Alternative rock band, The Lemonheads, have announced North American tour dates to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their acclaimed album, It’s a Shame About Ray. The tour’s lone stop in NY at the Le Poisson Rouge will occur on Dec. 15.
The anniversary tour kicks off in Lititz, PA, in mid-November and includes stops in cities such as Cleveland, Omaha, Seattle, San Francisco, before ending in Boston, Massachusetts, in December. The Lemonheads will perform the entire album during the nights in concert, and multiple special guests will join them on specific nights on the road.
The Lemonheads’ album It’s a Shame About Ray was released in 1992 and is the group’s fifth studio album. Produced by The Robb Brothers, the album was a breakthrough for the band and its reissue and addition of the band’s cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson” brought much attention.
For the NY show at LPR in December, former band member Juliana Hatfield will return as support. Hatfield as the bassist and backing vocalist contributed to the band’s album, It’s a Shame About Ray, before starting her own band and solo career. Other guests expected on the tour include Rusty, The Nils, Bass Drum of Death, and On Being An Angel.
Tickets are on sale Aug. 12 via Ticketmaster. Before their North American run, The Lemonheads will play shows across Ireland and the UK. For the full list of North American tour dates, see below.
It’s a Shame About Ray Anniversary Tour Dates:
11.17 Lititz, PA Mickey’s Black Box
11.18 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Theatre
11.19 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
11.20 – Bloomington, IN – The Castle Theater
11.21 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
11.23 – Billings, MT – Pub Station
11.25 – Seattle, WA – Showbox
11.26 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
11.28 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
11.29 – Sacramento,- CA Harlow’s
12.1 – San Diego, CA – House Of Blues
12.2 – Santa Ana, CA – Observatory
12.3 – Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues
12.4 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
12.5 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre
12.7 – Kansas City, MO – Madrid Theatre
12.9 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
12.10 – Chicago, IL – Metro
12.11 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
12.12 – Washington, D.C. – 9.30 Club
12.14 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
12.15 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
12.16 – New Jersey, NJ – White Eagle Hall
12.17 – Boston, MA – Paradise
11.18 w/ Rusty, The Nils
11.25 – 12.9 w/ Bass Drum Of Death
11.25 – 12.17 w/ On Being An Angel
12.9 – 12.17 w/ Juliana Hatfield