Tours

Rip It Up, Issue 217, 1 September 1995, Page 6

Tours

HELLO SAILOR September 1 Whangamata, Whangamata Hotel 2 Te Puke, Te Puke Hotel 8 Otorohonga, Otorohonga Hotel 15 Waiheke Island, Onetangi Hotel 21 New Plymouth, The Mill 22 Rahotu, Rahotu Hotel 23 Kaponga, Kaponga Hotel 28 Taupo 29 Hastings 30 Dannevirke MIDGE MARSDEN BAND September 1 Auckland, The Alamo 2 Auckland, Abbeys 14 Wairoa, Northern Wairoa Hotel 15 Leigh, Leigh Hotel 16 Whangarei Heads, Parua Bay Hotel 29 Te Aw'amutu, Commercial Hotel 30 Mt Maunganui, Roadhouse October 6 Christchurch, Occidental • WET WET WET MARGARET URLICH September 3 Wellington, Town Hall 4 Auckland, Logan Campbell Centre BILLY CONNOLLY September 3 Christchurch, Town Hall 5/6 Auckland, Aotea Centre 12/13 Wellington, Michael Fowler Centre LOVES UGLY CHILDREN September 8 Auckland, Kurtz Lounge 14 Dunedin, Empire 15 Christchurch, Warners 16 Nelson 22 Wellington, Antipodes 23 Palmerston North, Wild Horse Saloon 27 Hamilton, Wailing Bongo 29 Auckland. Squid GARAGELAND September 8 Auckland, Kurtz Lounge 9 Hamilton, Wailing Bongo 15 Otago University, Dunedin 22 Wellington, Bar Bodega 23 Palmerston North, Wild Horse Saloon 30 Christchurch ZENI GEVA September 8 Auckland, Pod 9 Palmerston North, Wild Horse Saloon 10 Wellington, Antipodes DEAD FLOWERS September 10 Auckland, Aotea Centre (All Ages) 13 Hastings, Ben & Twisted Bar 14 Ohakune, Hot Lava 15 Tauranga. Crossroads HALLELUJAH PICASSOS September 14 Hamilton, Wailing Bongo 15 Auckland, Kurtz Lounge 21 Wellington, Antipodes 22 Christchurch, Quadrophenja 23 Dunedin, The Crown THE PORKERS September 21 Auckland, Pod 22 Tauranga, Crossroads 23 Hamilton, Exchange 24 Ohakune, Hot Lava 25 Palmerston North, Wild Horse Saloon 26 New Plymouth, The Mill 27 Wellington, Antipodes 28 Dunedin, The Crown 29 Christchurch, Warners MOANA & THE MOAHUNTERS September 22 Wellington, James Cabaret 23 Wanganui, Criterion 25 Palmerston North, Massey University 26 Hastings, Rocks 27 Gisborne, River Bar 28 Tauranga, Roadhouse 29 Hamilton, Wings October 6 Auckland. Powerstation URGE OVERKILL September 26 Auckland, Powerstation WHITE ZOMBIE October 2 Auckland, Town Hall 3 Welington, Town Hall

LEO KOTKE, PACO PEN lA, PEPE ROMERO < October 3 Wellington, Michael Fowler Centre • 4 Auckland, Aotea Centre BIKE October 6 Auckland, Squid .7 Hamilton, Wailing Bongo . . . ...'.... ;.' 11 Ohakune, Hot Lava / ? ■ . ' 12 Palmerston North * t ;>7 , - ' - • 13 Wellington, Antipodes' • ’. ;i INCOGNITO October 12 Auckland, Powerstation JOE COCKER October 16 Wellington, Michael Fowler Centre 19 Palmerston North, Showgrounds 20 Auckland, Aotea Centre > •' 25 Hamilton, Founders Theatre 28 Dunedin, Regent Theatre 30 Christchurch, Town Hall INFECTIOUS GROOVES October 16 Christchurch , 17 Auckland ‘ 18 Wellington ' fBROWNIE McGHEE, ELMER LEE THOMAS BLUES REVUE October 18 Auckland, Aotea Centre 19 Christchurch, Town Hall '■-/ ' 21 Dunedin, Town Hall ♦. • 22 Wellington, Michael Fowler Centre ?j ON-U SOUND OUT OF CONTROL: Tackhead, Audio Active, Mark Stewart, Data Control October 19/20 Auckland, Powerstation 21 Wellington, Shed 21. ?, : 22 Christchurch, The Edge BON JOVI ' November 8 Auckland, Mt Smart Supertop NOMEANSNO November 9 Auckland, Pod -. ” . 10 Hamilton,-Exchange 11 Palmerston North, Wild Horse Saloon 13 Wellington; Antipodes . • r l4 Dunedin, .The Crown ■ 15 Christchurch, Warners MORBID ANGEL November 10 Auckland , BLACK CROWES November 23 Auckland - ‘ 24 Wellington EAGLES, MELISSA ETHERIDGE November 25 Auckland, Western Springs 26 Christchurch, QE II Stadium THE CHIEFTANS sarah McLoughlin November 25 Wellington, St James Theatre 26 Auckland, Aotea Centre JOSHUA KADISON „ . November 27 Christchurch, Town Hall 29 Wellington, Michael Fowler Centre December 1 Auckland, Aotea Centre MORPHINE November 29 Auckland, Powerstation RUMOURS '95/'96 -Front End Loader Little Annie Manasseh Bomb The Bass Kyuss Bad Religion Mudhoney Burning Spear Marianne Faithfull The Orb Rockers Hi-Fi

Jerry Garcia (53) died August 9 at an alcohol and drug rehabilitaion centre in California. The Grateful Dead singer / guitarist is thought to have suffered a heart attack. Garcia had a history of heart, heroin and diabetes problems. The band’s final gigs were sellout shows in the first week of July ... after Sinead O’Connor pulled out of the Lollapalooza tour, Elastica replaced her. Now Elastica’s bassist Annie Holland has quit the tour due to fatigue and Beck’s bassist is filling in ... Veruca Salt have left the Live USA tour after vocalist Louise Post ruptured a disc ... the OJ Simpson trial is delaying the Snoop Doggy Dogg trial as they both have the same lawyer, the dude in the purple jacket Johnnie Cochrane ... Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave have a single ‘Where The Wild Roses Grow’ from Nick’s upcoming album Murder ... as a tribute album is released Leonard Cohen is recording an album on an 8-track in a mountain cabin in California ... the Jimi Hendrix family have regained ownership of Jim Hendrix’s recordings after a legal battle. They were assisted financially in the court case by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, and Seattle musicians Mike McCready and Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam) gave written support for the Hendrix family ... an XTC tribute album on Thirsty Ear (October) will include a track by XTC’s alter-ego the Dukes of Stratosphere ... the final English Public Enemy show was postponed after Flavor Flav broke both arms in a motorcycle accident in Italy July 20 ... Michelle Shocked is challenging her Mercury recording contract on the basis of the 13th Ammendment of the United States Constitution — which forbids “slavery or involuntary servitude.” It is thought to be the first time a recording contract has been challenged on this basis ... we’re told Mariah Carey wants her own label like Madonna has Maverick. Well that should be easy to arrange as her record company boss is also her husband ... Kim Deal’s band The Amps stars Jim McPherson (Breeders) on drums, Nate Farley (the Method) on guitar and Luis Lerma (Tasties) on bass. They will record in Dublin. A Breeders album will be recorded in 1996 ... Norman Cook has released an album Pizzamania under the moniker Pizzaman ... Motown founder Berry Gordy is the interview in the August issue of USA Playboy ... Aretha Franklin will get a $1.25 million advance for her autobiography written with David Ritz ... Kirk Brandon (ex Spear of Destiny) is sueing Boy George over the song ‘Unfinished Business’ that is illustrated by a photo of Kirk with Boy George ... after taking time off to have a child Suzanne Vega is in preproduction for the recording of a new album ... Kiwi Carl Doy has a Platinum album in the USA with one million copies of Piano By Candlight sold by Time Warner.