Last Tour On Earth's beat goes on at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre
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Published by Sareth Ney on June 23, 2015 at 3:12 p.m.
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.— Barenaked Ladies have recruited new acts to their annual Last Tour on Earth showcase and it will make a tour stop at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre, on July 11. This time around, Violent Femmes and Colin Hay will join them.
Jim Creeggan is the bassist, Ed Robertson is the lead vocalist, acoustic and electric guitarist, Kevin Hearn is the guitarist, keyboardist and plays the accordion and Tyler Stewart is the drummer of Barenaked Ladies. Creeggan, Hearn and Stewart also provide the backup vocals.
“Silverball” is the 14th album Barenaked Ladies released and they are on tour promoting it. The inspiration of the mature, dealing with midlife album can be described as being “battered and bruised by life” with boxing metaphors. For more detailed information about it, click here.
Gordon Gano is the lead vocalist, guitarist and violinist, Brian Ritchie is the bassist, keyboardist and plays the shakuhachi and xylophone and Brian Viglione is the drummer and percussionist for Violent Femmes. Viglione and Ritchie also provide the backup vocals.
Violent Femmes began as an acoustic act and they started in Milwaukee. After making the world their stage, they performed outside of a Pretenders concert. After they were invited to be the opener, their career skyrocketed and are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their debut.
Colin Hay is known for Men At Work. He is promoting his solo album, “Next Year People”. It was produced by him and mixed by Chad Fischer (Ice age 3, Lisa Loeb). Over the last 15 years, Hay has gone solo and sold out venues.
To visit Barenaked Ladies’ official website, please click here. To “Like” them on facebook, please click here. To follow them on twitter, please click here. To subscribe to their YouTube channel, please click here. To purchase their songs on iTunes, please click here. To follow them on Instagram, please click here. To listen to their channel on Pandora, please click here. To stream them on Spotify, please click here. To find out more about them on rdio, please click here.
To visit Violent Femmes’ official website, please click here. To “Like” them on facebook, please click here. To follow them on twitter, please click here.
To visit Colin Hay’s official website, please click here. To “Like” him on facebook, please click here. To follow him on twitter, please click here. To subscribe to his YouTube channel, please click here.
Jim Creeggan is the bassist, Ed Robertson is the lead vocalist, acoustic and electric guitarist, Kevin Hearn is the guitarist, keyboardist and plays the accordion and Tyler Stewart is the drummer of Barenaked Ladies. Creeggan, Hearn and Stewart also provide the backup vocals.
“Silverball” is the 14th album Barenaked Ladies released and they are on tour promoting it. The inspiration of the mature, dealing with midlife album can be described as being “battered and bruised by life” with boxing metaphors. For more detailed information about it, click here.
Gordon Gano is the lead vocalist, guitarist and violinist, Brian Ritchie is the bassist, keyboardist and plays the shakuhachi and xylophone and Brian Viglione is the drummer and percussionist for Violent Femmes. Viglione and Ritchie also provide the backup vocals.
Violent Femmes began as an acoustic act and they started in Milwaukee. After making the world their stage, they performed outside of a Pretenders concert. After they were invited to be the opener, their career skyrocketed and are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their debut.
Colin Hay is known for Men At Work. He is promoting his solo album, “Next Year People”. It was produced by him and mixed by Chad Fischer (Ice age 3, Lisa Loeb). Over the last 15 years, Hay has gone solo and sold out venues.
To visit Barenaked Ladies’ official website, please click here. To “Like” them on facebook, please click here. To follow them on twitter, please click here. To subscribe to their YouTube channel, please click here. To purchase their songs on iTunes, please click here. To follow them on Instagram, please click here. To listen to their channel on Pandora, please click here. To stream them on Spotify, please click here. To find out more about them on rdio, please click here.
To visit Violent Femmes’ official website, please click here. To “Like” them on facebook, please click here. To follow them on twitter, please click here.
To visit Colin Hay’s official website, please click here. To “Like” him on facebook, please click here. To follow him on twitter, please click here. To subscribe to his YouTube channel, please click here.
U.S. Tour with Violent Femmes and Colin Hay
June 23 - Stage AE, Pittsburgh
June 26 - Maine State Pier, Portland, Maine
June 27 - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.
June 28 - The Mann Cneter For The Performing Arts, Philadelphia
June 29 - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Boston
July 1 - JBL Live at Pier 97, New York
July 2 - Mercer County Park Festival Ground, West Windsor Township, N.J.
July 3 - PNC, Waterside Pavilion, Solomons, Md.
July 4 - The Red Hat Amphitheatre, Raleigh, N.C.
July 8 - Uptown Amphitheatre at the Music Factory, Charlotte, N.C.
July 10 - Sunset Cove Amphitheatre, Boca Raton, Fla.
July 11 - The St. Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine, Fla.
July 12 - Verizon Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Atlanta
July 13 - Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater, Nashville, Tenn.
July 15 - Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, Texas
July 17 - Sandia Casino Amphitheatre, Albuquerque, N.M.
July 18 - Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas
July 19 - Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre, San Diego
July 21 - Greek Theatre, Los Angeles
July 22 - Mountain Winery, Saratoga, Calif.
July 24 - Idaho Botanical Garden, Boise, Idaho
July 25 - Edgefield, Portland, Ore.
July 26 - Marymoor Amphitheatre, Seattle
June 26 - Maine State Pier, Portland, Maine
June 27 - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.
June 28 - The Mann Cneter For The Performing Arts, Philadelphia
June 29 - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Boston
July 1 - JBL Live at Pier 97, New York
July 2 - Mercer County Park Festival Ground, West Windsor Township, N.J.
July 3 - PNC, Waterside Pavilion, Solomons, Md.
July 4 - The Red Hat Amphitheatre, Raleigh, N.C.
July 8 - Uptown Amphitheatre at the Music Factory, Charlotte, N.C.
July 10 - Sunset Cove Amphitheatre, Boca Raton, Fla.
July 11 - The St. Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine, Fla.
July 12 - Verizon Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Atlanta
July 13 - Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater, Nashville, Tenn.
July 15 - Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, Texas
July 17 - Sandia Casino Amphitheatre, Albuquerque, N.M.
July 18 - Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas
July 19 - Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre, San Diego
July 21 - Greek Theatre, Los Angeles
July 22 - Mountain Winery, Saratoga, Calif.
July 24 - Idaho Botanical Garden, Boise, Idaho
July 25 - Edgefield, Portland, Ore.
July 26 - Marymoor Amphitheatre, Seattle
Barenaked Ladies' U.K. Tour
Sept. 29 - Pyramid, Portsmouth, U.K.
Sept. 30 - Ritz, Manchester, U.K.
Oct. 1 - Glasgow, U.K.
Oct. 3 - Queens Hall, Edinburgh, U.K.
Oct. 5 - Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen, U.K.
Oct. 7 - Institute, Birmingham, U.K.
Oct. 8 - Academy, Bristol, U.K.
Oct. 9 - Indigo 2 at The O2, London, U.K.
Sept. 30 - Ritz, Manchester, U.K.
Oct. 1 - Glasgow, U.K.
Oct. 3 - Queens Hall, Edinburgh, U.K.
Oct. 5 - Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen, U.K.
Oct. 7 - Institute, Birmingham, U.K.
Oct. 8 - Academy, Bristol, U.K.
Oct. 9 - Indigo 2 at The O2, London, U.K.
Barenaked Ladies' Canadian 2015 Silverball Tour with Alan Doyle
Oct. 21 - CN Centre, Prince George, Canada
Oct. 22 - Queen Elizabeth Tour, Vancouver, Canada
Oct. 24 - Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops, Canada
Oct. 25 - Prospera Place, Kelowna, Canada
Oct. 26 - Western Financial Place, Cranbrook, Canada
Oct. 28 - Revolution Arena, Grande Prairie, Canada
Oct. 30 - Medicine Hat Regional Event Centre, Medicine Hat, Canada
Nov. 1 - Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, Canada
Nov. 2 - Enmax Centrium at Westerner Park, Red Deer, Canada
Nov. 3 - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, Canada
Nov. 4 - TCU Place, Saskatoon, Canada
Nov. 6 - MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Canada
Nov. 12 - RBC Theatre Budweiser Gardens, London, Canada
Nov. 13 - Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada
Nov. 17 - General Motors Centre, Oshawa, Canada
Nov. 18 - Centre in the Square, Kitchener, Canada
Nov. 20 - Peterborough Memorial Centre, Peterborough, Canada
Nov. 21 - Southern Hall at National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Canada
Oct. 21 - CN Centre, Prince George, Canada
Oct. 22 - Queen Elizabeth Tour, Vancouver, Canada
Oct. 24 - Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops, Canada
Oct. 25 - Prospera Place, Kelowna, Canada
Oct. 26 - Western Financial Place, Cranbrook, Canada
Oct. 28 - Revolution Arena, Grande Prairie, Canada
Oct. 30 - Medicine Hat Regional Event Centre, Medicine Hat, Canada
Nov. 1 - Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, Canada
Nov. 2 - Enmax Centrium at Westerner Park, Red Deer, Canada
Nov. 3 - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, Canada
Nov. 4 - TCU Place, Saskatoon, Canada
Nov. 6 - MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Canada
Nov. 12 - RBC Theatre Budweiser Gardens, London, Canada
Nov. 13 - Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada
Nov. 17 - General Motors Centre, Oshawa, Canada
Nov. 18 - Centre in the Square, Kitchener, Canada
Nov. 20 - Peterborough Memorial Centre, Peterborough, Canada
Nov. 21 - Southern Hall at National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Canada
Colin Hay's additional U.S. tour dates
June 24 - The Egg, Empire State Performing Arts Center, Albany, N.Y.
July 7 - Harvester Performance Center, Rocky Mount, Va.
Nov . 1 - Pantages Theatre, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Nov. 2 - The Englert Theatre, Iowa City, Iowa
Nov. 3 - The Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Bloomington, Ind.
Nov. 5 - Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee
Nov. 6 - THE VIC THEATRE, Chicago
Nov. 12 - The Birchmere, Alexandria, Va.
Nov. 13 - The Birchmere, Alexandria, Va.
Nov. 15 - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, Conn.
Nov. 17 - Hangar Theatre, Ithaca, N.Y.
Nov. 19 - Town Hall, New York
Nov. 20 - Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord, NH
Nov. 21 - Wilbur Theatre, Boston
Jan. 22 - Stateside at the Paramount, Austin, Texas
Jan. 23 - Stateside at the Paramount, Austin, Texas
Feb. 2 - Charleston Music Hall, Charleston, N.C.
July 7 - Harvester Performance Center, Rocky Mount, Va.
Nov . 1 - Pantages Theatre, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Nov. 2 - The Englert Theatre, Iowa City, Iowa
Nov. 3 - The Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Bloomington, Ind.
Nov. 5 - Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee
Nov. 6 - THE VIC THEATRE, Chicago
Nov. 12 - The Birchmere, Alexandria, Va.
Nov. 13 - The Birchmere, Alexandria, Va.
Nov. 15 - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, Conn.
Nov. 17 - Hangar Theatre, Ithaca, N.Y.
Nov. 19 - Town Hall, New York
Nov. 20 - Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord, NH
Nov. 21 - Wilbur Theatre, Boston
Jan. 22 - Stateside at the Paramount, Austin, Texas
Jan. 23 - Stateside at the Paramount, Austin, Texas
Feb. 2 - Charleston Music Hall, Charleston, N.C.
about the author
Sareth Ney is a freelance concert journalist for the Wu-Man Chu Chronicles. It is a division of A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Center for New Media from Colorado State University-Pueblo. After graduating—he continued his four year apprenticeship with master of horror, Clive Barker. In California, he met members of the Wu-Tang Clan. He became the journalist/superhero, Wu-Man Chu. He inducts everyone into his hall of fame, his goal is to write 150 articles in select time zones and he is the founder and co-host of No Cover Podcast.