Call her the “artist formerly known as Santogold.” Forced to change her stage name after a legal scuffle with ’80s infomercial business man Santo Gold, newly dubbed rocker Santigold is getting ready to hawk her own wares on a spring tour of the U.S. and Canada.
The 20-date circuit kicks off May 21 at The Warfield in San Francisco, CA, and concludes June 21 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA. Along the way, the singer-songwriter will perform a May 31 show at Ram’s Head Live in Baltimore, MD, a June 9 concert at Terminal 5 in New York, NY, and a June 15 gig at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, TX.
Santigold’s itinerary pushes her North of the Border for two performances: June 3 at Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, ON, and June 4 at Metropolis in Montreal, QC. She will also hit the U.S. festival circuit during the five-week run for a May 25 set at the Sasquatch! Festival in Quincy, WA, and a June 12 appearance at Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN.
Philadelphia-based rapper Amanda Blank will provide support on most dates of the tour along with punk-rock musician Trouble Andrew.
Santigold, whose real name is Santi White, is continuing to support her critically acclaimed 2008 debut, “Santogold.” The genre-busting indie record peaked at No. 74 on the Billboard 200, and hit No. 2 on the electronic and No. 6 on the independent albums charts.
She supported the release in summer 2008 with a few supporting dates on tour with Coldplay, as well as her own fall headlining tour in September and October.
Santigold itinerary:
(Dates are subject to change.)
| May 21 | San Francisco, CA | The Warfield |
| May 22 | Sacramento, CA | Empire |
| May 24 | Eugene, OR | Cuthbert Amphitheatre |
| May 25 | Quincy, WA | Sasquatch! Festival @ The Gorge * |
| May 28 | Minneapolis, MN | First Avenue |
| May 29 | Des Moines, IA | People’s Court |
| May 31 | Baltimore, MD | Ram’s Head Live |
| June 1 | Boston, MA | House of Blues |
| June 3 | Toronto, ON | Phoenix Concert Theatre |
| June 4 | Montreal, QC | Metropolis |
| June 6 | Philadelphia, PA | The Roots Picnic @ Festival Pier * |
| June 7 | Norfolk, VA | The NorVa |
| June 9 | New York, NY | Terminal 5 |
| June 10 | Washington, DC | 9:30 Club |
| June 12 | Manchester, TN | Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival * |
| June 13 | St. Louis, MO | Bacardi B Live @ The Pageant |
| June 15 | Austin, TX | Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater |
| June 17 | Houston, TX | House of Blues |
| June 18 | Dallas, TX | House of Blues |
| June 21 | Los Angeles, CA | KCRW World Festival Series @ Hollywood Bowl * |
