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Re: The Sisters of Mercy to tour US in late 2008
The Sisters of Mercy, the legendary Leeds-based industrial groove machine, have booked their first US shows since their Sisters Bite The Silver Bullet tour in 2006. After rising to international recognition in 1989 with their second album, Floodland, and dancefloor hits This Corrosion and Lucretia, My Reflection, frontman and sole consistent member throughout the bands 28-year history, Andrew Eldritch, soon took a stand against their record label in the mid-90's.
After the release of the third studio album Vision Thing, as well a Greatest Hits package and an early single compilation, the band went on a 5-year strike, ranging from the last single release (Under the Gun, 1993) to the disbanding of their record deal (1998). For a decade now, The Sisters have reportedly been plotting away on a new studio album and the release of independent singles; a new release, however, is still to see the light of day.
Touring activities resumed in 1996, when The Sex Pistols requested them to play at the opening slot on their reunion tour. Eversince, The Sisters have been touring, quite actively even, with setlists ranging from the glory days of the UK Goth movement to the present day, even featuring cuts from the elusive fourth studio album.
Currently leaning all the more to the direction of Hard Rock and their great inspirators, Motörhead, The Sisters of Mercy remain as solid showmen, and are worth checking out despite numerous analogies when compared to a certain other band and lead singer...
Classic Rock asks 'Is Andrew Eldritch the Axl Rose of Goth?'
(Scans courtesy of the Heartland forum)
Alice (live in 2006)
As for those dates:
10/27/08 - Town Ballroom - Buffalo, NY
10/28/08 - Phoenix Concert Theatre - Toronto, ON
10/31/08 - Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
11/01/08 - Wilbur Theatre - Boston, MA
11/03/08 - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza - New York, NY
11/04/08 - Toad's Place - New Haven, CT
11/05/08 - 9:30 Club - Washington
11/07/08 - The National - Richmond, VA
11/09/08 - House of Blues Orlando - Orlando, FL
11/10/08 - Jannus Landing - St Petersburg, FL
11/11/08 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA
11/13/08 - House of Blues Cleveland - Cleveland, OH
11/14/08 - Bogarts, Cincinnati, OH
11/15/08 - Royal Oak Music Theatre - Detroit, MI
11/17/08 - House of Blues Chicago - Chicago, IL
11/18/08 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
11/20/08 - Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO
11/22/08 - Roseland - Portland, OR
11/23/08 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
11/24/08 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
11/26/08 - Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA
11/28/08 - House of Blues Las Vegas - Las Vegas, NV
11/29/08 - House of Blues San Diego - San Diego, CA
11/30/08 - House of Blues Anaheim - Anaheim, CA
12/02/08 - The Music Box at the Fonda - Hollywood, CA
