Pitchfork: Grandaddy, Fire Theft Team with Saves The Day For Massive Spring Tour

Grandaddy, Fire Theft Team with Saves The Day For Massive Spring Tour
Immigrant, baby, and guy on mushrooms each awed in their own distinct way

[Updated Monday, January 26th, 2004 01:50:00 Pitchfork Central Time]

Despite their recent snub from most critics' Best of 2003 lists (including a handful of Pitchforkians), Grandaddy has opted to suck it up and make a major move forwards. Well, sideways, actually. It seems that Modesto's own scruffy bunch of faux rednecks needs a good shot of love after much indie-dissing, and will do so via the road. You remember the road, right? It's that place where Beatniks lived free and chickens crossed frequently, all to get to the other side. Strange.

In any event, Grandaddy is all set to co-headline a six-week spring tour in support of Sumday, along with Saves The Day, who are supporting their Dreamworks debut In Reverie. I know the only prior reason to get there early was to load up on High Life and determine who will win the evening's coveted Ashton Kutcher award for trendiest hipster. Not this time, as Jeremy Enigk's The Fire Theft is all set to open. Enigk and two more former Sunny Day Real Estate-ers are promoting their 2003 self-titled release. See, everyone's got wares to hawk.

The upcoming tour marks Grandaddy's fourth outing in support of Sumday (damn, I don't think I even left the house four times all last year). While the chances are pretty darn good that you caught one of their three previous tour performances, the boys have added a little extra incentive this time around. It seems that Apple's iTunes is planning to release a free downloadable limited-edition EP available to fans who already own Sumday. A tracklist and release date for the EP will be announced sumday soon. Hot damn, that's some awful punning. And now some dates so I can go work on my material:

03-01 Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst
03-02 Sacramento, CA - Crest
03-03 San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
03-04 Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
03-05 Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
03-06 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
03-07 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
03-09 San Diego, CA - Soma
03-10 Phoenix, AZ - Marquee
03-12 Dallas, TX - Next Stage
03-13 Austin, TX - Stubb's
03-15 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
03-16 Tallahassee, FL - Moon
03-17 Pompano, FL - Amphitheatre
03-18 Orlando, FL - House of Blues
03-19 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
03-20 Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
03-21 Raleigh, NC - Rodeo
03-23 Baltimore, MD - Recher
03-24 Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club
03-25 Worcester, MA - Palladium
03-26 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
03-27 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theater
03-28 Sayerville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
03-30 Pittsburgh, PA - Laga
04-01 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus
04-02 Cleveland, OH - Agora
04-03 Chicago, IL - Riviera
04-05 Milwaukee, WI - Eagles
04-06 Minneapolis, MN - Quest
04-07 St. Louis, MO - Pageant
04-08 Iowa City, IA - Union Ballroom
04-09 Lawrence, KS - Granada
04-10 Denver, CO - Fillmore
04-12 Salt Lake City, UT - Bricks
04-14 Seattle, WA - Moore
04-15 Portland, OR - Crystal
04-16 Chico, CA - Brickworks
04-17 Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues