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Ray Davies - 2008 Tour Dates, new album, Kinks reunion
At sixty-three, Ray Davies is still pretty feisty: After getting shot during a mugging in 2004, the Kinks frontman recovered and knocked out 2006's solid solo album Other People's Lives. On this follow-up, "No One Listen" finds Davies railing at the Louisiana officials who dropped charges against the man who allegedly shot him. Elsewhere on Working Man's Café, Davies carps about globalization ("Vietnam Cowboys"), young'uns who seek advice from him ("You're Asking Me") and the loss of a local greasy spoon ("Working Man's Café"). Davies' tune sense is still relatively intact, and he turns out loose melodies amid nimble bar-band grooves. [Rolling Stone]Tickets go on sale Sunday March 2nd @ 10am for a an April 8th Ray Davies show at the Beacon Theater in NYC (TICKET PRICES: $99.00, $89.00, $69.00 & $59.00).
Will the Kinks ever reunite? Ray very-recently talked to the Canadian Press...
Davies: My brother and I get along well, as well as we've ever gotten. He was seriously ill himself. ... He had a stroke a few months after (my shooting). And he got really angry. I think when people get that sort of thing there's so much pent-up anger inside them, they feel responsible for it. I can't put myself in his shoes but he's recording at home. The others want to do it, the original band and the various incarnations of the band. It would be fun to do and I want to set a rule that we have new music as well.Tour Dates below...CP: What do you think of these reunion tours, like with the Police?
Davies: They've milked it to death, haven't they? ... (Stewart) Copeland's a great drummer and Andy (Summer) is a good guitar player and (Sting) is good. But I saw the Police play in New York when they first came over and, I don't know, a good thing about the Kinks is, it's never the same every night.
CP: It seems a lot of fans are drawn to these reunion tours because they want to see if there'll be a blow-up on stage.
Davies (laughing): The Kinks would definitely not disappoint in that area.
Ray Davies - 2008 Tour Dates (via)
15 Mar - West Coast Blues n' Roots Festival, Fremantle, Australia. (30 minutes south of Perth.)
17 Mar - Enmore Theatre, Sydney, Australia. Tickets available from Ticketek.com.au.
19 Mar - Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
21 Mar - East Coast Blues Festival, Byron Bay, Australia
23 Mar - Southern Roots Tazmania, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Hobart
24 Mar - The Civic, Auckland, New Zealand
28 Mar - Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA
29 Mar - Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
1 Apr - Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL.
3 Apr - Music Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
5 Apr - Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA.
6 Apr - Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA
8 Apr - Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
Posted on February 27, 2008 1:03 PM
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jeez...with verve and ray davies, gonna be an expensive sat.
Posted by Anonymous | February 27, 2008 1:41 PM
Ray Davies? Yawn. Waterloo Sunset? Come on.
Posted by Anonymous | February 27, 2008 1:48 PM
$99? Phew - good thing they kept it below $100.
Glad I got to see the Kinks back in '79.
Posted by drewo | February 27, 2008 1:53 PM
Wow, if the Kinks put you to sleep, what the hell keeps you awake? I'm sure whatever bands you listen to were heavily influenced by the talents of Ray Davies, but you were probably sleeping so didn't notice. It's a shame.
Posted by Aimee Kilmer | February 27, 2008 2:02 PM
Anonymous 1:48, You're entitled to your opinion - your horrible, horrible opinion.
Posted by dandy | February 27, 2008 2:50 PM
Ray better be donning that red Father Christmas outfit - white beard, black boots n'all - if he's hoping to coax $99 outta my purse.
Posted by senor discount | February 27, 2008 8:46 PM
The Who, The Beatles, The Stones, The Kinks
what else needs to be said.
Posted by Anonymous | February 27, 2008 9:11 PM
Led Zeppelin, Anon. 9:11.
Posted by Anonymous | February 27, 2008 9:18 PM
Why is this same show less than half the price in Boston?
Posted by Anonymous | February 28, 2008 1:11 AM
fuck this. fucking hundred dollars for a show of songs
from an album with CAFE in the fucking title??? fucking
loony tunes.
Posted by Anonymous | February 29, 2008 2:39 AM
Ray Davies puts on a great show, but $99 is definitely steep. Folks in San Fransisco and Boston are being charged a good $50-60 less for the shows there, which seems a tad unfair and makes me think that maybe the Beacon Theatre is squarely to blame for the steep prices.
Posted by Adam D. Miller | February 29, 2008 3:24 PM
How come Tasmania gets Ray Davies but not Adelaide, South Australia.
Posted by jim Beasley | March 19, 2008 5:43 AM
I just saw Ray Davies and to see a music legend still kicking ass with some of the very best tunes ever written is worth far more than $99.
As for the twat that can only say f****** because he doesnt like the word "cafe" being in the title - grow up!
Posted by Alex | March 24, 2008 7:03 AM
I'm 41 and spending $109 per ticket in chicago and taking my 19 year old son. An f-in legend and will proudly sing along with waterloo sunset.
Posted by garrity | March 29, 2008 12:49 AM
the kinks and ray davies are indeed legends and anyone bored by their music hasn't taken the time to listen and probably has the attention span of a sand flea.
Posted by j hegg | March 30, 2008 5:22 PM
Actually, one great thing about Ray is that he wrote a nice handful of tunes for the sand fleas, too.
Posted by mark lloyd | April 2, 2008 1:19 PM
I saw the show in Los Angeles ..Thank you very much Mr Davies..It was an amazing show !!! I live in Hollywood and " Celluloid Heroes " hit me hard. When I was young I used to listen to that song and dream one day I would live in Hollywood were all my heroes and villians lived ... It just brought me back to a place I cherish !! Thank you very, very much !!! I recommend everyone see his show..True talent and vision are rare these days. And both have never left Mr Davies !!
In appreciation
Steve Nelson
Please, Please come back again !!!
Posted by STEVE NELSON | April 2, 2008 8:57 PM
what time will ray davies go on tonight?
Posted by Anonymous | April 8, 2008 5:49 PM
after daft punk
Posted by Anonymous | April 8, 2008 5:57 PM
hey -- anyone have an extra?
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thanks!
Posted by Anonymous | April 8, 2008 6:03 PM
I saw Ray Davies at the Beacon last week and
thought the show was GREAT! He is one of the most
talented,original songwriters of ANY generation.
Those in doubt need only listen to "Some Mother's Son","Celluloid Heroes" or "God's Children".I
hope for a Kinks reunion in my lifetime.
Posted by Kate Ratigan | April 15, 2008 11:51 AM
I saw Ray Davies at the Beacon last week and
thought the show was GREAT! He is one of the most
talented,original songwriters of ANY generation.
Those in doubt need only listen to "Some Mother's Son","Celluloid Heroes" or "God's Children".I
hope for a Kinks reunion in my lifetime.
Posted by Kate Ratigan | April 15, 2008 11:53 AM