The Lemonheads announced they will tour North America this spring in support of their upcoming covers album,Varshons 2,which comes out February 8th.The ReplacementsTommy Stinson will join Evan Dando and company, providing guest support for all 33 dates. The tourbeginsMay 2nd in Fairfield, Connecticut and endsJune 15th in Boston. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 8th at 1 p.m. Eastern Time.
The Lemonheadsteased the news, releasing one of the new albums tracks: a marginally updated version of the psych-pop bandGiveGoods song Unfamiliar, which Dando originally co-wrote with Tom Morgan in 2003.
Varshons 2will be available February 8th in all formats, including as a limited-edition record that features a banana-scented scratch-and-sniff sleeve and colored vinyl.
The Lemonheads Tour Dates (all with Tommy Stinson)
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May 2 Fairfield, CT @ The Fairfield Theatre Company
May 3 Portland, ME @ Aura
May 4 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl
May 6 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
May 7 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
May 8 Toronto, ON @ Lees Palace
May 10 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
May 11 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
May 12 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room Lounge
May 14 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
May 17 Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
May 18 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
May 19 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
May 21 San Francisco, CA @ Slims
May 22 Petaluma, CA @ Mystic Theatre
May 24 Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
May 25 San Diego, CA @ Casbah
May 26 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
May 29 Oklahoma City, OK @ Tower Theatre
May 30 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre
May 31 Austin, TX @ Barracuda
June 1 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
June 3 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
June 4 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
June 6 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
June 7 Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
June 8 Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
June 9 Carrboro, NC @ Cats Cradle
June 11 Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
June 12 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
June 13 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
June 14 Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry at the Fillmore
June 15 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club