Black Lips (Vice Records) and Vivian Girls (Polyvinyl Records) have planned out a North American tour this spring, including a late February stop on the Bruise Cruise Festival where the bands will perform on a four-day cruise from Miami to the Bahamas.
After the Bruise Cruise Festival, the groups will reconvene in early April to tour North America together. The Black Lips new LP is out in early summer and the band will most likely be trying out new material on the tour.
Black Lips’ and Vivian Girls’ tour dates are as follows:
2/24 – Miami, Fla. – Grand Central
2/25-28 – Miami, Fla, – Bruise Cruise
4/6 – Carrboro, N.C. – Cat’s Cradle
4/7 – Baltimore, Md. – Ottobar
4/8 – Washington, D.C. – Black Cat
4/9 – Philadelphia, Pa. – The Trocadero
4/12 – New York, N.Y. – Webster Hall
4/13 – Pawtucket, R.I. – The Met
4/14 – Boston, Mass. – Paradise Rock Club
4/15 – Montreal, Quebec – Le National
4/16 – Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix Concert Theatre
4/17 – Detroit, Mich. – Magic Stick
4/19 – Columbus, Ohio – Outland Live
4/20 – Newport, Ky. – Southgate House
4/21 – St. Louis, Mo. – The Firebird
4/22 – Chicago, Ill. – Logan Square Auditorium
4/23 – Minneapolis, Minn. – Varsity Theater
4/25 – Omaha, Neb. – The Waiting Room
4/26 – Kansas City, Mo. – The Beaumont Club
4/27 – Dallas, Texas – The Loft
4/28 – Austin, Texas – Emo’s
4/29 – Houston, Texas – Fitzgerald’s
30 – Baton Rouge, La. – Spanish Moon