in 2004 but didn’t begin collaborating until 2008. Other than a string section, the pair handled every instrument on their debut album themselves. The tour will include shows at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles and The Fillmore in New York City before concluding in Athens, Georgia in June.
The full list of tour dates and cities can be found on BrokenBells.com.
Dave Matthews Band summer tour
January 26, 2010 by Bill Palmer · 1 Comment
Dave Matthews Band, the top touring act of the previous decade, apparently have every intention of getting the early jump on the current decade as well. After performing at this weekend’s GRAMMY awards, in which the band is nominated twice for its 2009 release Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King, the group will hit the road in May for several dozen live U.S. tour dates which will stretch into mid September.
Opening acts for various legs of the tour will include the Zac Brown Band, Brett Dennen, and four dates with Gov’t Mule. Ben Harper will be on board for the band’s traditional Gorge at George dates in early September.
Fans who don’t want to wait that long can bide their time with the February 9th live-album release of Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds in Las Vegas, a show that was taped at Planet Hollywood in December.
Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King is available in iTunes. Advance fan club ticketing begins this Thursday on the band’s official site. Tickets go on sale to the general public on February 26th.
