It was 25 years ago (late 1982) that Squeeze and the Stray Cats co-headlined a tour up the East Coast. Both bands are back (but not touring together) and are touring this summer.
The Stray Cats are playing their first US tour in 15 years and are touring with ZZ Top and The Pretenders. There are only a couple tour dates on the Stray Cats site right now:
July 19, 2007 - Toyota Park, Bridgeview, IL (With Joan Jett)
July 21, 2007 - First Mariner Arena, Baltimore (with REO Speedwagon)
July 22, 2007 - Jones Beach, Long Island, NY
July 28, 2007 - Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul MN (with Gin Blossoms)
July 29, 2007 - Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
August 3, 2007 - Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklamhoma City, OK
Squeeze has reunited for their first tour since 1999. The lineup for this tour is Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook, John Bentley, Simon Hansen and Stephen Large.
Here are the band's US tour dates:
July '07
Mon 3o Tupelo Music Hall Londonderry, NH 888-688-7356
Tue 31 Melody Tent Cape Cod, MA 781-383-9850
Aug '07
Wed 1 Bank of America Pavilion Boston, MA 617-728-1600
Fri 3 Beacon Theatre New York, NY 212-496-7070
Sat 4 Borgata Music Box Atlantic City, NJ
Mon 6 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ 732-238-5500
Tue 7 North Fork Theatre Westbury, NY 631-888-9000
Wed 8 Pier Six Concert Pavilion Baltimore, MD 410-244-7028
Thu 9 Wolf Trap Filene Center Vienna, VA 877-965-3872
Sat 11 Concerts in the Park Alpine, CA 619-644-8325
Sun 12 The Grove of Anaheim Anaheim, CA 714-712-2700
Mon 13 Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA 323-655-5857
Tue 14 The Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA 408-872-0901
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Squeeze and Stray Cats Reunite for Summer Tour
Posted by Mike at 7:16 PM
Labels: Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker, Slim Jim Phantom, Squeeze, Stray Cats