Buzzcocks bookend Warped Tour with headlining dates


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May 09, 2006 03:57 PM



British punk-rock vets Buzzcocks take a trip across the pond this summer for a lengthy round of US concerts, including a two-week stint on this year's Warped Tour.

The band launches its North American roadwork June 10 in Toronto, and will subsequently log shows in Boston, New York and Philadelphia before linking up with the Warped Tour caravan for stops in 13 cities. After that, they'll tackle another round of headlining dates from mid-July through the end of that month. Details are included below.


The group is backing its latest album, "Flat-Pack Philosophy," which surfaced in late March. The disc features the single "Wish I Never Loved You," audio and video versions of which are streaming at the official Buzzcocks website.


Buzzcocks--along with The Sex Pistols and The Clash--were one of the key acts to emerge from the influential British punk wave of 1976 and 1977. The band signed to a major label in late 1977, and released its first three albums in quick succession between 1978 and 1979. Those albums--"Another Music in a Different Kitchen," "Love Bites" and "A Different Kind of Tension"--proved influential to many acts that emerged during the college-rock wave of the '80s.


The band spilt while recording its fourth album, but reunited in 1989 for a US tour. In 1993, the group--which by now featured only songwriters and co-frontmen Pete Shelley and Steve Diggle from its original lineup--ended a 14-year recording drought by releasing "Trade Test Transmissions."


Currently, the group's lineup features Shelley and Diggle, along with longtime bassist Tony Barber and new drummer Danny Farant, whom the group announced last month had replaced Phil Barker.


[Note: The following tour itinerary has been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.

June 2006
10 - Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre
11 - Boston, MA - Axis
12 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
14 - Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar
15 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion (Vans Warped Tour)
16 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheater (Vans Warped Tour)
17 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheatre (Vans Warped Tour)
18 - Minneapolis, MN - Metrodome (Vans Warped Tour)
19 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater lot (Vans Warped Tour)
21 - Antioch, TN - Starwood Amphitheatre (Vans Warped Tour)
22 - Jacksonville, FL - Fairgrounds (Vans Warped Tour)
23 - Saint Petersburg, FL - Vinoy Park (Vans Warped Tour)
24 - Miami, FL - Bayfront Park Amphitheatre (Vans Warped Tour)
25 - Orlando, FL - Tinker Field (Vans Warped Tour)
26 - Charleston, SC - Exchange Park (Vans Warped Tour)
27 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion (Vans Warped Tour)
28 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre lot (Vans Warped Tour)

July 2006
11 - Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
12 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
13 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
14 - Detroit, MI - Shelter
15 - Chicago, IL - Double Door
16 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
18 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
19 - Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad
21 - Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
22 - Las Vegas, NV - Celebrity Showroom
23 - San Diego, CA - Canes
25 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
26 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
27 - San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine
28 - Portland, OR - Dante's
29 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
30 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Red Room

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