The Melvins will attempt to become the Guinness World Record holders for the first band to tour the full United States and D.C. in 51 days with a tour kicking off September 5 in Anchorage, Alaska and wrapping up October 25 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
"We figured it was time for us to do something REALLY crazy," said Osborne. "51 shows in 50 states plus 1 on D.C. and all in 51 days? Jeez! I wonder if we can do it?"
The tour, which will feature the Melvins Lite line-up of Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover and Trevor Dunn, also marks the first time in the band's near 30-year history that they will perform in Alaska, New Hampshire, Delaware and Hawaii.
Watch The Melvins Performance of "The War on Wisdom" from a recent episode of Last Call with Carson Daly:
Melvins on Carson 25 april 2012 from Ignatius Reilly on Vimeo.
Arriving in-stores and online today is 'Freak Puke', the debut release from Melvins Lite that Spin recently described as "a unique detour for the long-running band" and adding "one of the loudest bands on earth has perfectly siphoned their gloomy energy into evil cocktail jazz."
"We had seen Trevor playing upright bass in a jazz setting and thought that we could utilize that for a recording project," explained Crover. "This is something different from the two drummer/big hair line-up, which we plan on continuing with as well."
Prior to the Fall, the Melvins have a full spate of appearances. The band perform two shows in conjunction with Subliminal Projects: June 8 at The Echoplex in Los Angeles and June 30 at TT Underground Gallery in New York. Buzz Osborne will be a guest on Fox News' "Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld" on June 28. Melvins Lite will also venture north for a three week trek of primarily Canadian tour dates that kicks off on July 1 (dates below).
The Melvins 51-date United States tour dates:
- September 5: Anchorage, AK at Bear Tooth Theatre and Pub
- September 6: Seattle, WA at Showbox at The Market
- September 7: Oregon at TBA
- September 8: Boise, ID at Neurolux Lounge
- September 9: Missoula, MT at Top Hat Lounge
- September 10: Salt Lake City, UT at Club Sound
- September 11: Casper, WY at TBA
- September 12: Denver, CO at Bluebird Theatre
- September 13: Lawrence, KS at The Bottleneck
- September 14: Columbia, MO at The Blue Note
- September 15: Omaha, NE at The Waiting Room
- September 16: Des Moines, IA at House of Bricks
- September 17: Sioux Falls, SD at The Vault
- September 18: Fargo, ND at The Aquarium
- September 19: Minneapolis, MN at Grumpy's
- September 20: Madison, WI at High Noon Saloon
- September 21: Chicago, IL at Double Door
- September 22: Indianapolis, IN at The Vogue Theatre
- September 23: Louisville, KY at The Vernon Club
- September 24: Detroit, MI at Smalls
- September 25: Cleveland, OH at Grog Shop
- September 26: Morgantown, WV at 123 Pleasant Street
- September 27: Jermyn, PA at Eleanor Rigby's
- September 28: South Burlington, VT at Higher Ground
- September 29: Dover, NH at Dover Brickhouse
- September 30: Portland, ME at Asylum
- October 1: Boston, MA at Paradise Rock Club
- October 2: Pawtucket, RI at The Met Cafe
- October 3: New Haven, CT at Toad's Place
- October 4: Brooklyn, NY at Music Hall of Williamsburg
- October 5: Hoboken, NJ at Maxwell's
- October 6: Wilmington, DE at Mojo 13
- October 7: Baltimore, MD at Ottobar
- October 8: Washington, DC at Black Cat
- October 9: Charlottesville, VA at Jefferson Theatre
- October 10: Carrboro, NC at Cat's Cradle
- October 11: Knoxville, TN at The Square Room
- October 12: Greenville, SC at The Handle Bar
- October 13: Athens, GA at 40 Watt Club
- October 14: Birmingham, AL at Bottle Tree
- October 15: Pensacola, FL at Vinyl Music Hall
- October 16: Jackson, MS at Duling Hall
- October 17: Little Rock, AR at Juanita's Cantina
- October 18: Baton Rouge, LA at Spanish Moon
- October 19: Austin, TX at Mohawk
- October 20: Norman, OK at Opolis Production
- October 21: Albuquerque, NM at Launchpad
- October 22: Phoenix, AZ at Crescent Ballroom
- October 23: Las Vegas, NV at Artifice
- October 24: Los Angeles, CA at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- October 25: Honolulu, HI at The Republik
Melvins Lite Canada + tour dates (Retox opens all dates except July 4 and 20):
- July 1: Rochester, NY at Water Street Music Hall
- July 3: Montreal, QC at Corona Theatre
- July 4: Ottawa, ON at Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest
- July 5: Toronto, ON at Opera House
- July 6: London, ON at Call The Office
- July 7: Hamilton, ON at Club Absinthe
- July 9: Winnipeg, MB at West End Cultural Center
- July 10: Regina, SK at The Exchange
- July 11: Saskatoon, SK at Louis' Pub
- July 12: Calgary, AB at Republik
- July 13: Edmonton, AB at Starlite Room
- July 15: Vancouver, BC at Venue
- July 17: Bellingham, WA at Wild Buffalo House of Music
- July 18: Portland, OR at Hawthorne Theatre
- July 20: San Francisco, CA at Slim's
Related links:
Official Site of The Melvins
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