The Tubes, the San Francisco-based rock band, whose eponymous 1975 debut album included the rock anthem “White Punks on Dope”, celebrate their return to the UK in November 2017 for six club dates, plus five arena concerts where they will support Alice Cooper.
Get ready for non-stop theatrical mayhem and outstanding rock music from The Tubes.
The news of the UK tour dovetails with the August 11th release of The Tubes: “The A&M Years“ Box Set which includes the band’s first five studio albums. The box set can be ordered from Amazon UK here.
“We’re thrilled to return to the country that started it all for us”, says the Tubes frontman Fee Waybill. “I embrace my British heritage; the beer and the fish and chips and the best rock and roll fans in the world. The tour will be incredible fun”.
The tour kicks off at Southampton’s The Engine Rooms on Saturday 4th November - see below for all the tour dates.
UK Tour Dates 2017:
Saturday 4 November - Southampton Engine Rooms
Sunday 5 November - Bristol, The Fleece
Monday 6 November - Reading Sub 89
Thursday 9 November - Newcastle, Boiler Shop
Friday 10 November - Edinburgh, The Liquid Room
Saturday 11 November - Leeds, First Direct Arena*
Sunday 12 November - Glasgow, The SSE Hydro*
Tuesday 14 November - Birmingham, Barclaycard Arena*
Wednesday 15 November - Manchester Arena*
Thursday 16 November - London, SSE Wembley Arena*
Friday 17 November - Norwich, The Waterfront
*supporting Alice Cooper
The band's over-the-top theatrical visual live performances are known to rock fans worldwide for their quasi-pornographic and satiric take on the media, consumerism, and politics, celebrated by lead singer Fee Waybill’s deranged on-stage characters, including the larger-than-life fictitious platform-booted, drugged out British glam rock star Quay Lewd.
In 1977 The Tubes toured the UK, but many of their shows were banned due to British censorship. In February 1978 they released the ground-breaking live album “What Do You Want From Live” - recorded at London’s Hammersmith Apollo in November 1977, followed by their UK television debut on “The Old Grey Whistle Test”.
The Tubes are best remembered for their 1983 single “She's a Beauty”, a top 3 U.S. hit single bolstered by a frequently-played music video in the early days of MTV.
The current line-up of The Tubes features four original members - Fee Waybill (lead vocals), Roger Steen (guitar), Rick Anderson (bass) and Prairie Prince (drums), plus David Medd (keyboards), the latter has played with the band since 2006.
Weblinks:
www.thetubes.com
www.facebook.com/thetubes
Get ready for non-stop theatrical mayhem and outstanding rock music from The Tubes.
The news of the UK tour dovetails with the August 11th release of The Tubes: “The A&M Years“ Box Set which includes the band’s first five studio albums. The box set can be ordered from Amazon UK here.
“We’re thrilled to return to the country that started it all for us”, says the Tubes frontman Fee Waybill. “I embrace my British heritage; the beer and the fish and chips and the best rock and roll fans in the world. The tour will be incredible fun”.
The tour kicks off at Southampton’s The Engine Rooms on Saturday 4th November - see below for all the tour dates.
UK Tour Dates 2017:
Saturday 4 November - Southampton Engine Rooms
Sunday 5 November - Bristol, The Fleece
Monday 6 November - Reading Sub 89
Thursday 9 November - Newcastle, Boiler Shop
Friday 10 November - Edinburgh, The Liquid Room
Saturday 11 November - Leeds, First Direct Arena*
Sunday 12 November - Glasgow, The SSE Hydro*
Tuesday 14 November - Birmingham, Barclaycard Arena*
Wednesday 15 November - Manchester Arena*
Thursday 16 November - London, SSE Wembley Arena*
Friday 17 November - Norwich, The Waterfront
*supporting Alice Cooper
The band's over-the-top theatrical visual live performances are known to rock fans worldwide for their quasi-pornographic and satiric take on the media, consumerism, and politics, celebrated by lead singer Fee Waybill’s deranged on-stage characters, including the larger-than-life fictitious platform-booted, drugged out British glam rock star Quay Lewd.
In 1977 The Tubes toured the UK, but many of their shows were banned due to British censorship. In February 1978 they released the ground-breaking live album “What Do You Want From Live” - recorded at London’s Hammersmith Apollo in November 1977, followed by their UK television debut on “The Old Grey Whistle Test”.
The Tubes are best remembered for their 1983 single “She's a Beauty”, a top 3 U.S. hit single bolstered by a frequently-played music video in the early days of MTV.
The current line-up of The Tubes features four original members - Fee Waybill (lead vocals), Roger Steen (guitar), Rick Anderson (bass) and Prairie Prince (drums), plus David Medd (keyboards), the latter has played with the band since 2006.
Weblinks:
www.thetubes.com
www.facebook.com/thetubes