With a new album in the works, former Bauhaus frontman and current Chase bank pitchman Peter Murphy has lined up a U.S. club tour that will keep him on the road much of June and July.
After playing the Wave Gotik Treffen Festival in Germany on May 31, Murphy will open his stateside tour June 2 in Seattle and continue on through July 17 in Milwaukee (see dates below). So far, 25 dates have been announced, but Murphy’s Web site promises more.
Murphy has been working on a new record, due out later this year, with producer David Baron. The album will be the singer’s first since 2004’s Unshattered.
In the meantime, Murphy has recorded a cover of John Lennon’s classic “Instant Karma” that’s being used in a Chase TV commercial (see video below). The singer’s Web site promises the song “will be released on iTunes in a few weeks.”
Tour dates: Peter Murphy, Secret Cover Tour
May 31: Wave Gotik Treffen Festival, Leipzig, Germany
June 2: El Corzone, Seattle, WA
June 3: Aladdin Theatre, Portland OR
June 4: Bimbo’s, San Francisco, CA
June 5: Harlow’s, Sacramento, CA
June 6: Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, NV
June 8: House of Blues, Anaheim, CA
June 10: House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA
June 11: Canyon Club, Agoura Hills, CA
June 12: House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
June 13: Cannes Ballroom, San Diego, CA
June 14: Marquee, Phoenix, AZ
June 16: Rialto, Tucson, AZ
June 18: Emos, Austin, TX
June 19: Lakewood Theatre, Dallas, TX
June 23: Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
June 26: House of Blues, Orlando, FL
June 27: House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, FL
June 30: Club N, Greensboro, NC
July 1: Handlebars, Greenville, SC
July 3: State Theatre, Falls Church, VA
July 6: Highline, New York, New York
July 7: Highline, New York, New York
July 9: Showcase Live, Foxboro, MA
July 16: House of Blues, Chicago, IL
July 17: The Rave, Milwaukee, WI
Additional dates TBA
Video: Chase “Blue Sky” commercial
Ugh…what an awful rendition of that song.