Pitchfork: Peter Murphy to Tour U.S.

It was last October when Viastar released Unshattered, Peter Murphy's eighth solo full-length, and now Peter (not to be confused with James, Eddie, or a Dropkick Murphy) is finally making it to the U.S. to promote the album. The tour comes at an opportune time, as Murphy is already in the U.S., having played Coachella with Bauhaus.

Anybody hoping to hear songs by that band better have made it to the festival, as Murphy plans to stick to his rule of playing only solo material on tour. "I've never played Bauhaus songs, because there's a distinction: that's the band," he recently told Rolling Stone. "Of course, there's an audience there. And, well, within the next several years I might just do a Bauhaus cover tour-- make it a real event." His liberal use of the "C" word is sure to spark debate among hipsters.

Supporting Murphy on the tour will be piano-songstress Sarah Fimm. The tour covers quite a bit of May, and the United States:

05-12 Orlando, FL - House of Blues
05-13 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
05-15 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
05-16 New York, NY - B.B. King's Club
05-17 Cleveland, OH - Odean Concert Club
05-18 Chicago, IL - Metro
05-20 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
05-22 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
05-23 Seattle, WA - Showbox
05-24 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
05-26 San Diego, CA - House of Blues
05-27 Los Angeles, CA - Music Box At The Fonda
05-28 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues

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