Eighties alternative pioneers Echo & the Bunnymen and the Psychedelic Furs will hit the road for a three-week North American tour in mid-November.
The 18-city trek begins November 15 in Atlanta and wraps up December 9 in Las Vegas, according to their publicists. Both bands are promoting new releases.
Echo & the Bunnymen's Flowers, released in May, is the follow-up to 1999's What Are You Going to Do With Your Life? and spotlights Ian McCulloch's deep, cigarette-stained vocals and Will Sergeant's dark guitar lines. A four-disc retrospective, Crystal Days: 1979-1999, was issued in July and features live tracks, outtakes and singles such as "Read It in Books," "Crocodiles" and "The Killing Moon" (see "Echo And The Bunnymen Hop Back With Album, Box, Tour").
The Psychedelic Furs are set to release their first live album, Beautiful Chaos (Greatest Hits Live), on November 20. The LP was recorded at a reunion show in May at the House of Blues in Los Angeles featuring original members Richard Butler (vocals), Tim Butler (bass) and John Ashton (guitar). The album includes live renditions of hits such as "Pretty in Pink," "Love My Way" and "Heartbreak Beat" as well as a new song titled "Alive."
Psychedelic Furs/Echo & the Bunnymen tour dates, according to their publicists:
- 11/15 - Atlanta, GA @ Earthlink Live (Center Stage)
- 11/17 - Washington, DC @ Nation
- 11/18 - New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
- 11/19 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
- 11/20 - Boston, MA @ Avalon
- 11/22 - Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
- 11/23 - Akron, OH @ Highland Theatre
- 11/24 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
- 11/25 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
- 11/26 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
- 11/28 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
- 11/30 - Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre
- 12/1 - Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
- 12/2 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
- 12/5 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
- 12/6 - West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
- 12/7 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
- 12/8 - West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
- 12/9 - Las Vegas, CA @ House of Blues
