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[Updated Friday, January 16th, 2004 02:00:00 Pitchfork Central Time]

According to a post on his official website, Non Prophets' MC Sage Francis plans on "changing the rules to how shows get thrown." His upcoming "Fuck Clear Channel" Tour will take a cue from Mike Park's Plea for Peace Tour and circumvent Clear Channel venues entirely.

The tour will include Sage Francis performing with a live band, and Non-Prophets performing with a CD player. This is what Francis posts, along with a stern admonishment to "not ask me about shit I haven't posted yet." Yes sir! You don't pull on Superman's cape, you don't spit into the wind, and you don't defy the wishes of a man willing to take on Clear Channel. But I can tell you that they're going just all over the place. Even Iowa!

Grand Buffet and Mac Lethal are, apparently, also interested in copulating with "oligarchic media conglomerates"-- they, too, will be participating in the tour. Francis has promised that all shows will end half an hour before closing time, so that no one is rushed out of the club. Security will not be allowed to yell at or bully the fans (I sort of declared a moratorium on going to hip-hop shows after the fiftieth time I waited three hours for one dude to show up and threaten to rob me over a murky PA system, so I wasn't aware that this was such a problem in the hip-hop community). Instead of threatening and bullying, security will be encouraged to tickle fans, coo at them, and dandle them on their knees.

Most of the dates are confirmed, but a few are subject to change, so check with your local club as the salient date draws near. Get you dandle on and support media diversification at any of the following:

02-04 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse
02-05 Burlington, VT - Metronome
02-06 Boston, MA - The Matrix
02-07 New York, NY - Knitting Factory
02-08 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
02-09 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
02-11 Chapel Hill, NC - Cat's Cradle
02-12 Charlotte, NC - The Room
02-13 Atlanta, GA - Echo Lounge
02-14 Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
02-15 Miami, FL - I/O
02-16 Orlando, FL - Back Booth
02-17 Gainesville, FL - TBA
02-18 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
02-20 Austin, TX - Emo's
02-21 Denton, TX - Live Room
02-22 Oklahoma City, OK - Conservatory
02-23 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
02-24 Phoenix, AZ - TBA
02-25 Tucson, AZ - The Rock
02-26 San Diego, CA - Canes
02-27 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
02-28 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
02-29 Eugene, OR - WOW Hall
03-01 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
03-02 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
03-04 Salt Lake City, UT - Albee Square
03-05 Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater
03-06 Ft. Collins, CO - Aggie Theater
03-08 Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck or Granada
03-09 Iowa City, IA - Gabe's
03-10 Minneapolis, MN - First Ave.
03-11 Madison, WI - Annex
03-12 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
03-13 Chicago, IL - Metro or The Abbey
03-14 Champaign, IL - High Dive
03-16 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig
03-17 Pittsburgh, PA - Rosebud
03-19 Providence, RI - Strand Theater