As previously reported, March 20 will see the release of the Stooges' first album in thirty-three years; The Weirdness. Now we can tell you that the legendary group will be playing a few shows in support of the album. A small handful of North American dates, including a stop atSXSW, will be bookended by a couple of European festival appearances. Dates are as follows: 03-08 Crans-Montana, Switzerland - Caprices Festival 03-17 Austin, TX - SXSW 04-07 Boston, MA - Orpheum 04-09 New York, NY - United Palace 04-13 Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre 04-17 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium 04-19 San Francisco, CA - The Warfield 04-27 Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater at Qwest Field Events 07-21 Tromsø, Norway - Bukta - Tromsø Open Air Festival Also, in case you missed it, the album's first single, "My Idea of Fun," is streaming on the band's MySpace page.
How come no one's talking about how godawful the new album is? P-U, it stinks...
Austin L. Ray