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Guadalcanal Diary's live 1998 reunion set 'At Your Birthday Party' to be reissued

Guadalcanal Diary’s live 1998 reunion set ‘At Your Birthday Party’ to be reissued

The live album that ’80s college-rock faves Guadalcanal Diary self-released following a series of live reunion shows in the late 1990s will receive a new reissue this summer via Omnivore Recordings with new artwork and liner notes by frontman Murray Attaway. See the full tracklist here.

Watch: U2 performs 'Achtung Baby' deep cut 'Acrobat' live for first time ever at tour opener

Watch: U2 performs ‘Achtung Baby’ deep cut ‘Acrobat’ live for first time ever at tour opener

U2 opened its North American iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour in Tulsa, Okla., last night, debuting a number of songs off its latest album Songs of Experience — as well as, at long last, fan favorite “Acrobat,” the one song of 1991’s Achtung Baby the band never had played live. See video here.

This week's new releases: New Belly album, plus Brian Eno, 'Burning Britain' box sets

This week’s new releases: New Belly album, plus Brian Eno, ‘Burning Britain’ box sets

Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs. All releases due out this Friday unless noted. This week’s releases include titles from Belly and Brian Eno, and the ‘Burning Britain: A Story of Independent U.K. Punk 1980-1983’ box set.

Echo & The Bunnymen, Violent Femmes team up for 2nd U.S. summer co-headlining tour

Echo & The Bunnymen, Violent Femmes team up for 2nd U.S. summer co-headlining tour

For the second straight summer, Echo & The Bunnymen and Violent Femmes will team up for a U.S. co-headlining tour, a trek that so far spans 11 dates in Texas and parts of the south, and which will see the two bands alternating which closes the show each night. See full dates right here.

My Bloody Valentine sets first U.S. tour in 5 years around FYF Fest appearance

My Bloody Valentine sets first U.S. tour in 5 years around FYF Fest appearance

My Bloody Valentine today announced a short U.S. tour around its previously confirmed appearance at FYF Fest in Los Angeles this July, a six-date run of shows that will include stops in Seattle, Oakland, Calif., St. Paul, Minn., Chicago, Philadelphia and New York City. See full dates right here.

Gary Numan to bring 'Savage' tour back to North America this fall for second go-around

Gary Numan to bring ‘Savage’ tour back to North America this fall for second go-around

Gary Numan will embark on a second North American tour this fall in support of last year’s Savage: Songs From a Broken World, a 27-date trek — 26 headlining shows, plus a yet-to-be-announced festival slot — that will keep him on the road from early September into early October. See full dates right here.

The Psychedelic Furs expand U.S. summer tour, add more dates with X, The Fixx

The Psychedelic Furs expand U.S. summer tour, add more dates with X, The Fixx

The Psychedelic Furs continue to expand their summer touring plans, having just announced six more U.S. shows in late July and August, including two at which the band will share the bill with X, and another that also will feature contemporaries The Fixx. See the band’s full tour itinerary right here.

Simple Minds announces dates for most extensive North American tour in 30 years

Simple Minds announces dates for most extensive North American tour in 30 years

As hinted at over the weekend, Simple Minds today announced a rare North American tour that will hit 24 cities in September and October, the most extensive touring the band has done in the U.S. and Canada in more than 30 years. The tour opens Sept. 24 in Bethlehem, Pa., and runs through Oct. 29 in Vancouver, B.C.

Tears For Fears delays UK tour, prepares to release first new album in 14 years this fall

Tears For Fears delays UK tour, prepares to release first new album in 14 years this fall

The announcement last week that Tears For Fears was postponing a U.K. tour with Alison Moyet due to an undisclosed health issue came with a glimmer of good news: Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith hope to finish work on their first new album in 14 years and release it this fall.

Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz's memoir 'Remain in Love' to be published in 2020

Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz’s memoir ‘Remain in Love’ to be published in 2020

British publisher Faber Social has announced it will release a new memoir penned by Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club drummer Chris Frantz called “Remain in Love” in the spring of 2020 to coincide with the 40th anniversary that year of the band’s renowned fourth album Remain in Light.

The Jesus Lizard keeps reunion going with announcement of September dates in U.S.

The Jesus Lizard keeps reunion going with announcement of September dates in U.S.

Following their performance at the Day For Night Festival and a handful of other U.S. dates last December, iconic noise-rock act The Jesus Lizard have signaled they’re keeping their reunion going, announcing another short run of shows this coming September. Full dates right here.

Simple Minds tease itinerary for most extensive North American tour in 3 decades

Simple Minds tease itinerary for most extensive North American tour in 3 decades

Fans of Simple Minds living in the U.S. and Canada don’t get many opportunities to see the otherwise oft-touring act; the band last toured North America in 2013, but that was a mere seven-date run. And before that, the band had last mounted a 16-date North American tour in 2002.

The Cure resumes deluxe reissue series with 3-disc 'Mixed Up' — to be followed by 'Wish'

The Cure resumes deluxe reissue series with 3-disc ‘Mixed Up’ — to be followed by ‘Wish’

At long last — eight years, to be exact — Robert Smith is resuming the deluxe reissues of albums by The Cure, beginning with an expanded 3-disc edition of the 1990 remix collection Mixed Up that’s due out in June, to be followed, he says, by the long-awaited reissue of 1992’s Wish. Full details right here.