A impenetrable YouTube press conference has finally delivered the news we’ve all been waiting for—the dates for Tom Waits’ much discussed "Glitter and Doom" tour.  Waits explains that the plotting of the 13-date tour was designed to mirror the constellation of stars known as Hydra. He also shows how the first letter of each town he will be visiting forms an acronym: PEHDTSCKJMBA. Uh, thanks for that, Tom. Hopefully he can spend a few hours on the tour bus trying to string together an acronym that encompasses a few other parts of the country. Here are the full dates and the press conference.

 

06.17 Phoenix, AZ: Orpheum
06.18 Phoenix, AZ: Orpheum
06.20 El Paso, TX: Plaza Theatre
06.22 Houston, TX: Jones Hall
06.23 Dallas, TX: Palladium
06.25 Tulsa, OK: Brady Theatre
06.26 St. Louis, MO: Fox Theatre
06.28 Columbus, OH: Ohio Theatre
06.29 Knoxville, TN: Civic Theatre
07.01 Jacksonville, FL: Moran Theatre
07.02 Mobile, AL: Saenger Theatre
07.03 Birmingham, AL: Alabama Theatre
07.05 Atlanta, GA: Fox Theatre