VIOLENT FEMMES BID THE WORLD A BELATED
HAPPY NEW YEAR
WITH LONG AWAITED NEW EP & TOUR
LEGENDARY TRIO RETURN WITH FIRST NEW COLLECTION IN 15 YEARS
MARATHON LIVE SCHEDULE TO KICK OFF WITH 35-CITY TOUR
AS SPECIAL GUESTS ON BARENAKED LADIES'
"LAST SUMMER ON EARTH 2015"
HAPPY NEW YEAR DUE OUT ON RECORD STORE DAY, APRIL 18TH
MORE RECORDING AND TOURING
TO FOLLOW IN THE FALL
New York, NY -- March 4, 2015 -- Violent Femmes have announced details of their eagerly awaited new EP, HAPPY NEW YEAR. The four-track EP will be released April 18th, exclusively on 180 gram champagne clear vinyl for Record Store Day.
Violent Femmes' first new collection of songs in 15 years, HAPPY NEW YEAR was recorded this past New Year's Eve in Hobart, Tasmania, after the legendary band performed a sold out concert at the world famous Sydney Opera House. The EP is highlighted by the Jake Brebes-penned single, "Love Love Love Love Love" streaming now exclusively via rollingstone.com.
"Happy to have some new recordings for people that have loved our music," singer/guitarist/songwriter Gordon Gano told Rolling Stone. "Would be honored to have a few new ears hear us for the first time too."
Violent Femmes - Gano, bassist Brian Ritchie and drummer Brian Viglione - plan to reconvene this spring for more recording and then the trio will begin a major North American tour as Special Guests on Barenaked Ladies' "Last Summer On Earth 2015," getting underway June 5th at Columbus, Ohio's LC Amphitheatre and continuing through late July (complete dates below). One of the most beloved bands of the golden age of indie rock, Violent Femmes returned to action in 2013 with an acclaimed performance at Coachella. Viglione (The Dresden Dolls, Nine Inch Nails) came aboard and the newly reconstituted band embarked on a wide-ranging tour that included headline dates and ecstatically received festival sets around the world. "The Guardian" applauded a London date as "a triumphant rampage through their back catalogue," declaring the band's self-titled 1983 debut to be "a cult classic of teenage alienation - a sneerier, post-pubescent Catcher in the Rye, if you like, with added nocturnal emissions and rattling acoustic bass solos."
Violent Femmes came together in 1981 in Milwaukee, WI, and were quickly ranked among the era's most inventive and original, constantly pushing forward with their singular blend of folk and punk, sarcasm and spirituality. The trio released eight studio albums and more than a dozen singles, among them such iconic classics as "American Music," "Gone Daddy Gone," "Nightmares," "Add It Up," and of course, "Blister In The Sun." Violent Femmes' remarkable three-decade career earned them cumulative sales of many millions worldwide, with 1983's VIOLENT FEMMES earning RIAA platinum certification eight years after its initial release.
Violent Femmes/Barenaked Ladies tour dates below:
Date Day Market Venue
5-Jun-15 Fri Columbus, OH LC Amphitheatre
6-Jun-15 Sat Cleveland, OH Jacob's Pavilion
7-Jun-15 Sun Toledo, OH Zoo Amphitheatre
8-Jun-15 Mon Cedar Rapids, IA McGrath Amphitheatre
10-Jun-15 Wed Denver, CO Red Rocks
12-Jun-15 Fri Welch, MN Treasure Island Resort
13-Jun-15 Sat Milwaukee, WI BMO Harris Pavilion
14-Jun-15 Sun Council Bluffs, IA Harrah's Council Bluffs
16-Jun-15 Tues Chicago, IL First Merritt Pavilion
17-Jun-15 Wed Indianapolis, IN Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn
19-Jun-15 Fri Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion
20-Jun-15 Sat Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
21-Jun-15 Sun Salamanca, NY Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino
23-Jun-15 Tues Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
26-Jun-15 Fri Portland, ME Maine State Pier
27-Jun-15 Sat Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
28-Jun-15 Sun Philadelphia, PA Mann Music Center
29-Jun-15 Mon Boston, MA Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
1-Jul-15 Wed New York, NY JBL Live at Pier 97
2-Jul-15 Thurs West Windsor, NJ Mercer County Park Festival
3-Jul-15 Fri Solomon's, MD PNC Waterside Pavilion
4-Jul-15 Sat Raleigh, NC The Red Hat Amphitheatre
8-Jul-15 Wed Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Uptown 10-Jul-15 Fri Boca Raton, FL Sunset Cove Amphitheatre
11-Jul-15 Sat St. Augustine, FL St Augustine Amphitheatre
12-Jul-15 Sun Atlanta, GA Verizon Theatre
13-Jul-15 Mon Nashville, TN The Woods at Fontanel
15-Jul-15 Wed Dallas, TX Verizon Theatre at Grand 18-Jul-15 Sat Las Vegas, NV Boulevard Pool
19-Jul-15 Sun San Diego, CA OAT
21-Jul-15 Tues Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
22-Jul-15 Wed Saratoga, CA Mountain Winery
24-Jul-15 Fri Boise, ID Idaho Botanical Garden
25-Jul-15 Sat Portland, OR McMenamin's Edgefield 26-Jul-15 Sun Seattle, WA Marymoor Park
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