Blind Melon lines up spring tour dates

December 28, 2007 12:12 PM
Alt-rockers Blind Melon have announced an initial batch of tour dates for 2008, continuing a comeback that began earlier this year with the band's first shows in a dozen years.

The band kicks off its next headlining run Feb. 28 in Riverdale, NJ, beginning a trek that will hit 22 cities through late April. The outing will also include a March 9 slot at the multi-day Langerado Festival in southern Florida. All dates are included below.

The California group disbanded abruptly in 1995 after lead singer Shannon Hoon died of a drug overdose, and surprised fans last fall when it announced that original members Glen Graham, Roger Stevens, Christopher Thorn and Brad Smith were regrouping with Texas-bred singer Travis Warren.

"Enough time has passed to honor and solidify the songs," bassist/vocalist Smith recently told the Toledo Free Press. "We couldn't have done it until now, but there's been enough healing in my heart and mind now. There's a percentage of people out there [upset] that we're carrying on without Shannon. Once they hear us play the old songs live, it will make sense to them."

The group is currently shopping for a record label and a release date for the still-untitled follow-up to 1995's "Soup."

"We've mixed seven songs and have maybe 12-13 to go," Stevens wrote of the album's progress on the band's MySpace blog this summer. Several of the group's new songs are streaming at Blind Melon's MySpace page.

[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.]
 tour dates and tickets
February 2008
28 - Riverdale, NJ - Dexter's
29 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre

March 2008
1 - New York, NY - Hiro Ballroom
3 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
4 - Norfolk, VA - NorVa
5 - Richmond, VA - The National
7 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
9 - Big Cypress, FL - Langerado Festival
15 - Indianapolis, IN - Vogue
16 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall
18 - Milwaukee, WI - Rave
20 - Davenport, IA - Redstone Room
21 - St. Paul, MN - Station 4
22 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
24 - St. Louis, MO - Pop's
25 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
27 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up
28 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
31 - Boise, ID - The Big Easy

April 2008
1 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
4 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
18 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
23 - Baton Rouge, LA - Varsity Theatre

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