Bow Wow Wow adds more shows, TV appearances

Reunited new-wave act Bow Wow Wow --best known for the 1982 hit "I Want Candy"--has added a few more stops to its summer mini-tour.

The new dates include a July show in Long Island, NY, and three August shows. Bow Wow Wow's lineup for the outing will include original members Annabella Lwin and Leigh Gorman, as well as No Doubt drummer Adrian Young.

"It's a dream come true to play with a band I grew up idolizing," Young said in a statement. "I feel like a kid back in the sand box."

Also on the band's schedule is a July 13 appearance on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and a July 20 performance on ESPN's "Cold Pizza."

Singer Lwin and bassist Gorman formed Bow Wow Wow in 1980, along with guitarist Matthew Ashman and drummer David Barbarossa. The U.K. group split in 1983 after its EP "Last of the Mohicans" spawned "I Want Candy."

Lwin and Gorman headed up a reunion in 1997, which led to a new album and '97/'98 tour. On that outing, Vapours guitarist Dave Calhoun replaced Ashman, who died in 1995 of complications from diabetes, and drummer Eshan K. filled in for Barbarossa, who had prior touring commitments with the band Republica.

Last year, Bow Wow Wow played at Los Angeles-area radio-station KROQ's 25th anniversary concert. The show marked Young's debut with the group.

Guitarist Phil Gough (Common Sense) will round out the group's touring lineup.

TOUR DATES
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July 2004
15 - Farmingdale, NY - The Downtown
16 - New York, NY - B.B. King's
17 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East
23 - Los Angeles, CA - Key Club
24 - Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theatre

August 2004
6 - San Francisco, CA - The Pound
7 - Fairfax, CA - 19 Broadway
13 - San Diego, CA - Cane's

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