Atmosphere celebrates 'Ugly' re-issue with spring run
Hip-hop duo Atmosphere has launched a North American spring trek dubbed the "When God Gives You Ugly Tour."
The in-progress outing kicked off last week in Bozeman, MT, and continues tonight (4/14) in Flagstaff, AZ, stopping by theaters, ballrooms and clubs in 30 cities through mid-May. The pair will also spend two weeks hitting a handful of Canadian venues beginning April 25 in Vancouver, British Columbia, and running through a May 9 performance in Ottawa, Ontario. Special guests POS and Attracted to Gods will open most shows. The full itinerary is below.
Atmosphere--made up of rapper Slug (born Sean Daley) and DJ/producer Ant (Anthony Davis)--is backing the re-release of its third album, 2002's "God Loves Ugly," which hit shelves again in January after being out of print for more than a year. The re-issue also features a bonus DVD entitled "Sad Clown Bad Dub 4," which includes live performance footage, a backstage look, and music videos for "Godlovesugly," "Say Shh" and "Summersong."
The duo's most recent album, last year's "When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That S--- Gold," marked its sixth studio effort. The record debuted at No. 5 on The Billboard 200 and included the track "You," which spent some time on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Atmosphere's recently released music video for "Your Glasshouse," a single from "When Life Gives You Lemons...," is currently streaming at the duo's MySpace page.
April 2009
14 - Flagstaff, AZ - The Orpheum Theater
15 - Tempe, AZ - The Marquee
17 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
18 - Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field
19 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
20 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre
21 - Lake Tahoe, NV - Montbleu Resort Casino & Spa
23 - Portland, OR - McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
24 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
25 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
26 - Victoria, British Columbia - Element
28 - Edmonton, Alberta - The Starlite Room
29 - Calgary, Alberta - MacEwan Hall Ballroom
May 2009
1 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - The Odeon
2 - Regina, Saskatchewan - Riddell Centre
4 - Thunder Bay, Ontario - Rockhouse
6 - Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre
7 - London, Ontario - The Music Hall
8 - Montreal, Quebec - Theatre Plaza
9 - Ottawa, Ontario - Ritual Nightclub
10 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
12 - Portland, ME - Asylum
13 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
15 - Philadelphia, PA - Tracadero Theatre
16 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
17 - Richmond, VA - The National
18 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom & Tavern
19 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
21 - St Louis, MO - The Pageant
22 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
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