LIVING COLOUR Announce More North American, South American, European Tour Dates
August 19, 2009, 15 years ago
LIVING COLOUR have announced the complete North American, South American and European tour schedule in support of their new album, The Chair In The Doorway.
Dates include:
September
1 - The Birchmere - Alexandria, VA2 - Bottle & Cork - Dewey Beach, DE
3 - World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA
4 - The Crazy Donkey - Farmingdale, NY
6 - Infinity Hall - Norfolk, CT
8 - Tupelo Music Hall - Londonderry, NH
9 - FTC @ Stage One - Farfield, CT
10 - Johnny D's - Somerville, MA
11 - Mexical Live - Teaneck, NJ
12 - Rams Head Tavern - Annapolis, MD
14 - The Loft - Atlanta, GA
15 - HOB Orlando - Lake Buena Vista, FL
16 - Jannus Landing - St. Petersburg, FL
18 - Emo's - Austin, TX
19 - Granada Theatre - Dallas, TX
23 - Canes Bar and Grill - San Diego, CA
24 - The Key Club - West Hollywood, CA
25 - Regency Grand Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
26 - Berbatis Pan - Portland, OR
27 - Studio Seven - Seattle, WA
30 - Fine Line - Minneapolis, MN
October
2 - The Magic Bag - Detroit, MI3 - Lee's Palace - Toronto, ON
4 - Double Door - Chicago, IL
5 - The Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH
9 - Music Hall - Belo Horizonte, Brazil
15 - Via Funchal - Sao Paulo, Brazil
16 - Circo Voador - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
30 - Highline Ballroom - New York, NY
November
14 - La Trastienda - Buenos Aires, Argentina17 - Reithalle - Bern, Switzerland
18 - Hiroshima Mon Amour - Torino, Italy
19 - Circolo - Roma, Italy
20 - Estragon - Bologna, Italy
21 - Flog - Firenze, Italy
24 - Kino Siska - Ljubljana, Slovakia
25 - Palac Acropolis - Prague, Czech Republic
29 - Fabrik - Hamburg, Germany
30 - Lido - Berlin, Germany
December
2 - VK - Brussels, Belgium3 - The Tunnels - Bristol, UK
4 - The Globe - Cardiff, UK
5 - The Academy - Manchester, UK
6 - The Relentless Garage - London, UK
8 - Oosterpoort - Groningen, Netherlands
9 - De Boerderij - Zoetermeer, Netherlands
10 - 013 - Tilburg, Netherlands
11 - Hedon - Zwolle, Netherlands
12 - P3 - Purmerend, Netherlands
16 - Faktoria - Barcelona, Spain
18 - Auditorio - Murcia, Spain
22 - Sala Heiniken - Madrid, Spain
The Chair In The Doorway, set for release September 15th on Megaforce Records, was recorded at Sono Studios just outside of Prague in the Czech Republic. Renowned producer Count (GALACTLIC,LYRICS BORN, NO DOUBT) was onboard to helm the sessions, while Ron St. Germain (U2, MOS DEF, MUSE) mixed the album.
The 11-track collection is Living Colour's most personal collection of songs yet with razor sharp lyrical observations and kinetic jams that seamlessly weave elements of metal, funk and soul.
Vernon Reid described the album as, "an unintentional concept record about life and how we are all in this thing together."
Living Colour formed out of New York City in the mid-'80s. Their incendiary performances at CBGBs became the stuff of legend. THE ROLLING STONES' Mick Jagger, who witnessed one of these shows, was so impressed that he insisted upon producing a demo for the fledgling band and later helped them score a record deal.
Living Colour's debut album, Vivid went double platinum and garned the band a Grammy Award. Around this same time, the band's founder, Vernon Reid, helped form the Black Rock Coalition to help create opportunities for African-American musicians playing rock music in a largely segregated music business. The results of these efforts paired with Living Colour's own success helped pave the way for artists like BEN HARPER, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and TV ON THE RADIO.
In 2007, Living Colour's hit song 'Cult Of Personality' was selected for Guitar Hero III. The game has gone onto sell over 14 million copies, introducing the band to a new generation of fans.
The new song 'Behind The Sun' is streaming at Living Colour's MySpace page.