Scanning through Facebook this morning and I discovered a post from the Melvins (Lite) claiming that they’re hitting the road in September & October on a tour to all 50 US states as well as DC. This apparently will earn them some kind of Guiness World Record! If you want to be part of this, then check them out at one of the following shows:
September 5 Anchorage, AK Bear Tooth Theatre and Pub
September 6 Seattle, WA Showbox at The Market
September 7 Oregon TBA
September 8 Boise, ID Neurolux Lounge
September 9 Missoula, MT Top Hat Lounge
September 10 Salt Lake City, UT Club Sound
September 11 Casper, WY TBA
September 12 Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre
September 13 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
September 14 Columbia, MO The Blue Note
September 15 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
September 16 Des Moines, IA House of Bricks
September 17 Sioux Falls, SD The Vault
September 18 Fargo, ND The Aquarium
September 19 Minneapolis, MN Grumpy’s
September 20 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
September 21 Chicago, IL Double Door
September 22 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue Theatre
September 23 Louisville, KY The Vernon Club
September 24 Detroit, MI Smalls
September 25 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
September 26 Morgantown, WV 123 Pleasant Street
September 27 Jermyn, PA Eleanor Rigby’s
September 28 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
September 29 Dover, NH Dover Brickhouse
September 30 Portland, ME AsylumOctober 1 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
October 2 Pawtucket, RI The Met Cafe
October 3 New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
October 4 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
October 5 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s
October 6 Wilmington, DE Mojo 13
October 7 Baltimore, MD Ottobar
October 8 Washington, DC Black Cat
October 9 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theatre
October 10 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
October 11 Knoxville, TN The Square Room
October 12 Greenville, SC The Handle Bar
October 13 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club
October 14 Birmingham, AL Bottle Tree
October 15 Pensacola, FL Vinyl Music Hall
October 16 Jackson, MS Duling Hall
October 17 Little Rock, AR Juanita’s Cantina
October 18 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
October 19 Austin, TX Mohawk
October 20 Norman, OK Opolis Production
October 21 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
October 22 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
October 23 Las Vegas, NV Artifice
October 24 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Forever Cemetery
October 25 Honolulu, HI The Republik
Don’t forget that Freak Puke should be available for purchase now, and you can also stream it via AOL. Check it out – it’s great!
That’s cool. A Guiness World Record is not exactly the kind of recognition that they deserve, but it’s great nonetheless. I’m going to their show July 1st!
Also, that album is pretty awesome!
Third thing, since Freak Puke has been released you can probably remove it from the rumor section to the right ->
I’m loving Freak Puke! I’ll definitely be at the Indianapolis show.. and maybe Chicago.
^Have a sister in Indianapolis…Now what would really be immpressive is if they or anyone else for that matter, did every state but sis it in alphabetical order.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
cali
Colorado
etc…..
You could set two records: milage for a one country tour AND loss of revenue!
I’m not sure this tour would be a “world record”. George Thorogood did the same thing back in 1980. He called it his “50/50 tour”; 50 dates in 50 states on consecutive nights.
http://www.answers.com/topic/george-thorogood
George Thorogood went to my high school, not while I was there, but still…
And I think it’s the DC date that will edge out Lonesome George. 51/51
So which one of you crazy bastards is going to set the record of the fan who went to every show?
I may be crazy and a bastard but, I am not a crazy bastard.
Why is the name of the band now Melvins (Lite)? Is it an alternate version of it or did he change the name because of line up changes?
It’s Melvins (Lite) because Jared and Coady aren’t joining them on this tour.
Probably gonna hit Hoboken, NJ, Williamsburgh and Maybe PA.
I believe the Oregon date will be at Music Fest Northwest. It’s on the date the festival starts, and it would not surprise me if they played it. Just a guess.