Courtesy of Shore Fire MediaThe North American leg of the MC50 Tour, a trek organized by founding MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the making of the influential band’s 1969 debut album, Kick Out the Jams, begins tonight in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Kramer tells ABC Radio that he felt the anniversary “was a good excuse to tour,” adding, “I like playing music for people. It’s what I started off doing and I still enjoy doing.”
Joining Kramer on the trek are Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil, Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty, Faith No More bassist Billy Gould and singer Marcus Durant, one-time singer of the now-defunct band Zen Guerilla.
While Wayne calls Durant “our secret weapon,” he says playing with all of the musicians taking part in the tour is special for him, because each of them “have their own connection to the music of the MC5.”
He explains, “The MC5’s music was important to them at a specific point in their earlier life. So they have a relationship with the music apart from their friendship with me.”
The North American leg of the MC50 Tour includes 35 dates and runs through an October 27 show in the MC5’s hometown, Detroit.
Kramer says each show will begin with a full performance of Kick Out the Jams, “then we’ll take a little intermission and come back and play a handful of songs from the other [two MC5] albums.”
In addition, Wayne says he hopes to have guest artists “in every city come up and do their favorite MC5 songs.”
A 20-date European leg will follow the American outing. Check out full details about the trek at MC50th.com.
“If you are a rocker, Kramer declares, “come on out with us and we’re gonna raise the roof.”
Here are all the North American dates:
9/5 — Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Revolution Live
9/6 — St. Augustine, FL, Backyard Stage at St. Augustine Amphitheatre
9/7 — Atlanta, GA, Variety Playhouse
9/8 — Raleigh, NC, Hopscotch Music Festival
9/9 — Nashville, TN, Exit/In
9/11 — Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club
9/12 — New Haven, CT, College Street Music Hall
9/13 — Boston, MA, Paradise Rock Club
9/14 — Huntington, NY, The Paramount
9/15 — Philadelphia, PA, Union Transfer
9/17 — New York, NY, Irving Plaza
9/18 — Montreal, QC, Canada, Corona Theatre
9/19 — Toronto, ON, Canada, Danforth Music Hall
9/21 — Pittsburgh, PA, Mr. Smalls Theatre
9/22 — Grand Rapids, MI, 20 Monroe Live
9/23 — Cleveland, OH, House of Blues
9/25 — Milwaukee, WI, Turner Hall Ballroom
9/26 — St. Louis, MO, The Ready Room
9/28 — Austin, TX, Mohawk
9/29 — Dallas, TX, Granada Theater
10/1 — Tempe, AZ, The Marquee
10/2 — Las Vegas, NV, Brooklyn Bowl
10/3 — San Diego, CA, House of Blues
10/4 — San Francisco, CA, The Regency Ballroom
10/5 — Los Angeles, CA, John Anson Ford
10/15 — Portland, OR, Roseland
10/16 — Seattle, WA, Showbox Market
10/17 — Vancouver, BC, Canada, Commodore Ballroom
10/19 — Salt Lake City, UT, Metro Music Hall
10/20 — Englewood, CO, Gothic Theatre
10/23 — Minneapolis, MN, Varsity Theater
10/24 — Chicago, IL, Metro
10/25 — Cincinnati, OH, Bogart’s
10/26 — Detroit, MI, St. Andrew’s Hall
10/27 — Detroit, MI, The Fillmore
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9/5 — Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Revolution Live
9/6 — St. Augustine, FL, Backyard Stage at St. Augustine Amphitheatre
9/7 — Atlanta, GA, Variety Playhouse
9/8 — Raleigh, NC, Hopscotch Music Festival
9/9 — Nashville, TN, Exit/In
9/11 — Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club
9/12 — New Haven, CT, College Street Music Hall
9/13 — Boston, MA, Paradise Rock Club
9/14 — Huntington, NY, The Paramount
9/15 — Philadelphia, PA, Union Transfer
9/17 — New York, NY, Irving Plaza
9/18 — Montreal, QC, Canada, Corona Theatre
9/19 — Toronto, ON, Canada, Danforth Music Hall
9/21 — Pittsburgh, PA, Mr. Smalls Theatre
9/22 — Grand Rapids, MI, 20 Monroe Live
9/23 — Cleveland, OH, House of Blues
9/25 — Milwaukee, WI, Turner Hall Ballroom
9/26 — St. Louis, MO, The Ready Room
9/28 — Austin, TX, Mohawk
9/29 — Dallas, TX, Granada Theater
10/1 — Tempe, AZ, The Marquee
10/2 — Las Vegas, NV, Brooklyn Bowl
10/3 — San Diego, CA, House of Blues
10/4 — San Francisco, CA, The Regency Ballroom
10/5 — Los Angeles, CA, John Anson Ford
10/15 — Portland, OR, Roseland
10/16 — Seattle, WA, Showbox Market
10/17 — Vancouver, BC, Canada, Commodore Ballroom
10/19 — Salt Lake City, UT, Metro Music Hall
10/20 — Englewood, CO, Gothic Theatre
10/23 — Minneapolis, MN, Varsity Theater
10/24 — Chicago, IL, Metro
10/25 — Cincinnati, OH, Bogart’s
10/26 — Detroit, MI, St. Andrew’s Hall
10/27 — Detroit, MI, The Fillmore
