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The B-52s & Squeeze schedule more shows (dates); Dexys Midnight Runners releasing new LP, playing shows too

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As mentioned, Squeeze have some upcoming dates in April with The English Beat which include Bergen Performing Arts Center (4/23) in Englewood, NJ (tickets), Roseland Ballroom (4/28) in NYC (tickets), and they’ve since added another NJ show happening on 4/25 at Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank (tickets).

The English Beat, who as Bill pointed out last year, is really just Dave Wakeling plus other people, has a number of other dates leading up to the Squeeze shows. Those dates include a show at Maxwell’s on April 2. Tickets are on sale now.

After the English Beat shows, Squeeze will be hooking up with the B-52s in June and July as part of the B-52s’ 35th anniversary tour. Those shows include Morristown, NJ (7/10), Atlantic City, NJ (7/13), Canandaigua, NY (7/14), and Westbury, NY (7/15). All dates and venues are listed below. The B-52s also play their own show at Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, NJ on 8/8.

In other new wave news, Dexys Midnight Runners (the UK version of The Beat includes a former Dexys member), who originally reunited in 2003, are set to release their first album since 1985’s Don’t Stand Me Down. The new album (which is being released under the name Dexys) is called One Day I’m Going To Soar. Check out the single, “Nowhere Is Home,” and a recent BBC interview/feature, below. The Dexys already have shows scheduled in Europe. “The performances will be made up of the entire new album {One Day Im Going To Soar}, in sequence, followed by a few Dexys favourites.”

All dates and stuff below…


Dexys Midnight Runners

Kevin Rowland Dexys Midnight Runners Interview BBC Culture Show 2012

B-52s — 2012 Tour Dates
MAY 12 Cary, NC Koka Booth
MAY 26 Rising Sun, IN Rising Star Casino Resort
MAY 27 Salamanca, NY Seneca Allegany Hotel & Casino – Event Center
JUN 02 Detroit, MI Belle Isle Park
JUN 07 Albuquerque, NM Sandia Casino Ballroom
JUN 08 Chandler, AZ Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino
JUN 21 Redmond, WA Marymoor Amphitheater
JUN 22 Portland, OR Oregon Zoo Amphitheater
JUN 24 Santa Rosa, CA Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
JUN 26 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery*
JUN 29 San Diego, CA Harrah’s Rincon*
JUN 30 Los Angeles, CA The Greek Theatre*
JUL 02 Salt Lake City, UT Red Butte Garden Amphitheater*
JUL 04 Denver, CO Denver Botanic Gardens*
JUL 06 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion*
JUL 07 Dubuque, IA Diamond Jo Casino ­Mississippi Moon Bar*
JUL 10 Morristown, NJ Mayo Center for the Performing Arts*
JUL 13 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel Casino*
JUL 14 Canandaigua, NY Constellation Brands Marvin Sands*
JUL 15 Westbury, NY Theatre at Westbury*
JUL 17 Bethlehem, PA Sands Bethlehem Event Center*
JUL 19 Vienna, VA The Filene Center at Wolf Trap*
JUL 20 North Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
JUL 21 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre
AUG 08 Englewood, NJ Bergen Performing Arts Center
* – w/ Squeeze


Squeeze — 2012 Tour Dates
April 10 House of Blues, San Diego, CA
April 11 The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA
April 13 House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
April 14 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Indio, CA
April 15 Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ
April 18 Uptown Theatre, Napa, CA
April 19 The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
April 21 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Indio, CA
April 23 Bergen Performing Arts Center, Englewood, NJ
April 25 Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
April 26 Carnegie Music Library, Munhall, PA
April 27 Rams Head Live, Baltimore, MD
April 28 Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY
June 26 The Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA*
June 29 Harrah’s Rincon San Diego, CA*
June 30 Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA*
July 2 Red Butte Garden Amphitheater Salt Lake City, UT*
July 4 Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, Denver, CO*
July 6 Charter One Pavillion Chicago, IL*
July 7 Mississippi Moonbar, Dubuque, IA*
July 10 Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown, NJ*
July 13 Borgata Hotel Casino Atlantic City, NJ*
July 14 Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Canandaigua, NY*
July 15 NYCB Theatre at Westbury, Westbury, NY*
July 17 Sands Bethlehem Event Center Bethlehem, PA*
July 19 Filene Center at Wolftrap, Vienna, VA*
* – w/ the B-52s

The English Beat — 2012 Tour Dates
03/23/2012 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, Georgia
03/25/2012 State Theatre Falls Church, Virginia
03/26/2012 ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
03/29/2012 Johnny D’s Restaurant & Music Club Somerville, Massachusetts
03/31/2012 StageOne Fairfield, Connecticut
04/01/2012 Port City Music Hall Portland, Maine
04/02/2012 Maxwell’s Hoboken, New Jersey
04/04/2012 Call The Office London, Ontario
04/05/2012 Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, Ontario
04/06/2012 SPACE Evanston, Illinois
04/07/2012 SPACE Evanston, Illinois
04/09/2012 Blind Pig Ann Arbor, Michigan
04/10/2012 20th Century Theatre Cincinnati, Ohio
04/12/2012 Musica Akron, Ohio
04/14/2012 Pabst Theater Milwaukee, Wisconsin
04/15/2012 The Cabooze Minneapolis, Minnesota
04/16/2012 Wooly’s Des Moines, Iowa
04/17/2012 The Waiting Room Omaha, Nebraska
04/19/2012 Academy Of Contemporary Music @ University Of Central Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
04/21/2012 Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room St. Louis, Missouri
04/22/2012 Skully’s Music Diner Columbus, Ohio
04/23/2012 Bergen Performing Arts Center Englewood, New Jersey*
04/25/2012 Count Basie Theatre Red Bank, New Jersey*
04/26/2012 Carnegie Library Music Hall Homestead, Pennsylvania*
04/27/2012 Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD*
04/28/2012 Roseland Ballroom New York, New York*
05/04/2012 Saint Rocke Hermosa Beach, California
05/05/2012 Mozambique Laguna Beach, California
05/10/2012 Dixon Fairgrounds Dixon, California
05/11/2012 Canyon Club Agoura Hills, California
05/18/2012 Avalon Night Club Santa Clara, California
05/31/2012 Canyon Club Agoura Hills, California
06/22/2012 Sound Board @ MotorCity Casino Detroit, Michigan
07/04/2012 Palisades Charter High School Pacific Palisades, California
07/20/2012 The Stephen Talkhouse Amagansett, New York
07/27/2012 Monte De Oro Winery Temecula, California
* – w/ Squeeze