Social Distortion gears up for winter tour, adds more shows

With the launch of its winter tour quickly approaching, Social Distortion continues to add dates to the run.

An originally scheduled Feb. 3 kick-off in Las Vegas has now turned into a three-night stand that runs Feb. 2-4, and additional nights have also been added to previously announced stops in Boston and Sayreville, NJ. Meanwhile, a slew of new March dates now grace the itinerary, which currently wraps up with a two-night stand in San Diego on March 18-19.

Tickets for most shows are on sale now, while those for several of the new March additions will hit the box office over the next two weekends. Details are shown in the itinerary below.

The run backs Social D's September release, "Sex, Love and Rock'n'Roll." The set is the group's first album of new material since 1996's "White Light, White Heat, White Trash," and is also the group's first recording without guitarist Dennis Danell, who died of a brain aneurysm in 2000. Taking over for Danell is Jonny Wickersham.

Also new to the lineup since "White Light, White Heat, White Trash" surfaced is drummer Charlie Quintana, who replaced Chuck Biscuits in 2000. Founding member Mike Ness still fronts the group.

Bassist John Maurer, who was with Social Distortion for 20 years, recorded "Sex, Love and Rock'n'Roll" with the group, but has since bowed out, and Rancid bassist Matt Freeman, who took over for Maurer during the band's fall 2004 tour, has resigned his post in the wake of the birth of his first child.

Bassist Brent Harding, who toured with Social D frontman Mike Ness during Ness' 1999 solo outing, now rounds out the lineup.

[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.]
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February 2005
2-4 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel
7 - Santa Barbara, CA - UCSB Events Center
8 - Davis, CA - Recreation Hall
10 - Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue
11 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
12 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
14 - Columbia, MO - Blue Note
16 - Saint Louis, MO - The Pageant
17 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
18 - Columbus, OH - PromoWest Pavilion
19 - Niagara Falls, NY - Dome Theatre
21 - Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
22, 23 - Boston, MA - Avalon
25, 26 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
28 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa

March 2005
1 - Raleigh, NC - Disco Rodeo
2 - North Charleston, SC - Centre Stage @ The Plex
4 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
5 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
6 - Saint Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
8 - Jacksonville, FL - Plush
9 - Birmingham, AL - Sloss Furnace (on sale 2/5)
10 - Nashville, TN - Rcktwn (on sale 2/5)
13 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom (on sale 2/5)
15 - Tucson, AZ - Coconuts (on sale 2/5)
17 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Cal Poly State University (on sale 2/11)
18, 19 - San Diego, CA - SOMA (on sale 2/4)

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