Melvins 30th Anniversary Tour Dates Announced

by | Apr 23, 2013

The Melvins will hit the road for their 30th anniversary tour this summer.

“Has it really only been 30 years?” asked Buzz Osborne. “Dang!  Thanks to everyone who’s been there for us!  It’s been an exciting trip and I probably should have listened and learned more.  I apologize for anything I’ve ever done wrong and for anything I’m going to do wrong… Ha!”

The band will release Everybody Loves Sausages, their upcoming covers album, on April 30th through Ipecac Recordings.

Here are the dates for the 30th Anniversary tour:
 
Jul 12 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Jul 13 Albuquerque, NM @ The Launchpad
Jul 15 Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall
Jul 17 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
Jul 18 Rock Island, IL @ Rock Island Brewing Company
Jul 20 Minneapolis, MN @ Bash 13 (Grumpy’s) w/ Mudhoney, Negative Approach
Jul 21 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom  w/ Mudhoney
Jul 22 Chicago, IL @ Double Door
Jul 23 St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird
Jul 25 Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop
Jul 26 Detroit, MI @ Small’s
Jul 27 Syracuse, NY @ The Westcott Theater
Jul 29 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
Jul 30 Hartford, CT @ Arch Street Tavern
Jul 31 Brooklyn, NY @ TBA
Aug 01 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
Aug 02 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
Aug 03 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Aug 04 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Aug 05 Atlanta, GA @ The Loft at Center Stage Atlanta
Aug 07 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack’s
Aug 08 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live – Studio
Aug 09 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
Aug 10 Dallas, TX @ Trees
Aug 13 Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
Aug 14 Boise, ID @ Neurolux
Aug 16 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
Aug 19 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
Aug 20 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
Aug 22 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s

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