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Well, they rock an instrumental gala at the drop of a hat, but, when called upon, they'll beat a regular show down with an aluminum bat. Two dudes named Adam and a guy named Mike who call themselves the Beastie Boys will hit the road tonight in Philadelphia for the first show of a month of U.S. tour dates. Jumping back and forth between "instrumental gala" shows (for which fancy dress is strongly recommended) and your regular loudmouthed Beastie throw-downs, the Stateside gigs anticipate yet another European run for our Boys through early September.

Attendees should also know that their good time is for a good cause: one dollar of every ticket purchased for this tour goes to Reverb, an organization that promotes the use of sustainable resources. They'll be helping the Beasties tour go green, and they encourage you to bring your old cell phones and PDAs for recycling.

Beasty:

08-01 Philadelphia, PA - Festival Pier
08-02 Atlantic City, NJ - The Borgata (instrumental show)
08-04 Baltimore, MD - Pimlico Race Course (Virgin Festival)
08-05 Boston, MA - Boston Opera House (instrumental show)
08-06 Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
08-08 New York, NY - Central Park SummerStage
08-09 Brooklyn, NY - McCarren Park Pool
08-10 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom (instrumental show)
08-16 Denver, CO - Red Rocks
08-17 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium (instrumental show)
08-19 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater
08-20 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
08-21 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern (instrumental show)
08-23 Santa Barbara, CA - County Bowl
08-24 San Francisco, CA - The Warfield (instrumental show)
08-25 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
08-31 Argyll, Scotland - Inveraray Castle (Connect Festival)
09-01 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic Festival
09-02 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic Festival (instrumental show)
09-04 London, England - Brixton Academy
09-05 London, England - Brixton Academy
09-06 London, England - Roundhouse (instrumental show)
09-08 Isle of Wight, England - Robin Hill Countryside Adventure Park (Bestival)
09-09 Isle of Wight, England - Robin Hill Countryside Adventure Park (Bestival)