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Burning Spear Touring The U.S. And Canada

Published August 24, 2000 06:00 PM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

Legendary reggae artist Burning Spear [ tickets ] and his band are currently touring the U.S. in support of his latest album, “Calling Rastafari.” The extensive tour, which kicked off in July, still has nearly 60 dates left before it is scheduled to wrap-up in Washington D.C. on Nov. 12.

The tour continues Thursday night (8/24) in Athens, Ga., and will travel the South through the end of August. Burning Spear and company then head west, where their September schedule begins with a Sept. 1 date in New Mexico, and subsequent dates throughout the western U.S. and Canada.

The group will spend most of the first half of October in Colorado and California, and will then make stops in Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.

November consists of five nights in Florida, two in Massachusetts, and the scheduled finale in Washington D.C.

At the tour’s July 12 kick-off in New York City, Burning Spear was joined on stage by R&B songstress Erykah Badu, according to a press release. The two performed Spear’s “Jah No Dead.”

In conjunction with his touring schedule, Burning Spear has both a concert webcast and online chat scheduled for next month. The House of Blues website will air a pay-per-view webcast of his Sept. 9 performance at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on Friday, Sept. 28. The webcast will be preceded by a live chat on Thursday, Sept. 27.

Burning Spear has released 34 albums over the course of his career, according to a statement. His latest album, “Calling Rastafari” was released last year, and won the Grammy award for Reggae Album of the Year.

TOUR DATES

August
24 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theater
25 - Atlantic Beach, NC - Ziggy's on the Beach
26 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
27 - Cincinnati, OH - Electra
28 - Bloomington, IN - Mars
29 - Columbus, OH Little Brothers
30 - Louisville, KY - Headliner

September
1 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
2 - Rico, CO (Durango) - Rico Theater
4 - Aspen, CO - Aspen Jazz Festival
6 - Salt Lake City, UT - Zephyr Club
7 - Salt Lake City, UT - Zephyr Club
8 - Truckee, CA (Reno) - Truckee Regional Park
9 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
10 - San Diego, CA - Street Scene
11 - San Juan Capis, CA - Coach House
12 - Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theater
15 - Eugene, OR - Celebration 2000
16 - Vancouver, BC, Canada Commodore Ballroom
17 - Victoria, BC, Canada - The Legend
20 - Missoula, MT - Missoula University
21 - Bozeman, MT - Emerson Cultural Center
22 - Jackson, WY - Sidewinder
23 - Boise, ID - Fairground
25 - Calgary, AB - Canada Night Gallery
27 - Eureka, CA - Club West
29 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox
30 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater

October
1 - Ashland, OR (Medford) Buffalo Music Hall
2 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow's
3 - S. Lake Tahoe, CA (Reno) - Little Beach Club
5 - Solana Beach, CA (San Diego) Belly Up
6 - Chico, CA - CSU-Chico
7 - San Francisco, CA - Golden Gate Park
8 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
11 - Aspen, CO - Double Diamond
12 - Vail, CO - - 8150
13 - Boulder,CO - Fox Theater
14 - Fort Collins, CO - Aggie Theater
15 - Omaha, NB - TBA
16 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
17 - Iowa City, IA - Gabe
20 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theater
21 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
22 - St. Louis, KY - The Pageant
24 - Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck
25 - Fayetteville, AR - Dave On Dickinson
26 - Austin, TX - Flamingo Cantina
27 - Austin, TX - Flamingo Cantina
28 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
29 - Houston, TX - Garden Heights

November
2 - Gainsville, FL - Florida Theatre
3 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
4 - Orlando, FL - TBA
5 - FT. Lauderdale, FL - Club Atlantis
6 - Islamorada, FL - Morada Bay Cafe
8 - Northampton, MA - Pearl Street -
9 - Boston, MA - The Roxy
12 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

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