Bob Mould sets ‘See A Little Light’ book tour, reissuing Sugar’s ‘Copper Blue’ on vinyl

With his autobiography “See A Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody” finally due out next month, Bob Mould is gearing up for a busy summer that will include a words-and-music book tour, dates with his Blowoff DJ side project, an opening slot at two giant Foo Fighters shows in the U.K. and the reissue of Sugar’s classic debut Copper Blue on audiophile vinyl.

Co-written by Michael Azerrad, author of “Our Band Could be Your Life: Scenes From the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991,” the 288-page “See A Little Light” is due to be published June 15 by Little, Brown and Company. Mould will spend part of June and July promoting the book with a series of seven readings, about half of which also will include solo-acoustic performances (see all dates below).

Interspersed with those dates, the ex-Hüsker Dü frontman — who’s also performing at this weekend’s Sasquatch! Music Festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington — will perform DJ sets with Richard Morel under their Blowoff banner. Plus, Mould will open a pair of Foo Fighters dates in July at the 65,000-capacity Milton Keynes Bowl.

Finally, on June 21, Rykodisc will reissue Sugar’s beloved 1992 debut Copper Blue on 180-gram audiophile vinyl with new liner notes penned by Mould, bandmate David Barbe and members of Interpol and Death Cab for Cutie.

See Bob Mould’s tour dates after the jump…

Bob Mould tour dates:

May 27: Sasquatch!, Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA
May 28: Metro, Chicago, IL (w/ Blowoff)
June 10: The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA (Reading + solo acoustic)
June 11: Capitol Pride, 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C. (w/ Blowoff)
June 15: Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis, MN (Reading + solo acoustic)
June 16: The Mercury Theater, Chicago, IL (Reading + solo acoustic)
June 23: 92Y Tribeca Mainstage, New York, NY (Reading + solo acoustic)
June 24: Heritage of Pride, Highline Ballroom, New York, NY (w/ Blowoff)
June 28: Booksmith, San Francisco, CA (Reading only)
June 29: Apple Store, San Francisco, CA (Reading only)
July 2: Milton Keynes Bowl, Buckinghamshire, UK (Supporting Foo Fighters)
July 3: Milton Keynes Bowl, Buckinghamshire, UK (Supporting Foo Fighters)
July 12: Bear Week, The Boatslip, Provincetown, MA (w/ Blowoff)
July 26: Book Soup, Los Angeles, CA (Reading only)
July 30: Slim’s, San Francisco, CA (w/ Blowoff)

PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS

• Bob Mould autobiography ‘See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody’ due
• Vintage Video: Bob Mould, Peter Buck cover Neil Young’s ‘Cinnamon Girl’ in 1990
• Milestones: Bob Mould is 50 today; watch Sugar play ‘Helpless’ on the BBC
• New Hüsker Dü biography by Andrew Earles due out in 2010
• Video: Bob Mould and No Age play Hüsker Dü at All Tomorrow’s Parties New York
• Bob Mould to mount brief U.S. tour in October in support of ‘Life and Times’