Gomez Tour
04/06/06
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(Press Release) Prodigious British rock band GOMEZ will kick off a two-month North American tour on May 3, one day after their new album HOW WE OPERATE hits U.S. stores. The tour will comprise two legs: the first, running through May 27, will hit Southeast, Midwest and West Coast markets including Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco; the second, planned to start in mid June after a U.K. tour, will find Gomez visiting the East Coast and additional Midwest cities. In addition to headline dates in theaters and large club venues, Gomez will perform at several U.S. music festivals, including the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis; Sasquatch! in George, Washington; and the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Tennessee.Gomez's recent sold-out promo tour earned great reviews and captivated audiences who were treated to a sampling of new material from their forthcoming album HOW WE OPERATE. After a full-band performance at SXSW, the group's three principal songwriters -- Ben Ottewell, Ian Ball and Tom Gray -- embarked for the first time as a trio, performing in select markets and making stops at key radio stations including KEXP in Seattle, WFUV in New York and the syndicated radio program E-Town in Boulder, CO. In addition, the band performed a special four-song acoustic set for A&E's "Breakfast with the Arts," which will air nationally in May. HOW WE OPERATE, Gomez's fifth studio album, will be released on May 2; it's their first studio release via ATO Records (following last year's live album Out West). Working with producer Gil Norton (Pixies, Foo Fighters), the members of Gomez took a different approach to recording than on previous albums. Focusing on pre-production work, the band created their most cohesive and accessible collection of songs feature yet, including the powerhouse title track "How We Operate," the uplifting gem "See The World," and the playfully longing "girlshapedlovedrug." U.S. TOUR DATES 2006 May 3 - Asheville NC - The Orange Peel May 4 - Atlanta GA - Variety Playhouse May 5 - New Orleans LA - Tipitina's Uptown May 6 - Memphis TN - Beale Street Music Festival May 8 - Cincinnati OH - Bogart's Front Room May 10 - Pontiac MI - Clutch Cargo's May 11 - Chicago IL - Vic Theatre May 12 - Minneapolis MN - The Quest May 13 - Omaha NE - Sokol Underground May 15 - Kansas City MO - Grand Emporium May 16 - Boulder CO - Fox Theater May 20 - San Diego CA - House Of Blues May 23 - Hollywood CA - Avalon May 24 - San Francisco CA - The Fillmore May 26 - Portland OR - Wonder Ballroom May 27 - George WA - Sasquatch! Festival (Additional dates in June to be confirmed soon.)
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