Legendary UK all-female rock band, Girlschool, have issued the following statement in regards to their final North American tour.

"Hi everyone! Our Final USA tour starts today in Houston at the wonderful Hell's Heroes Festival. We hope to have some West Coast only dates to add later in the year (as a "Part 2 leg"), but other than that, this is 100% it… We have made every effort to reach as many markets in the Eastern half of North America as we can.

"The cost of visas, flights, internal transport costs, the logistics… and the distance between the cities means that this truly is a “once more for the American fans” series of dates… in order to say goodbye. With us to celebrate this tour we have the fantastic Alcatrazz and Lillian Axe.

The hoops to jump through for a UK band to tour the States are multiple and enormous. So even if you have to travel a little to make it to a show, we’d be happy to see you there, one last time!

Dates:

March
21 - Houston, TX - Hell's Heroes Festival*
22 - New Orleans, LA - Southport Music Hall
24 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
25 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
27 - Bensalem, PA - Broken Goblet
28 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
29 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
30 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre
31 - Montreal, QC - Foufounes Electriques

April
2 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
3 - Columbus, OH, King Of Clubs
4 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr Smalls Theatre
5 - London, ON - London Music Hall
6 - Detroit, MI - Token Lounge

* Girlschool only

(Photo - Adam Kennedy)