[The Horrible Esthete]

From The Eyeball Kid blog:

Friday, May 02, 2008
Tour and website

On Monday May 5 at 9 AM EST Tomwaits.com will show higlights from a press conference at which Tom Waits will announce his new site and a summer tour Glitter and Doom.

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[Jenna_Bird]

WHAAAAT? [/end Aunt Linda]

That's very promising news, especially with a name like "Glitter and Doom". I know there are a handful of Waits fns on the board and I would urge every one of you to try to see him in concert. He's quite the entertainer, as you can see from the handful of reviews in the thread about last summer's mini-tour. I'd post the link, but the search feature isn't cooperating right now.

-Jenna

[direwolf74]

As I've said before, I'd step over my own mother to see this guy live, but unfortunately he never performs anywhere near Calgary. If by some miracle he ends up playing Vancouver or Seattle, then I could definitely make the trip, but I'm not getting my hopes up. I wonder if this means a new album is in the works?

[The Horrible Esthete]

WHAAAAT? [/end Aunt Linda]

I'd post the link, but the search feature isn't cooperating right now.

Gaaaahhhhh! [/Aunt Linda]

I don't think the new format's search feature finds anything posted under the old format.

I wonder if this means a new album is in the works?

I wondered the same thing, but I can't find any news of such anywhere......

[Jenna_Bird]

Here are the tour dates!!

Upcoming Shows & Events - Tom Waits

Tour - Orpheum
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Phoenix, US

Tour - Orpheum
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Phoenix, US

Tour - Plaza Theatre
Friday, June 20, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
El Paso, US

Tour - Jones Hall
Sunday, June 22, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Houston, US

Tour - Palladium
Monday, June 23, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Dallas, US

Tour - Brady Theatre
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Tulsa, US

Tour - Fox Theatre
Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
St Louis, US

Tour - Ohio Theatre
Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Columbus, US

Tour - Civic Theatre
Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Knoxville, US

Tour - Moran Theatre
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Jacksonville, US

Tour - Saenger Theatre
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Mobile, US

Tour - Alabama Theatre
Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Birmingham, US

Tour - Fox Theatre
Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Atlanta, US

Waits claims in the press conference that the dates are carefully caluculated using a acornym and constellations. The end result is "PEHDTSCKJMBA", pronouced Peds-kah-jum-ba". Apparentally, it means "People envy happiness, dogs, though, sense courage, knowing jubilation means better ass-etts". There's even a chart to prove it. The video is available at <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.tomwaits.com">www.tomwaits.com</a><!-- w -->.

Either way, Colombus. EEEEEE! :jump

-Jenna

[direwolf74]

As expected, no dates anywhere near where I live. Bummer. Have fun at the show, you lucky bastards.

[The Horrible Esthete]

As expected, no dates anywhere near where I live. Bummer. Have fun at the show, you lucky bastards.

I won't consider myself "lucky" until tickets are successfully purchased. This Columbus date is the only one in the midwest region....Knoxville is the next nearest. There are many many large cities in the region for which this will be the nearest date, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Plus, I noticed that the tix are $82.50, and that's before Ticketbastard gets their vig. They'll be $100 a pop. Yikes.

Maybe he'll add some western dates and include Seattle...or Portland :? I guess those are the only real possibilities for someone in Calgary, huh? Unless he ventures north of the border and hits Vancouver maybe...for some reason I doubt he'll do that....

[The Horrible Esthete]

WOOHOO!!

Floor 3, Row V!!



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[Jenna_Bird]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Tom Waits show #3, here we come! :jump

-Jenna