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Modest Mouse return for a July trek, Cheap Trick plot co-headlining dates with Squeeze and Blondie (the schedule varies by city), and Stardeath & White Dwarfs help the Flaming Lips perform Dark Side of the Moon before embarking on their own jaunt. Full dates for all three tours below.

Modest Mouse
July 1 – Broomfield, CO @ 1st Bank Center
July 2 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Theater
July 6 – Kansas City, MO @ Crossroads
July 9 – Santa Fe, NM @ Paolo Soleri Amphitheatre
July 12 – Sioux Falls, ND @ Ramkota Exhibit Hall
July 13 – Fargo, ND @ Hub at the Venue
July 14 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Orpheum Theatre
July 16 – Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
July 17 – St. Louis, MO @ Pageant Theatre
July 18 – Knoxville, TN @ The Valarium
July 19 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
July 20 – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
July 22 – Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theatre
July 23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Waterfront
July 25 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues

Cheap Trick
Apr. 24 – Laughlin, NV @ Aquarius Casino
May 1 – Cary, NC @ Koka Booth Amphitheatre
May 21 – Fredericksburg, VA @ Celebrate Virginia Live
May 22 – Ashburn, VA @ Loudoun Summer Music Festival
June 4 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
June 5 – Peachtree City, GA @ Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater
July 9 – Columbus, OH @ The LC *
July 10 – Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia *
July 13 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall *
July 14 – Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion *
July 16 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Mann Center *
July 17 – Gilford, NH @ Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion *
July 18 – New Brunswick, NJ @ State Theatre *
Aug. 20 – Springfield, IL @ Illinois State Fair **
Aug. 21 – Red Wing, MN @ Treasure Island **
Aug. 27 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre **
Aug. 28 – Kettering, OH @ Fraze Pavilion **
Aug. 29 – Baltimore, MD @ Pier Six Pavilion **
Sept. 3 – Memphis, TN @ Memphis Botanic Garden **
* – with Squeeze
** – with Blondie

Stardeath and White Dwarfs
Apr. 15 – Charlottesville, WV @ Charlottesville Pavilion
Apr. 17 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ Mid Hudson Civic Center
Apr. 18 – Ithaca, NY @ Barton Hall
Apr. 19 – Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theatre
Apr. 21 – Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theatre
Apr. 22 – Bloomington, IN @ Indiana University Auditorium
Apr. 23 – Kansas City, KS @ Sandstone Amphitheater
May 4 – Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot
May 5 – Iowa City, IA @ The Mill
May 6 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
May 7 – Indianapolis, IN @ Murphy Art Center
May 8 – Louisville, KY @ Glassworks Rooftop
May 10 – Nashville, TN @ The End
May 11 – Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree
May 12 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
May 13 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
May 14 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheater
May 15 – Tallahassee, FL @ The Engine Room
May 18 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
May 19 – Houston, TX @ Walter’s on Washington
May 21 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
May 22 – Columbia, MO @ Mojo’s
June 11 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Festival

In what could be the most eclectic Tour Tracker ever, They Might Be Giants plot out a trek around appearances at Sasquatch! and Bonnaroo, Pitbull plans to hit up Six Flags this summer and the Goo Goo Dolls will hit the road in support of their upcoming album Something For the Rest of Us. Full dates for all three tours, below.

They Might Be Giants
Apr. 22 – Boston, MA @ Rose Kennedy Greenway
May 23 – Arlington, MA @ Regent Theatre
May 30 – George, WA @ Sasquatch Festival
June 11 – Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony
June 12 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
June 13 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo
Sept. 24 – Providence, RI @ Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
Sept. 25 – Uncasville, CT @ Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun
Sept. 26 – New York, NY @ Town Hall

Pitbull
May 25 – Denver, CO @ 1stBank Center
May 27 – San Diego, CA @ San Diego Sports Arena
May 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Nokia Theatre
May 29 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield
May 30 – Las Vegas, NV @ Beach at Mandalay Bay
May 31 – Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theatre
June 4 – El Paso, TX @ El Paso Coliseum
June 5 – Laredo, TX @ Laredo Events Center
June 6 – McAllen, TX @ KAI
June 9 – Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street Amp
June 10 – Houston, TX @ Club Escapade
June 11 – Dallas, TX @ Palladium
June 12 – Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall
June 16 – Norfolk, VA @ Norva
June 18 – Atlanta, GA @ Six Flags
June 19 – Orlando, FL @ Universal
June 22 – Jackson, NJ @ Six Flags
June 23 – Springfield, MA @ Six Flags
June 24 – New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre
June 25 – Washington, DC @ Six Flags
June 26 – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Theatre
June 27 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
June 28 – Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest

Goo Goo Dolls
Apr. 13 – Hershey, PA @ Hershey Theatre
Apr. 15 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Casino Ballroom
Apr. 16 – Potsdam, NY @ Cheel Campus Center
Apr. 17 – Erie, PA – Penn State Behrend
Apr. 20 – Richmond, VA @ The National
Apr. 21 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
Apr. 23 – Greensboro, NC @ War Memorial Auditorium
Apr. 24 – North Charleston, SC @ Performing Arts Center
Apr. 25 – Jacksonville, FL @ Moran Theater
Apr. 27 – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
Apr. 30 – Memphis, TN @ Tom Lee Park
May 1 – Birmingham, AL @ BJCC Arena
May 2 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
May 4 – Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre
May 5 – Louisville, KY @ Louisville Palace Theatre
May 7 – Louisville, KY @ Louisville Palace Theatre
May 8 – Columbus, OH @ Palace Theatre
May 9 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Devos Hall
May 11 – South Bend, IN @ Morris Performing Arts Center
May 12 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Michigan Theatre
May 14 – Kettering, OH @ Fraze Pavilion
May 15 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre
May 16 – Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center
May 18 – Clive, IA @ 7 Flags Events Center
May 19 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Orpheum Theatre
May 21 – Council Bluffs, IA @ Harrah’s Casino
May 22 – Brookings, SD @ Swiftel Center
May 24 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Pikes Peak Center
May 26 – Billings, MT @ Shrine Auditorium
May 28 – Bend, OR @ Les Schwab Amphitheater
May 29 – Snoqualmie, WA @ Snoqualmie Casino
May 30 – Kennewick, WA @ Toyota Arena
June 1 – Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery
June 4 – Reno, NV @ Silver Legacy Resort Casino
June 5 – Las Vegas, NV @ Pearl Concert Theater
June 7 – Tucson, AZ @ Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheatre
June 8 – El Paso, TX @ Abraham Chavez Theatre
June 9 – Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall
June 11 – Fayetteville, AR @ Arkansas Music Pavilion
June 12 – Bossier City, LA @ Horseshoe Casino & Hotel

Lilith Fair has revealed its complete list of dates for this summer’s 36-show trek. The Sarah McLachlan-headlined roving festival will kick off on June 27th in Calgary, Alberta, and hit up every major market before wrapping in Dallas, Texas on August 16th. Rihanna — who announced her own headlining tour last week — has signed on for one gig: July 12th in Salt Lake City. Tickets for most dates are on sale now at LilithFair.com with the remaining dates beginning sales on April 17th.

The fest — which is returning for the first time in 10 years — is one of the most eclectic of the season, featuring hip-hop and R&B artists (Mary J. Blige, Janelle Monae), pop acts (Ke$ha, Kelly Clarkson), rock bands (Gossip, Tegan and Sara), icons (Loretta Lynn, Emmylou Harris) along with Lilith Fair veterans like Indigo Girls and Erykah Badu. A complete lineup is below, with more acts to be revealed soon. The lineup changes night to night, so be sure to check the Lilith site to see who’s coming to your town.

June 27 – Calgary, AB @ McMahon Stadium
June 28 – Edmonton, AB @ Northlands Spectrum
July 1 – Vancouver, BC @ Pitt Meadows Airport
July 2 – Portland, OR @ Sleep Country Amphitheater
July 3 – Seattle, WA @ The Gorge Amphitheatre
July 5 – San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View
July 7 – San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
July 8 – Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
July 9 – Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Events Center
July 10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 12 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
July 13 – Denver, CO @ Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
July15 – Kansas City, MO @ Capitol Federal Park @ Sandstone
July 16 – St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St Louis
July 17 – Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
July 18 – Minneapolis, MN @ Canterbury Park
July 20 – Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
July 21 – Detroit, MI @ @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 23 – Montreal, QC @ Parc Jean-Drapeau
July 24 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
July 27 – Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
July 28 – Philadelphia, PA @ Susquehanna Bank Center
July 30 – Boston, MA @ Comcast Center
July 31 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug 1 – Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theatre
Aug 3 – Washington, DC @ Venue TBA
Aug 4 – Raleigh, NC @ Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
Aug 6 – Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
Aug 7 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
Aug 8 – Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheatre
Aug 10 – W. Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre
Aug 11 – Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre
Aug 12 – Birmingham, AL @ Verizon Wireless Music Center Birmingham
Aug 14 – Austin, TX @ @ Venue TBA
Aug 15 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug 16 – Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center

The Lineup:
A Fine Frenzy, Ali Milner, Anjulie, Ann Atomic, Anya Marina, Ash Koley, The Bangles, Beth Orton, Brandi Carlile, Butterfly Boucher, Caitlin Crosby, Cara Salimando, Cat Power, Ceci Bastida, Chairlift, Chantal Kreviazuk, Colbie Caillat, Corinne Bailey Rae, Court Yard Hounds, Debi Nova, Donna Delory, Elizaveta, Elisapie Isaac, Emmylou Harris, Erin McCarley, Erykah Badu, Frazey Ford, The Go-Go’s, Gossip, Grace Potter and The Nocturnals, Hannah Georgas, Heart, Ima, Indigo Girls, Ingrid Michaelson, Janelle Monae, Jenni Rivera, Jennifer Knapp, Jesca Hoop, Jill Hennessy, Jill Scott, Julia Othmer, Kate Miller-Heidke, Kate Morgan, Kate Nash Katzenjammer, Kelly Clarkson, Ke$ha, Kina, La Roux, Lights, Lissie, Loretta Lynn, Lucy Schwartz, Marina & The Diamonds, Martina McBride, Mary J. Blige, Meaghan Smith, Melissa McClelland, Metric, Miranda Lambert, Miranda Lee Richards, Missy Higgins, Nikki Jean, Nneka, Norah Jones, Priscilla Renea, The Rescues, Rihanna, Rosie Thomas, Sara Bareilles, Sarah McLachlan, Selena Gomez, Serena Ryder, Shel, Sheryl Crow, Sia, Sugarland, Susan Justice, Suzanne Vega, Tara MacLean, Tegan and Sara, Toby Lightman, Vedera, Vita Chambers, The Submarines, The Weepies, Ximena Sarinana, Zee Avi

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Roger Waters will take The Wall on the road this autumn, 30 years after Pink Floyd first performed the classic double album onstage. Three decades ago, Pink Floyd played the album in its entirety as a white brick wall was constructed between the band and the crowd throughout the show. Films were projected onto the wall during the performance and giant inflatable Gerald Scarfe creatures floated above the audience. In short, it was one of the greatest stage shows of its time during its brief run, and now Waters is promising to bring an updated version of the legendary set into the 21st century.

Check out our collection of classic Pink Floyd photos.

The Wall boasts Pink Floyd classics including “Comfortably Numb,” “Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2,” “Mother,” “Run Like Hell” and “Young Lust,” and ranks among the best-selling albums of all time alongside The Dark Side of the Moon, which both Pink Floyd and Waters solo have previously performed start to finish. Following Pink Floyd’s short-but-epic run of The Wall in 1980-81, which was documented on the live album Is There Anybody Out There?, Waters performed the double LP one more time as a solo artist in 1990 in Germany to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall. Twenty years later, he’ll do it again during a 35-date trek that launches September 15th at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre.

“Thirty years ago when I wrote The Wall, I was a frightened young man,” Waters told Spinner. “It took me a long time to get over my fears. In the intervening years it has occurred to me that maybe the story of my fear and loss with its concomitant inevitable residue of ridicule, shame and punishment, provides an allegory for broader concerns: Nationalism, racism, sexism, religion, whatever! All these issues and ‘isms are driven by the same fears that drove my young life.”

Roger Waters’ official Website will relaunch today at 2 p.m. ET, perhaps with ticket onsale info. Until then, check out Waters’ The Wall dates below:

Roger Waters
Sept. 15 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
Sept. 20 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
Sept. 21 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
Sept. 26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Consol Energy Center
Sept. 28 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
Sept. 30 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Oct. 5 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Oct. 8 – Buffalo, NY @ HSBC Arena
Oct. 10 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
Oct. 12 – Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
Oct. 15 – Hartford, CT @ XL Center
Oct. 17 – Ottawa, ON @ ScotiaBank Place
Oct. 19 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
Oct. 22 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
Oct. 24 – Detroit, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills
Oct. 26 – Omaha, NE @ Qwest Center
Oct. 27 – St Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
Oct. 29 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
Oct. 30 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
Nov. 3 – New York, NY @ Izod Center
Nov. 8 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
Nov. 9 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
Nov. 13 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Bank Atlantic Center
Nov. 16 – Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
Nov. 18 – Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
Nov. 20 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
Nov. 21 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
Nov. 23 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
Nov. 26 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
Nov. 27 – Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center
Nov. 29 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
Dec. 6 – San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
Dec. 10 – Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place
Dec. 11 – Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome
Dec. 13 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center

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Rush will embark on a massive summer tour where they’ll perform their classic Moving Pictures in its entirety. Plus, Social Distortion plot out some dates around their Lollapalooza performance and moe. get ready to spend another summer on the road, culminating with their 11th annual moe.down. Full dates for all three treks below.

Rush
June 29 – Albuquerque, NM @ Hard Rock Casino
July 1 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre
July 2 – Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
July 5 – Chicago, IL @ Charter One Pavilion
July 9 – Sarnia, ON @ Bayfest
July 13 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
July 15 – Quebec City, QC @ Festival d’ete de Quebec
July 17 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
July 19 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun
July 21 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
July 23 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 24 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach
Aug. 5 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
Aug. 7 – Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
Aug. 9 – San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
Aug. 11 – Inglewood, CA @ The Forum
Aug. 13 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug. 14 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
Aug. 16 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug. 20 – Wichita, KS @ INTRUST Bank Arena
Aug. 22 – St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug. 25 – Omaha, NE @ Qwest Center
Aug. 27 – St. Paul, MN @ Minnesota State Fair
Aug. 29 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
Aug. 31 – Allentown, PA @ Allentown Fair
Sept. 2 – Syracuse, NY @ New York State Fair
Sept. 3 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Sept. 14 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Sept. 16 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Consol Energy Center
Sept. 18 – Washington, DC @ Jiffy Lube Live Amphitheater
Sept. 21 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
Sept. 23 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
Sept. 25 – The Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sept. 26 – Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center
Sept. 29 – Atlanta, GA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Oct. 1 – Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre
Oct. 2 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre

Social Distortion
July 27 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
July 28 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Casino Ballroom
July 30 – Providence, RI @ Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
July 31 – Hartford, CT @ The Webster
Aug. 1 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Aug. 3 – Wantagh, NY @ Mulcahy’s
Aug. 4 – Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
Aug. 7 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza

moe.
Apr. 15 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
Apr. 16, 17 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore
May 28-30 – Chillicothe, IL @ Summer Camp Festival
May 31 – Cleveland, OH @ Great American Rib Cookoff
June 2 – Glen Allen, VA @ Innsbrook Pavilion
June 3 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live
June 4, 5 – Utica, NY @ Saranac Brewery
June 25, 26 – Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor
June 27 – Holyoke, MA @ Mountain Park
June 30 – Peekskill, NY @ Paramount Center for the Arts
July 1 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino
July 2 – Oxford, ME @ Nateva Music & Camping Festival
July 3 – Westbury, NY @ Theatre at Westbury
July 4 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony
July 8 – Columbus, OH @ Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
July 17 – North Plains, OR @ Northwest String Summit
Sept. 3-5 – Mohawk, NY @ moe.down 11