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Miss Thing
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USA
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Posted - 07/15/2006 :  15:21:44  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Frank Black Solo Tour
06/16/06

(PR) Frank Black will hit the road this summer - not fronting his legendary band the Pixies - but on his own, doing a series of solo acoustic shows opening for Foo Fighters, mixed with a handful of his own headline club dates. The tour will kick off in Salt Lake City, UT on Wednesday, August 9.

The dates are in support of Black's new album, "Fast Man Raider Man," due out on Back Porch/EMI June 20, and mark the first time Black as toured as a solo artist since 1995.

"I'm excited about these dates," said Black. "I like doing solo shows, it's a very intense and personal experience, very different from playing with a band. I like the idea that I don't have to 'follow the beat,' that I can pull the songs a part a little bit, change the set right there on stage if I want. And playing theatres is the best kind of venue to see a concert - everyone's sitting down, relaxed, and ready to be entertained."

Black plans to play songs from both "Fast Man Raider Man and last year's critically-acclaimed "Honeycomb." "Fast Man Raider Man," produced by Jon Tiven, was recorded over a two year period at studios in Nashville and Los Angeles, and slams a bit harder than the more laid-back "Honeycomb." It also features some of the most celebrated players in music, including Levon Helm from The Band, Tom Petersson from Cheap Trick, Heartbreaker drummer Steve Ferrone, the legendary Al Kooper, honky-tonk hero Marty Brown, songwriting enigma P.F. Sloan, and Simon Kirke from Bad Company and Free, as well as "Honeycomb" "returnees" Steve Cropper, Reggie Young, Buddy Miller, Spooner Oldman and Chester Thompson, to name just a few.

Another factor that makes this tour special for Black is that his entire family will accompany him - wife Violet, 8-year old Julian, 5-year old Annabelle, 20-month-old Jack Errol, and Lucy Berlin, who was born in late April - will travel together on a tour bus, making this a great summer family vacation adventure.

"The kids are too young for me to put them to work as roadies," added Black, "but Julian, who is a very talented artist, will probably be hustling the Foo Fighters to buy the artwork he does while on the road."

With more dates to be announced, Frank Black's summer tour itinerary is as follows:

AUGUST
9 Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT (headline)
11 Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, MO (headline)
12 The Dame, Lexington, KY (headline)
13 Birdy's, Indianapolis, IN (headline)
14 Chameleon, Lancaster, PA (headline)
15 Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C. (w/ Foo Fighters)
16 Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA (w/ Foo Fighters)
18 Wellfleet Beachcomber, Wellfleet, MA (headline)
19 Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY (headline)
21 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY (w/ Foo Fighters)
22 Wang Center, Boston, MA (w/ Foo Fighters)
23 Hummingbird, Toronto, Ontario (w/ Foo Fighters)
25 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL (w/ Foo Fighters)
26 Sokol Underground, Omana, NE (headline)
29 Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, CA (w/ Foo Fighters)
30 The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA (headline)
31 Harlow's Night Club, Sacramento, CA (headline)

Cult_Of_Frank
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Canada
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Posted - 07/15/2006 :  16:12:22  Show Profile  Visit Cult_Of_Frank's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Thanks, I hadn't seen that press release. Have fun on the road!


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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *

United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/15/2006 :  18:17:17  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Yeah, nice to read that. Can't wait for Frank to bring the tourbus over to the UK!
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <

USA
3111 Posts

Posted - 07/15/2006 :  20:15:28  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
So, Violet, I can bring my 4-year-old and my 6-year-old to the show (I'm coming to Omaha), right? I love family entertainment!

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bobo plenty
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USA
122 Posts

Posted - 07/15/2006 :  20:19:45  Show Profile  Visit bobo plenty's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Violet, that's so Von Trapp! Will you be dressing the kids in curtains?
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ScottP
= Cult of Ray =

USA
618 Posts

Posted - 07/15/2006 :  20:27:57  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Please come to Seattle, Violet. Family friendly fun time Seattle.
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Carl
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Ireland
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Posted - 07/16/2006 :  07:07:38  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
It could lead to all kinds of wacky National Lampoon's Vacation incidents-and European Vacation adventures too, hopefully! ;)


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Johnny Barleycorn
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USA
6 Posts

Posted - 07/16/2006 :  09:16:50  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Frank comes to Indiana and I can't see him because its a bar/grill damn legal drinking age
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two reelers
* Dog in the Sand *

Austria
1036 Posts

Posted - 07/16/2006 :  12:45:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
WHAT ? NO EUROPEAN DATES ? DAM'IT !!!!

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martha_promise
= Cult of Ray =

USA
398 Posts

Posted - 07/16/2006 :  13:24:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I was able to get two tickets to the St.Louis show for my wife and I. When I called there were only eight left. I'm really exited, as this will be my first non-pixies, Frank experience. Going from a boring Sunday to seeing FB in less than a month is a pretty good way to end the weekend.



Edited by - martha_promise on 07/16/2006 13:35:28
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