Ween fills out late-year road schedule

October 11, 2007 06:10 PM
By Tjames Madison
LiveDaily Contributor
Alt-rock eccentrics Ween [ tickets ] have put the finishing touches on their fall/winter tour, which finds them supporting the forthcoming "La Cucaracha," the band's first studio set in four years.

Dean and Gene Ween--a.k.a. Mickey Melchiondo and Aaron Freeman--will kick off their late-year road trip Oct. 17 in Bloomington, IN, with visits to 26 cities planned for a tour that now stretches into early December. All dates are below.

"La Cucaracha," the duo's new studio album and first for the Rounder label, is due to hit stores Oct. 23. The disc is the band's first full-length release since 2003's "Quebec."

The set was recorded "in a rented, moldy 200-year-old farmhouse in our hometown of New Hope, PA," according to Dean Ween, who labeled it in a press statement "a party record, unlike our last record which was more of a Jonestown type party vibe. This record is a lot more fun because that's where we're at right now."

An EP, "Friends," appeared in June, the set containing five original songs, none of which appear on "Cucaracha." The EP can only be ordered through the duo's website.

[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
October 2007
16 - Bloomington, IN - Bluebird Nightclub
17 - Urbana, IL - The Canopy Club
19 - Madison, WI - Orpheum: Madison
20 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
22 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
23 - Columbus, OH - Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
25 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
26 - Toronto, Ontario - The Docks Entertainment Complex
27 - Detroit, MI - Fillmore Detroit

November 2007
4 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
5 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
6 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Theatre
8 - Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theatre
9 - Santa Cruz, CA - Civic Auditorium
10 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre
12 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
13 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
14 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
16 - Calgary, Alberta - Flames Central
17 - Edmonton, Alberta - Edmonton Events Centre
23 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
24 - Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre
26 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
27 - Northampton, MA - Calvin Theatre
28 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
30 - New York, NY - Terminal 5

December 2007
1 - New York, NY - Terminal 5

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