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Guster pumps up tour plans behind new album

Published August 26, 2003 03:27 PM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

Guster [ tickets ] works the club circuit well into the fall as part of its ongoing support for its recently released set, "Keep It Together."

Dates for the outing, the latest leg of which kicked off earlier this month, now stretch into early November. Pre-sale tickets for some dates area available through the group's Guster Ticketing service.

The Boston-based alt-pop trio strives to make its shows all-ages affairs. It was because of this that Guster [ tickets ] scrapped a planned Sept. 8 stop in Lexington, KY, according to a message posted at the group's website.

"The show we announced for September 8th isn't just not happening on September 8th, it's not happening at all," reads the message. "The club pulled some 21+ crap on us and we walked. We stick up for the kids. Except in Milwaukee, where our Marquette show is 18+ and we could care less about the kids."

Guster is on the road behind its fourth album, "Keep It Together," which hit stores in June and debuted at No. 35 on The Billboard 200 album chart. The set, produced by Roger Moutenot (Yo La Tengo, Josh Rouse) and Ron Aniello (Ian Hunter), also had a run as the most-downloaded rock album on Apple's iTunes Music Store, and as the No. 2 most-downloaded album on iTunes overall.

"Keep It Together" is the follow up to Guster's 1999 set, "Lost and Gone Forever." The group recorded the new album between November 2001 and February 2003.

Streaming versions of a number tracks from "Keep It Together" are posted at Guster'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.]

August 2003
31 - Oakland, CA - Art & Soul Festival

September 2003
1 - Washington, DC - George Washington University
3 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
4 - Knoxville, TN - Sundown in the City
6 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
9 - Charlottesville, VA - Performing Arts Center
10 - Raleigh, NC - Ritz Theatre
12 - Boston, MA - FleetBoston Pavilion
14 - Beverly, MA - Endicott College
15 - Kingston, Ontario - A.J.'s Hangar
16 - Montreal, Quebec - Le Spectrum
18, 19 - Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus
20 - Rochester, NY - University of Rochester
21 - Niagara Falls, NY - Niagara University
23 - Syracuse, NY - Landmark Theatre
24 - Albany, NY - Palace Theatre
26 - Burlington, VT - Flynn Center
27 - Philadelphia, PA - Penn's Landing
28 - Lewiston, ME - Bates College
30 - Columbus, OH - PromoWest Pavilion

October 2003
1 - Milwaukee, WI - Marquette University
3 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
4 - North Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
6 - Athens, GA - University of Georgia
7 - New Orleans, LA - Tulane University
9 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
10 - West Palm Beach, FL - Carefree Theatre
11 - Saint Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
12 - Live Oak, FL - Suwannee Music Park (Great Southern Music Harvest)
16 - Houston, TX - Numbers
17 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
18 - Austin, TX - Stubb's Barbeque
20 - Urbana, IL - University of Illinois
21 - Madison, WI - Orpheum Theatre
23 - East Lansing, MI - Michigan State University
24 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
25 - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre
26 - Detroit, MI - State Theatre
30 - Durham, NH - Whittemore Center Arena
31 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

November 2003
1 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
8 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern