While neither band has formally announced the trek, The Psychedelic Furs — hot off this summer’s 30th anniversary Talk Talk Talk dates — have enlisted New Wave contemporaries Tom Tom Club for what appears to be at least a three-week tour of the United States this fall.
The Psychedelic Furs have announced two of the dates on their website — Sept. 14 in Saratoga, Calif., and Oct. 3 in New York City — and a check of ticketing and venue websites reveals more concerts in Denver; Lexington, Ky.; and Westbury, N.Y. With the dates scattered between Sept. 14 to Oct. 7, it’s likely a full tour is in the works.
The Furs are currently in the midst of their Talk Talk Talk tour, which runs through July 15 in Syracuse, N.Y. And Tom Tom Club — comprised, of course, of half of Talking Heads — sets out for the U.K. and Ireland next month for a run of 30th anniversary dates spanning July 14 through July 22; the band also will play a one-off show with Devo and The English Beat on Aug. 4 at an Indian casino in Highland, Calif.
UPDATE 7/27/11: There are now at least 21 joint Psychedelic Furs/Tom Tom Club tour dates in September and October, including one in Washington state that also features Devo on the bill.
The Psychedelic Furs and Tom Tom Club tour dates:
Sept. 2: American Music Festival, Virginia Beach, VA
Sept. 4: Lee’s Palace, Toronto, ON
Sept. 5: Arts Beats Eats Festival, Royal Oak, MI
Sept. 8: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
Sept. 9: People’s Court, Des Moines, IA
Sept. 12: The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT
Sept. 14: Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA
Sept. 16: Talking Stick Casino Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
Sept. 17: Redhook Brewery, Woodinvile, WA (with Devo)
Sept. 20: Belly Up, Aspen, CO
Sept. 21: Summit Music Hall, Denver, CO
Sept. 23: The Pageant, St. Louis, MO
Sept. 24: House of Blues, Chicago, IL
Sept. 25: Buster’s Billiards & Backroom, Lexington, KY
Sept. 28: Knight Theatre @ Levine Center, Charlotte, N.C.
Sept. 29: Sound Stage, Baltimore, MD
Sept. 30: The Fillmore, Silver Springs, MD
Oct. 1: Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA
Oct. 3: Irving Plaza, New York, NY
Oct. 4: House of Blues, Boston, MA
Oct. 7: NYCB Theatre at Westbury, Westbury, NY
The Psychedelic Furs Talk Talk Talk tour dates:
July 1: Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale, FL
July 2: Capitol Theatre, Clearwater, FL
July 3: Freebird Live, Jacksonville, FL
July 6: The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
July 7: Cannery Ballroom, Nashville, TN
July 8: The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
July 9: Cats Cradle, Carboro, NC
July 11: House of Blues, North Myrtle Beach, NC
July 12: Bijou Theater, Knoxville, TN
July 15: Westcott Theater, Syracuse, NY
Tom Tom Club tour dates:
July 14: Cardiff University, Wales, UK
July 15: Jazz Cafe, London, UK
July 16: Jazz Cafe, London, UK
July 17: Jazz Cafe, London, UK
July 19: Institute, Birmingham, UK
July 20: ABC, Glasgow, Scotland
July 22: Harmonic Weekender Festival, Dublin, Ireland
Aug. 4: San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino, Highland, CA (with Devo, The English Beat)
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- Psychedelic Furs add additional concerts to ‘Talk Talk Talk’ tour of U.S.
- Psychedelic Furs to play 1981’s ‘Talk Talk Talk’ on spring tour of western U.S.
- Tom Tom Club preps ‘Genius of Live’ CD, sets first U.S. tour in decade
- Tom Tom Club’s ‘Close to the Bone’ album comes to CD for first time
- Psychedelic Furs announce 27-date North American tour to begin in late May
- Happy Mondays, Psychedelic Furs doubling up for U.S. club tour
Chicago? Madison? Please?
Just saw the “evening with the Psychedelic Furs” show in Dallas. Was SO good. Have seen them three times and they’re always an amazing show. Richard Butler was smiling the entire show.
PSYCHED FOR P-FURS IN BOSTON!