Beck announces long-awaited North American tour
Beck has finally announced plans for a full-blown North American tour, five months after the release of his latest album, "Guero."
The singer-songwriter has taken an unorthodox path since the album hit stores in March, playing a scattershot schedule including West Coast gigs, Japanese festivals and impromptu jam sessions.
Beck 's fall slate kicks off with a Sept. 19 appearance in Minneapolis, and wraps up Oct. 8 in Camden, NJ. Tickets for his nine newly announced dates go on sale Saturday (8/13), and more shows could materialize soon, his publicist said.
Along the way, Beck will find time to co-headline (with Oasis, The Killers and the Pixies) the Oct. 2 Across the Narrows Festival in Brooklyn, NY, as well as open three shows for The Rolling Stones on their North American tour.
Officially Beck's 10th full-length release, "Guero" debuted at No. 2 on The Billboard 200 album chart, and has already sold more than 623,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
September 2005
19 - Minneapolis, MN - Wilkins Auditorium
20, 21 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
22 - Detroit, MI - State Theatre
24 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena (w/ Rolling Stones)
25 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
26 - Toronto, Ontario - Rogers Centre (w/ Rolling Stones)
28 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
29 - Boston, MA - FleetBoston Pavilion
October 2005
1 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium (w/ Rolling Stones)
2 - Brooklyn, NY - Across the Narrows Festival
5 - Fairfax, VA - Patriot Center
8 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center
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