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Gang of Four Announce Fall Tour

So far, it's been a really good year for Gang of Four. And since everyone should (and does) worship the ground Gang of Four walk on, it has therefore been a good year for everyone. Having influenced every band around today with side bangs and angular guitar riffs, the political post-punks decided that they should just come back in the flesh and take a second stab at their history themselves. So after pumping through the first half of this year with a spring tour, a Coachella appearance, new recordings, and a reissue of their classic debut album, Entertainment!, they have announced a fall tour for us lucky folk in the States. It will last a mere month, but include a stopover at the Across the Narrows Festival in NYC, as well as a variety of other dates from sea to shining sea.

The tour will start just after the release of Whitey's Gift, a collection of re-recorded and remixed old Gang of Four songs, on September 20. We're still waiting to see whether that record is an untouchable and perfect artifact or a complete travesty, by the way. In any case, flock to these cities, comrades:

09-24 London, England - The Barbican
09-29 Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
09-30 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
10-01 Brooklyn, NY - Across the Pond Festival, Keyspan Park
10-03 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of the Living Arts
10-04 Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre
10-05 Baltimore, MD - Sonar
10-06 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
10-08 Atlanta, GA - Earthlink Live
10-10 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
10-11 Houston, TX - Meridian
10-12 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
10-13 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room
10-15 Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
10-16 Magna, UT - Great Salt Air
10-18 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
10-20 Hollywood, CA - Avalon
10-21 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues

* Pitchfork Review: Gang of Four: Entertainment
href="http://pitchforkmedia.com/news/05-06/27.shtml#gang">Gang of Four to Re-Record Band's Classics for New Album
* Gang of Four: http://www.gangoffour.us

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