THE CURE ANNOUNCE RE-SCHEDULED NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

Legendary Brit new wave masochists the Cure have (finally) announced the re-scheduled dates for 18 of the 19 previously announced fall 2007 North American tour dates. The new Cure tour will begin on May 9, 2008 in Washington, DC, and close on June 20, 2008 in New York City.

Tickets for the September/October 2007 shows will be honored for the re-scheduled May/June 2008 dates, and those ticket holders looking for a refund can get one in full up to November 1.

The Cure made the decision to move the tour dates scheduled for fall of this year to spring of next year in order to work on their new double album (details), and to “rework the live show for North America” (details).

In reference to the new dates, Robert Smith & Co. posted the following statement on their web site:

“It’s all happening slightly later than we expected due to ‘the playoffs.’ A lot of the venues we needed wouldn’t let us confirm dates in the March/April period, but we understand they all have to live in hope! However, an unexpected bonus of the new routing is that we have been able to add in Kansas City, Phoenix, Austin, Ft. Lauderdale, and Cleveland…We apologize again for the inconvenience and upset the original postponement caused, and will make sure that the new shows are more than worth the wait.”

All shows expect the original Seattle, WA date were switched, however, instead of no performace, the Cure will close the Sasquatch Music Festival (details) on May 25, 2008.

North American 2008 tour dates:

May 9 WASHINGTON, DC @ Patriot Center
May 10 PHILADELPHIA, PA @ Wachovia Spectrum
May 12 BOSTON, MA @ Agganis Arena May 14 MONTREAL, Canada @Bell Centre
May 15 TORONTO, Canada @Air Canada Centre
May 17 CHICAGO, IL @Allstate Arena
May 19 KANSAS CITY, MO @ Starlight Theatre (added show)
May 21 DENVER, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
May 23 SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ E Center
May 25 GEORGE, WA @ The Gorge Sasquatch! Festival
May 26 VANCOUVER, Canada @ General Motors Place
May 29 SANTA BARBARA, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
May 31 LOS ANGELES, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
June 3 SAN DIEGO, CA @ Cox Arena
June 4 PHOENIX, AZ @ Dodge Theatre (added show)
June 6 DALLAS, TX @ American Airlines Center
June 8 AUSTIN, TX @ Austin Music Hall (added show)
June 9 HOUSTON, tx @ Toyota Center
June 11 TAMPA, FL @ St Pete Times Forum
June 13 FT LAUDERDALE, FL @ Bank Atlantic Center (added show)
June 15 ATLANTA, GA @ Gwinnett Center
June 16 CHARLOTTE, NC @Charlotte Bobcats Arena
June 18 CLEVELAND, OH – Venue TBD (added show
June 20 NEW YORK, NY @ Madison Square Garden

MEN WOMEN & CHILDREN CONFIRM NOVEMBER TOUR W/ RX BANDITS

ew York’s electro Euro-pop gang Men, Women and Children has confirmed, via their MySpace page, a series of November tour dates in the Midwest and Northeast with prog-rock collection RX Bandits. Dates below:

Nov 8 2007 School of Rock @ South Hackensack, NJ
Nov 9 2007 The Fillmore at Theatre of Living Arts @ Philadelphia, PA
Nov 10 2007 The Living Room @ Providence, RI
Nov 11 2007 Harper’s Ferry @ Allston, MA
Nov 13 2007 Blender Theatre @ New York City, NY
Nov 14 2007 Club at Water Street Music Hall @ Rochester, NY
Nov 15 2007 Magic Stick @ Detroit, MI
Nov 17 2007 The Loft @ Madison, WI
Nov 18 2007 Station 4 @ St. Paul, MN

VICTORY RELEASES AIDEN/SILVERSTEIN COMMERCIAL

Victory Records has posted the new spilt commercial for Silverstein’s Arrivals & Departures and Aiden’s Conviction, both available in stores now, to their YouTube page. The commercial has yet to hit television screens, but fans can watch the video below.

Aiden/Silversteon spot