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Sonic Youth makes tour plans with Flaming Lips, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

June 5, 2006 12:52 PM

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Veteran art-rockers Sonic Youth [ tickets ] have added dates with Yeah Yeah Yeahs [ tickets ] and The Flaming Lips [ tickets ] to their summer tour schedule as the band prepares to set out in support of its upcoming new album, "Rather Ripped."

The new dates add to a schedule that kicks off June 13 in New York, the same day as the release of Sonic Youth's new album.

The group will headline most dates on the tour, supported by Be Your Own Pet and then Awesome Color, before performing opening duties for Pearl Jam [ tickets ] at eight California and Nevada shows in July. Former Pavement bassist Mark Ibold will join Sonic Youth during the tour as touring bass player to supplement the group's live sound.

After the band dispenses with its Pearl Jam duties and a slot at the Aug. 5 Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago, the Youth will meet up for back-to back concerts starting Aug. 11 with fellow New Yorkers Yeah Yeah Yeahs at an abandoned public swimming pool in Brooklyn. According to Sonic Youth's website, "the abandoned site has been somewhat cleaned up, and the audience will actually be inside the empty pool."

Following the Brooklyn pool plungle, Sonic Youth will tackle a seven-date run with The Flaming Lips, beginning Aug. 24 in St, Paul, MN.

"Rather Ripped," which was recorded in late 2005 in the band's hometown of New York, is Sonic Youth's first new album since 2004's "Sonic Nurse," and also the first since the departure of Jim O'Rourke from the group. O'Rourke had been a full member of the band since 2002's "Murray Street" CD.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

June 2006
13 - New York, NY - CBGB
14 - Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom
15 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
17 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
18 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival
19 - Atlanta, GA - Earthlink Live
21 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
22 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
23 - Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ
24 - Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room
26 - Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall
27 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
29 - Missoula, MT - University Theatre
30 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre

July 2006
1 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
3 - Sacramento, CA - Empire
4 - Reno, NV - The Theatre at Reno Hilton
6 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Arena (w/ Pearl Jam)
7 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena (w/ Pearl Jam)
9, 10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Great Western Forum (w/ Pearl Jam)
13 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl (w/ Pearl Jam)
15, 16, 18 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (w/ Pearl Jam)

August 2006
3 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center
5 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
11, 12 - Brooklyn, NY - McCarren Park Pool (w/ Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
24 - St. Paul, MN - Minnesota State Fair Grandstand (w/ The Flaming Lips)
25 - Council Bluffs, IA - Stir Cove @ Harrah's Casino (w/ The Flaming Lips)
26 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant (w/ The Flaming Lips)
28 - Columbus, OH - PromoWest Pavilion (w/ The Flaming Lips)
31 - Allentown, PA - Allentown Fair (w/ The Flaming Lips)

September 2006
1 - Syracuse, NY - New York State Fair (w/ The Flaming Lips)
3 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion (w/ The Flaming Lips)