Indie rockers the Black Lips have a busy touring season ahead as they prepare for a nearly 40-show U.S. stint. The coast-to-coast trek begins February 26 at Bottletree in Birmingham, AL, and concludes May 2 at Glass House in Pomona, CA.
Featured gig stops for the trek include a February 27 show at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, GA, a March 9 concert at Bowery Ballroom in New York, NY, a March 21 appearance at South By Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, TX, a March 30 performance at The Social in Orlando, FL, and an April 30 set at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, CA.
The Black Lips will be touring behind their fifth studio album “200 Million Thousand,” which is scheduled for a February 24 release on Vice Records. The disc is a follow-up to 2007’s critically acclaimed “Good Bad Not Evil,” which earned the band it’s first spot on the Billboard charts, hitting No. 18 on Top Heatseekers.
“On [‘Good Bad Not Evil’] we were really inspired by ourselves, especially our first two albums,” said vocalist and guitarist Cole Alexander on the band’s Web site. “I think our work really transcends all genres and continues to influences us all on a daily basis.”
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Black Lips itinerary:
(Dates are subject to change.)
| February 26 | Birmingham, AL | Bottletree |
| February 27 | Atlanta, GA | Variety Playhouse |
| March 4 | Carrboro, NC | Cat’s Cradle |
| March 5 | Washington, DC | Black Cat |
| March 6 | Philadelphia, PA | Johnny Brenda’s |
| March 7 | Cambridge, MA | Middle East |
| March 9 | New York, NY | Bowery Ballroom |
| March 10 | Brooklyn, NY | Music Hall Of Williamsburg |
| March 12 | Cleveland, OH | Beachland Ballroom & Tavern |
| March 13 | Detroit, MI | Magic Stick |
| March 14 | Chicago, IL | Logan Square Auditorium |
| March 15 | Milwaukee, WI | Turner Hall Ballroom |
| March 16 | Saint Paul, MN | Turf Club |
| March 17 | Omaha, NE | The Waiting Room |
| March 18 | Lawrence, KS | The Bottleneck |
| March 21 | Austin, TX | SXSW |
| March 23 | New Orleans, LA | One Eyed Jacks |
| March 25 | Tallahassee, FL | Club Downunder |
| March 26 | Tampa, FL | Orpheum |
| March 27 | Miami, FL | Churchill’s Pub |
| March 28 | Gainesville, FL | Common Grounds |
| March 29 | Jacksonville, FL | Jack Rabbits |
| March 30 | Orlando, FL | The Social |
| April 15 | Costa Mesa, CA | Detroit Bar |
| April 16 | San Diego, CA | The Casbah |
| April 17 | Tempe, AZ | The Clubhouse Music Venue |
| April 18 | Tucson, AZ | Plush |
| April 20 | Colorado Springs, CO | Black Sheep |
| April 21 | Denver, CO | Bluebird Theater |
| April 22 | Salt Lake City, UT | Urban Lounge |
| April 23 | Boise, ID | Neurolux |
| April 24 | Portland, OR | Berbati’s Pan |
| April 25 | Seattle, WA | Neumo’s |
| April 27 | Eugene, OR | WOW Hall |
| April 28 | Sacramento, CA | Blue Lamp |
| April 29 | Santa Cruz, CA | Blue Lagoon |
| April 30 | San Francisco, CA | Great American Music Hall |
| May 1 | Los Angeles, CA | El Rey Theatre |
| May 2 | Pomona, CA | Glass House |
