Fu Manchu Announce Rescheduled 30th Anniversary Tour Dates
I take it as an encouraging sign that I saw these tour dates maybe five minutes before I started putting this post together and it’s only now, some 20 minutes after that, that the possibility that they wouldn’t for some reason happen occurs to me. So yes, barring some pandemic resurgence, some mutation of COVID-19 or once-in-a-century viral infections becoming like once-in-a-century wildfires or once-in-a-century hurricanes — that’s right I fucking said it; it’s all tied together! the end is nigh assholes and we did it! — these shows will go forward. Obviously, my hope is that they do precisely that. I’m not the hugest fan of the New York venue — no photo pit, no parking, all crowd push — but a Fu gig is an awfully pleasant thought.
As discussed in my recent interview with guitarist Bob Balch (posted here), Fu Manchu are looking to get back to recording material for their 30th anniversary EP series in the next couple months. Presumably releases will happen staggered somewhere around these tour dates, as the band hits various spots in Europe and major markets along East, West and Southern US coasts. Note Freak Valley Festival in Germany. It is my sincere hope to be there.
As Balch also said in the interview, Thursday is Fu Manchu day, since they’ve practiced on Thursdays apparently forever, the last year notwithstanding. Sounds good to me. Make sure to kick out some Fu Manchu tomorrow in their honor.
Dates follow:
See you all in 2022! Check out our rescheduled 30th Anniversary shows at https://fu-manchu.com/tour-dates/. Original tickets are still valid and new tickets are on sale now.
Fu Manchu Live:
Tue, MAR 15, 2022 The Rebel Lounge Phoenix, AZ
Fri, MAR 18, 2022 House of Blues Dallas Dallas, TX
Sat, MAR 19, 2022 The Secret Group Houston, TX
Tue, MAR 22, 2022 Motorco Music Hall Durham, NC
Wed, MAR 23, 2022 Baltimore Soundstage Baltimore, MD
Thu, MAR 24, 2022 Underground Arts Philadelphia, PA
Sat, MAR 26, 2022 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
Sun, MAR 27, 2022 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
Tue, MAR 29, 2022 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
Wed, MAR 30, 2022 Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL
Sat, APR 2, 2022 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
Thu, JUN 9, 2022 Markthalle Hamburg, Germany
Sat, JUN 11, 2022 Backstage Halle Munich, Germany
Sun, JUN 12, 2022 Glazart Paris, France
Mon, JUN 13, 2022 Les Docks Lausanne, Switzerland
Tue, JUN 14, 2022 Alcatraz Milan, Italy
Sat, JUN 18, 2022 Freak Valley Festival Netphen, Germany
Tue, JUN 21, 2022 Patronaat Haarlem, Netherlands
Wed, JUN 22, 2022 La Maison Bleue Strasbourg, France
Thu, SEP 22, 2022 Garage 2 (G2) Glasgow, United Kingdom
Fri, SEP 23, 2022 O2 Institute Birmingham, United Kingdom
Sat, SEP 24, 2022 O2 Empire Shepherds Bush London, United Kingdom
Mon, SEP 26, 2022 Button Factory Dublin, Ireland
Tue, SEP 27, 2022 Manchester Academy Manchester, United Kingdom
Thu, SEP 29, 2022 Kulturfabrik Asbl Cultural Centre Esch-sur-alzette, Luxembourg
Sat, OCT 1, 2022 Pumpehuset Copenhagen, Denmark
Mon, OCT 3, 2022 Pustervik Göteborg, Sweden
Tue, OCT 4, 2022 Rockefeller Music Hall Oslo, Norway
Wed, OCT 5, 2022 Nalen Stockholm, Sweden
Fri, OCT 7, 2022 Hole44 Berlin, Germany
Sun, OCT 9, 2022 Substage Karlsruhe, Germany
Tue, OCT 11, 2022 Kulturzentrum Schlachthof Wiesbaden, Germany
Wed, OCT 12, 2022 Effenaar Eindhoven, Netherlands
Wed, OCT 12, 2022 Effenaar Eindhoven, Netherlands
Thu, OCT 13, 2022 AB Cafe Brussels, Belgium
Tue, NOV 1, 2022 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
Sun, NOV 13, 2022 Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR
Mon, NOV 14, 2022 Neumos Seattle, WA
Fri, NOV 18, 2022 The Ritz San Jose, CA
Sat, DEC 3, 2022 Troubadour (Doug Weston’s Troubadour Tavern) Los Angeles, CA
Sat, DEC 10, 2022 The Wayfarer Costa Mesa, CA
Sat, DEC 17, 2022 Casbah San Diego, CA
Return To Earth 1991-1993 Deluxe Edition available on streaming and for download now here: https://fanlink.to/RTEDeluxe
LP/CD is also available at record stores around the world. It’s been remixed and remastered with 2 bonus unreleased songs. Pre-orders are shipping out now.
Fu Manchu are:
Scott Hill – vocals guitar
Bob Balch – Lead guitar / backing vocals
Brad Davis – Bass – Backing vocals
Scott Reeder – Drums / Backing Vocals
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