Wallflowers book more shows as album release nears

The Wallflowers , who are working the road in advance of the late-May release of their new album, are laying the groundwork for a summer tour behind the set.

The summer outing is currently slated to launch in mid-June, and dates stretch into August. Meanwhile, the band's pre-release trek continues with a Friday (4/29) performance at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, and a free show at Boston's EarthFest on Saturday (4/30).

A handful of May shows that bookend the May 24 release of "Rebel, Sweetheart"--The Wallflowers ' follow-up to 2002's "Red Letter Day"--are also planned. Details are shown below.

Included among the May dates is a May 7 performance on NBC's "Today, Weekend Edition"; fans can catch the 7 a.m. show for free at New York City's Rockefeller Plaza.

In related news, The Wallflowers have announced plans to include on the Dual Disc version of "Rebel, Sweetheart" a behind-the-scenes documentary titled "ReArrange." The film captures the group "on a marathon recording session during which the band dramatically rearranged and recorded new versions of their hits, 'One Headlight' and '6th Avenue Heartache,' as well as the fan favorites 'Some Flowers Bloom Dead,' 'For the Life of Me' and the previously unreleased 'Halo' (which had only been played live several times and had piqued fan interest through bootlegs)," according to a press release.

"We didn't want to just stick on some old videos or make use of some scratchy footage that's been lying in a garage somewhere," frontman Jakob Dylan said in a statement." "We rearrange songs for nearly every live show we play, so we thought it might be interesting to take that approach into the studio, film everything and see what comes of it.

"Rebel, Sweetheart" features the cut "The Beautiful Side of Somewhere," which is streaming at The Wallflowers' 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.]
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April 2005
29 - Memphis, TN - Beale Street Music Festival
30 - Boston, MA - The Hatch Shell, EarthFest (4:30 p.m. free show)

May 2005
5 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance Theater
7 - New York, NY - Rockefeller Plaza (The Today Show)
12 - Minneapolis, MN - Metropolitan Ballroom (Hope in the Heartland benefit)
14 - Birmingham, AL - The Crawfish Boil (Charity Concert)
21 - San Francisco, CA - Piers 30/32 (free KFOG show)
27 - Little Rock, AR - Riverfest
28 - Montgomery, AL - Jubilee CityFest

June 2005
11 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of the Living Arts
12 - Wilmington, DE - Kahuna Summerstage
13 - Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head
15 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
16 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva
17 - Richmond, VA - Innsbrook Pavilion
23 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
24 - Temecula, CA - Pachenga Casino
25 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey's by the Bay
27 - Saratoga, CA - Historic Mountain Winery
28 - Livermore, CA - Wente Concerts at the Vineyard
29 - Jacksonville, OR - Britt Festivals @ Britt Pavilion
30 - Redmond, WA - Marymoor Amphitheatre

July 2005
2 - Lake Tahoe, NV - Harrah's South Shore Room
4 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks
7 - Madison, WI - Barrymore Theatre
8 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
14 - Champion, PA - Seven Springs Mountain Resort
16 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Hotel/Casino

August 2005
7 - Paso Robles, CA - California Mid-State Fair

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