May 6, 2010


Alt-rockers Concrete Blonde will return from the grave later this year to perform their first live shows in more than seven years.

The band--led by singer/songwriter Johnette Napolitano--will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its most successful album, 1990's "Bloodletting," during the tour, which kicks off June 8 in Boston.

The 17-city outing wraps June 28 in Los Angeles.

After debuting with a self-titled 1986 album, the Concrete Blonde released five studio albums before breaking up in 1993, only to return eight years later, issuing 2002's "Group Therapy" and 2004's "Mojave" before disbanding a second time.

The band found its greatest success with 1990's "Bloodletting," featuring the radio hit "Joey," which topped Billboard's Alternative Songs chart and rose to No. 19 on the Hot 100.

"People started emailing me and calling me up and telling me that it was the 20th anniversary of 'Bloodletting,' which had 'Joey' on it and was a big hit for us all over the world," Napolitano said in a statement. "My dad passed away recently and was a big fan of the band and it occurred to me that a 20th anniversary's only going to happen once and that my dad would have said that it's a good idea and that we should do it.

"So we knocked it together and it looks like it's going to be fun, doing 20-year-old vampire songs should be fun."

Tour itinerary:

June 2010
8 - Boston, MA - Royal Boston
9 - Fairfield, CT - Stage One
10 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
11 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
12 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
13 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
15 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
16 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
17 - New Orleans, LA - Republic
18 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre
19 - Austin, TX - Emo's
21 - Arvada, CO - Arvada Center
22 - Salt Lake City, UT - Depot
24 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
25 - Portland ,OR - Roseland Theater
26 - San Francisco, CA - Regency at the Grand
28 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater




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[Edited 5/6/10 10:15am]

I saw them when they toured earlier this decade in support of the "Group Therapy" album - - one of the LOUDEST shows I've ever been to.