Finally, a real tour: The Replacements — having performed festival dates and a handful of one-offs since reuniting in 2013 — today announced a 13-date U.S. tour this spring that will find the band performing at theater-sized venues across the country.
The tour opens April 9 in Seattle and runs through May 9 in Philadelphia, hitting cities on both coasts, and in the midwest, with two shows set for Chicago on April 29 and 30 (see full dates below).
The U.S. run comes before the ‘Mats — original bandmates Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson, plus guitarist David Minehan and drummer Josh Freese — head overseas to play shows in London and Amsterdam, as well as making a festival appearance in Spain.
The band has suggested its open to recording a new album, and, in December, debuted a 24-minute mostly instrumental jazz-improv jam called “Poke Me In My Cage” on Soundcloud.
The Replacements tour dates:
UNITED STATES
April 9: Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA
April 10: Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
April 13: The Masonic, San Francisco, CA
April 16: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA
April 19: The Fillmore, Denver, CO
April 29: The Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL
April 30: The Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL
May 2: Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
May 3: The Fillmore, Detroit, MI
May 5: Stage, AE, Pittsburgh, PA
May 6: LC Pavilion, Columbus, OH
May 8: Echostage, Washington, D.C.
May 9: Festival Pier, Philadelphia, PA
EUROPE
May 28: Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Spain
May 30: Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
June 2: Roundhouse, London, UK
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- The Replacements reunion heads to Europe for shows in U.K., Spain, The Netherlands
- Listen to The Replacements’ new 24-minute jazz-improv jam ‘Poke Me In My Cage’
- Watch: The Replacements finally dust off ‘Unsatisfied’ to cap first hometown gig in 23 years
- Watch The Replacements rip through ‘Alex Chilton’ on ‘Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’
- The Replacements at Riot Fest: Photos, video, setlist from first ’Mats show in 22 years
Denver, baby. See you there. :)
Thanks for ignoring Indiana, guys. You hit every state in the Midwest but us. Don’t have to pick cotton. We’ve already been forgotten.
Is there any way you guys can add a gig at the Cat’s Cradle?? A show in in the S.E. would would be awesome!
I’d love a show near Raleigh, but DC on a Friday night is good enough for me.
Looks like I’m two hours up the road to the land of beer and cheese curds a week before finals for the Milwaukee show. Anyone need me to give their regards to Laverne and Shirley?