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Flipper (with David Yow) announce 40th anniversary tour

San Francisco punk icons Flipper — featuring original members Ted Falconi and Steve DePace, along with The Jesus Lizard’s David Yow (who toured with Flipper in 2015) and Rachel Thoele (Mud Women, Frightwig) — will tour this spring and summer in celebration of the band’s 40th anniversary. Dates kick off April 12 in Los Angeles at the Regent Theater and include their appearance at Las Vegas’ Punk Rock Bowling in May, as well as shows in San Diego, Portland, Vancouver, Seattle, Chicago, St Louis and more. No East Coast dates yet, but stay tuned. All announced dates are listed below.

Flipper’s 1982 song “Nothing” is part of our feature “15 songs that influenced Nirvana (probably)” and you can listen to that and other Flipper classics, below.

Flipper with David Yow – 2019 Tour Dates
04/12 Los Angeles, CA – Regent Theater
04/13 Long Beach, CA – Alex’s Bar
04/14 San Diego, CA – Casbah
05/24 Los Vegas, NV – Punk Rock Bowling
06/06 Portland, OR – Bossanova
06/07 Vancouver, BC – Astoria
06/08 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
06/27 Indianapolis, IN – Melody Inn
06/28 Chicago, IL – Reggie’s
06/29 St. Louis, MO – Fu Bar
07/11 San Jose, CA – The Ritz
07/12 Sacramento, CA – Blue Lamp
07/13 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
07/26 Ventura, CA – Ventura Theatre