Beastie Boys prep for new album with festival gigs

Beastie Boys will promote their impending eighth studio album, "Hot Sauce Committee," with a run of festival dates this summer and fall.

The North American outing begins with the group's first-ever appearance at Manchester, TN's Bonnaroo Festival June 12, followed by gigs at Jersey City, NJ's All Points West Festival (7/31), Chicago's Lollapalooza (8/8), Montreal's Osheaga Festival, San Francisco's Outside Lands Festival (8/30) and the Austin City Limits Festival (10/2). The schedule also includes one headlining performance slated for Sept. 24 in Los Angeles. Details are shown below.

The New York-based MCs announced the name of their forthcoming album, "Hot Sauce Committee," last night (5/25) on NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." The record, which marks the group's first set of new material since 2007's "The Mix-Up," will be out this fall. An exact drop date will be revealed in the near future, according to a press release.

A remastered version of the band's fourth studio album, 1994's "Ill Communication," will hit shelves July 14. The chart-topping effort featuring well-known tracks like "Sabotage," "Sure Shot" and "Root Down," is available for pre-order beginning July 6 on the group's website.

The band released a remastered, expanded version of 1992's "Check Your Head," in April. The reissued set featuring 36 tracks, including 16 B-sides and rarities, is available as a deluxe four-vinyl set, digital download, eco CD and two-LP set.

TOUR DATES
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June 2009
12 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival

July 2009
31 - Jersey City, NJ - Liberty State Park

August 2009
2 - Montreal, Quebec- Parc Jean Drapeau
8 - Chicago, IL - Grant Park
30 - San Francisco, CA - Golden Gate Park

September 2009
24 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl

October 2009
2 - Austin, TX - Zilker Park


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