The Alternative Rock band Violent Femmes has a tour planned this summer; but it isn’t just any tour. While it is not unusual these days for a band to perform one of their albums in total in celebration of an anniversary; the Violent Femmes will be performing TWO of their albums – the self-titled debut album and their second album “Hallowed Ground”.
The shows will begin with “Hallowed Ground” and after an intermission, they will perform the debut album plus some favourites.
Lead singer and guitarist Gordon Gano penned the songs for both albums…while he was still in high school! He actually penned the songs that ended up on “Hallowed Ground” first but the band chose to record some “upbeat songs” first.
Violent Femmes tour dates:
May 1 at The Warfield in San Francisco, CA
May 3 at The Cuthbert Amphitheater in Eugene, OR
May 4 & 5 at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, BC
May 7 at MacEwan Hall in Calgary, AB
May 8 at the Winspear Centre in Edmonton, AB
May 10 at the Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg, MB
May 11 at Fargo Brewing in Fargo, ND
May 12 at The Palace in St. Paul, MN
May 14 at the Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines, IA
May 15 at the Civic Center in Peoria, IL
May 16 at the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis, IN
May 17 at the Riverfront Live in Cincinnati, OH
May 18 at the Masonic Cathedral Theatre in Detroit, MI
June 22 ata Picnic with the Pops in Columbus, OH
July 25 at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, WA
July 27 at Project Pabst in Portland, OR