Veteran all-girl Canadian metal outfit KITTIE will be hitting the road this summer on a headlining run spanning the entire US, including the notorious Gathering Of Juggalos festival. DIRGE WITHIN and DIAMOND PLATE will offer support. More dates have been announced.

All announced tour dates are as follows:

August

11 - Cave In Rock, IL - Hog Rock (Gathering of the Juggalos)
12 - Waterloo, IA - Spicoli’s Rock Garden
13 - Milwaukee, WI - The Basement
14 - Joilet, IL - Mojoes
15 - Sauget, IL - Pop’s
18 - Louisville, KY - Phoenix Hill Tavern
19 - Columbus, OH - Al Rosa Villa
20 - Lake Odessa, MI - Carnival Of Chaos
21 - Battle Creek, MI - Planet Live Music
23 - Dayton, OH - McGuffy’s
24 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody’s
25 - Syracuse, NY - Lost Horizon
26 - Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights
27 - Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock
28 - Clifton, NJ - Dingbatz
30 - New York, NY - Highline Ballroom
31 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx

September

1 - Fayetteville, NC - Jesters
2 - Jacksonville, NC - Hooligans
3 - Spartanburg, NC - Ground Zero
4 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
6 - New Orleans, LA - The Hangar
7 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
8 - San Antonio, TX - Backstage Live
9 - Dallas, TX - Trees
10 - Lubbock, TX - Jake’s
12 - Farmington, NM - Top Deck
13 - Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse
14 - Los Angeles, CA - The Whisky
15 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction
16 - Santa Clara, CA - Avalon
17 - Orangevale, CA - Boardwalk
20 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater
21 - Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep

As previously reported, Kittie's cover of THE RUNAWAYS track 'Fantasies, featured on the unexpectedly controversial tribute album Take It Or Leave It: A Tribute To The Queens Of Noise, is available for streaming below:

Jennifer Peltz at The Assosciated Press recently filed the following report, revealeing that Runaways guitarist JOAN JETT and vocalist CHERIE CURRIE are attempting to stop the release of the album, set for June 28th:

Joan Jett loves rock and roll, but not on a tribute album she says an ex-employee put together without her permission.

The 'I Love Rock N' Roll' singer-guitarist and 1970s bandmate Cherie Currie sued Thursday (June 9th) to try to stop the June 28th release of Take It Or Leave It: A Tribute To The Queens Of Noise, an intended homage to THE RUNAWAYS, the punk band that launched their careers and helped light a path for other brash, hard-edged female rock groups.

The two-disc album features Runaways songs covered by artists ranging from the all-woman Japanese pop-punk band SHONEN KNIFE to David Johansen, of the 1970s glam-rock pacesetters THE NEW YORK DOLLS, according to the website of the label releasing it, Main Man Records. The group was best known for such tracks as 'Cherry Bomb' and 'Queens Of Noise'.

But the lawsuit says the independent Main Man Records label used their names to promote the album without their say-so and that a Main Man staffer who once worked at Jett's record label used that connection to imply the project had her blessing.

While the lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, Jett and Currie ultimately just "want them to stop," said their lawyer, Oren J. Warshavsky. "This isn't about money. This is strictly about preserving reputation and quality that both Joan and Cherie are known for."

Click here for further details.

Main Man Records, the label behind the release, have since issued the following statement:

"Thirty six bands have donated their recordings of songs to this project, partly in tribute to a band that has influenced and entertained them all, but also with the hope of raising funds for cancer research. The American Institute for Cancer Research are in full support of our efforts and Main Man Records will be donating our net proceeds in memory of Sandy West who lost her battle with the disease in 2006.

There are more than one hundred artists in total involved in this tribute; a project that was made with the best of intentions.

As with Main Man Records' previous tribute releases, the writers of all the songs will be paid as the publishing has been appropriately secured.

It is true that several people at Main Man have worked for, performed with and counted as friends, members of The Runaways, which only added to our dedication to the integrity of this tribute. Our presentation of the project has not focused on anyone in particular, but the excellence of the band as a whole.

We find it terribly sad that a great, charitable record of rock songs honoring five legends could be deemed as possibly sullying anyone's image, and hope that the record will be received by music fans in the spirit in which it was intended.

Main Man Records has not been contacted, served with a complaint or any legal papers and are not in a position to address these claims, but we will vigorously defend ourselves in this matter."

The tracklist of the album is as follows:

Disc One:

THE DONNAS - 'Queens Of Noise'

SHONEN KNIFE - 'Black Leather'

THE BINGES - 'I Love Playin' With Fire'

BEBE BUELL BAND - 'Heartbeat'

DEENA & THE LAUGHING BOYS - 'Lovers'

FRANKENSTEIN 3000 - 'California Paradise'

DELIRIUM TREMENS - 'Wasted'

RICHIE SCARLET - 'Wild Thing'

BLUE FOX - 'Neon Angels On The Road To Ruin'

THE EASY OUTS featuring GAR FRANCIS - 'Is It Day Or Night'

LAURA WARSHAUER - 'Little Lost Girls'

WHITE FLAG - 'C’mon'

CALI GIRAFFES - 'You’re Too Possessive'

TARA ELLIOTT & THE RED VELVETS - 'You Drive Me Wild'

PLANET SORROW - 'Thunder'

ROBBIE RIST - 'Yesterday’s Kids'

SERPENTEENS - 'Little Sister'

ADOLESCENTS - 'School Days'

BLUE FOX featuring SANDY WEST - 'Dirty Magazines'

Disc Two:

THE DANDY WARHOLS - 'Cherry Bomb'

RICHARD BARONE - 'Hollywood'

CARE BEARS ON FIRE with EARL SLICK - 'Saturday Night Special'

DERWOOD ANDREWS - 'Gotta Get Out Tonight'

DAVID JOHANSEN - 'Blackmail'

THE RIBEYE BROTHERS - 'Trash Can Murders'

DIGGER PHELPS - 'Rock & Roll'

TOILET BOYS - 'Born To Be Bad'

THE SWALES - 'Midnight Music'

FRANKENSTEIN 3000 featuring CHERIE CURRIE - 'American Nights'

F-13 - 'I Wanna Be Where The Boys Are'

THE STAY AT HOMES - 'Getting’ Hot'

KITTIE - 'Fantasies'

STARZ - 'Waitin’ For The Night'

JACK BRAG - 'Secrets'

CLINICAL TRIALS - 'Don’t Go Away'

KATHLEEN HANNA & PEACHES - 'Dead End Justice' (produced by Ad Rock)