Peter Murphy, regarded as the “Godfather of Goth,” is mounting a 34-city U.S. “Retrospective” tour beginning May 30 in Seattle, WA and finishing up July 13 in San Antonio, TX.
Murphy is best known as the lead singer of Bauhaus, the post-punk rock band of the early 80’s. Bauhaus first broke up in 1983, which led Murphy to a solo career, where he scored a number of hits, including “Cuts You Up”, “All Night Long” and “The Sweetest Drop.”
Bauhaus reunited for a 1998 tour but the group announced plans to disband again before the March 3, 2008 release of their final album, “Go Away White.”
Murphy’s most recent studio album, “Unshattered,” was released in 2004 and promoted by U.S. and European tours in 2005 with a band that included members of Skinny Puppy and The Mission UK. The band hooked up again in 2007 for shows in Portugal and Spain.
Opening for Murphy is Iranian-American troubadour Ali Eskandarian, who has been compared to Bob Dylan and Jeff Buckley. His debut album “Nothing To Say,” which draws influences from American folk, rock and traditional Persian music, is on iconic folk singer Judy Collins’ Wildflower record label.
On the upcoming Retrospective tour, in addition to his solo material, Murphy will also perform Bauhaus songs.
Peter Murphy tour dates:
| May 30 | Seattle, WA | El Corazon |
| May 31 | Portland, OR | Aladdin Theater |
| June 2 | San Francisco, CA | Regency Center |
| June 3 | Anaheim, CA | House of Blues |
| June 4 | San Diego, CA | House of Blues |
| June 5 | Los Angeles, CA | House of Blues |
| June 6 | Ventura, CA | Ventura Theater |
| June 8 | Las Vegas, NV | House of Blues |
| June 9 | Tempe, AZ | Marquee Theater |
| June 11 | Denver, CO | Ogden |
| June 15 | Kansas City, MO | Beaumont Club |
| June 16 | Minneapolis, MN | Fine Line Music Café |
| June 17 | Chicago, IL | House of Blues |
| June 18 | Detroit, MI | Royal Oak Music Theatre |
| June 20 | Columbus, OH | Promo-West |
| June 21 | Cleveland, OH | House of Blues |
| June 22 | Buffalo, NY | The Tralf |
| June 23 | Pittsburgh, PA | New Hazlett Theater |
| June 25 | Atlantic City, NJ | House of Blues |
| June 26-27 | New York, NY | Blender Theater @ Gramercy |
| June 28 | Boston, MA | The Roxy |
| June 29 | Philadelphia, PA | Trocadero |
| June 30 | Baltimore, MD | Rams Head Live |
| July 2 | Atlanta, GA | Center Stage |
| July 3 | Tampa, FL | Tampa Theater |
| July 4 | Jacksonville, FL | Freebird |
| July 5 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Revolution |
| July 6 | Orlando, FL | House of Blues |
| July 9 | New Orleans, LA | House of Blues |
| July 10 | Houston, TX | Meridian |
| July 11 | Austin, TX | EMOS |
| July 12 | Dallas, TX | House of Blues |
| July 13 | San Antonio, TX | TBA |
