Rollins Tours and Calls for Recountdown
07/14/2008
Lions and tigers and Bushes and Cheneys, oh my!
By Fred Mills
Henry Rollins is gearing up to hit the road with, as we are advised by his camp, “an eye to the future and a disapproving nod to the past.” We’re talking, of course, of the impending end to the Bible Thumper In Chief’s sordid reign in Amerika. That’s right: Rollins will be putting his mouth where our money is with his latest talking tour, dubbed “Recountdown.”
The tour kicks off September 19 in Berkeley, CA and will run past Election Day in November to ensure no irregularities as polling places. Tickets for the tour go on sale July 17 and July 18, with pre-sales starting TODAY, Monday, July 14 at 10 a.m. at www.Rollinsrollins.com and www.21361.com.
“Hoping that the bad times are almost over, I am taking advantage of the current situation to spend the last few nights of the catastrophic Bush administration onstage,” Rollins said in a statement. “Things will be so different after he's gone. For me, the new century will have finally arrived. Since I was last in the cities that I will be visiting on this tour, I have been fairly far and wide and have a lot of new stories to tell. I look forward to spending autumn in my favorite country.”
It’s guaranteed to be a two-fisted, multifaceted journey through Rollins’ hyperactive ID, across our political and cultural landscape, and perhaps a smidge of punk rock ‘tude. Tattoos optional.
Before “Recountdown,” Rollins will be in Thailand and Burma, followed by a string of European tour dates in August. Meanwhile, IFC recently filmed his performances in Cape Town, Belfast and at Tipitina’s in New Orleans for TV specials to air later this year.
Rollins Tour Dates:
Thurs, Sept. 18 Ames, IA Stephens Auditorium
Fri., Sept. 19 Berkeley, CA Zellerbach Auditorium (Univ. of California/Berkeley)
Wed., Sept. 24 Nashville, TN Tennessee Performing Arts Center
Thu., Sept. 25 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
Fri., Sept. 26 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues
Sat., Sept. 27 Fort Lauderdale, FL Revolution
Sun., Sept. 28 Fort Lauderdale, FL Revolution
Mon., Sept. 29 Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
Fri., Oct. 3 Stafford, TX Stafford Centre
Sat., Oct. 4 Dallas, TX Lakewood Theatre
Sun., Oct. 5 Austin, TX La Zona Rosa
Tue., Oct. 7 Albuquerque, NM Kimo Theater
Wed., Oct. 8 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theater
Thu., Oct. 9 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
Fri., Oct. 10 San Diego, CA 4th & B
Sat., Oct. 11 Santa Barbara, CA SoHo Restaurant & Music Club
Mon., Oct. 13 Portland, OR Newmark Theatre
Wed., Oct. 15 Missoula, MT Wilma Theatre
Thu., Oct. 16 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
Sat., Oct. 18 Bend, OR Midtown Ballroom
Sun., Oct. 19 Vancouver, BC Centre for Performing Arts
Mon., Oct. 20 Calgary, AB Jack Singer Concert Hall
Tue., Oct. 21 Edmonton, AB Winspear Centre
Thu., Oct. 23 Duluth, MN Sacred Heart Music Center
Fri., Oct. 24 Minneapolis, MN Pantages Theatre
Sat., Oct. 25 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
Sun., Oct. 26 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
Mon., Oct. 27 Toronto, ON Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Tue., Oct. 28 London, ON Centennial Hall
Wed. Oct. 29 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
Thu., Oct. 30 New York, NY Town Hall
Fri., Oct. 31 Albany, NY The Egg
Sat., Nov. 1 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
Sun., Nov. 2 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
Mon, Nov. 3 Alexandria, VA Birchmere
Wed., Nov. 5 Louisville, KY Headliner’s
Thu., Nov. 6 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
Sat., Nov. 8 Boulder, CO Boulder Theater
Sun., Nov. 9 Aspen, CO Belly Up Tavern
Mon., Nov. 10 Salt Lake City, UT Murray Theater
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