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SPINAL TAP Announces 'Unwigged' Tour - Mar. 2, 2009

According to Billboard.com, SPINAL TAP will embark on a 30-date concert tour this spring. The six-week theater trek, dubbed "Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer", kicks off April 17 in Vancouver and runs through May 31 in Milwaukee. Tickets go on sale starting Friday (March 6).

The trio is in the midst of recording a new SPINAL TAP album that will be released May 26 and feature the "original studio versions" of the live songs on "This is Spinal Tap" and some new songs — including the ironically titled "Short and Sweet", a 20-minute epic to which they're "adding stellar guitar player (guest) as we speak," according to Michael McKean.

Read more at Billboard.com.

"Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer" tour dates:

Apr. 17 - Vancouver, B.C. - Center for the Performing Arts
Apr. 19 - Portland, OR - Keller Auditorium
Apr. 20 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
Apr. 22 - Oakland, CA - Paramount Theatre
Apr. 23 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara County Bowl
Apr. 26 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
Apr. 27 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
Apr. 29 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
May 01 - Houston, TX - Jesse H, Jones Hall
May 02 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Theatre
May 04 - Jacksonville, FL Florida Theatre
May 05 - Miami, FL - The Fillmore
May 06 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
May 08 - St. Petersburg, FL - Mahaffey Theatre
May 09 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
May 10 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
May 12 - Baltimore, MD - Lyric Opera House
May 13 - Washington, D.C. - Warner Theatre
May 14 - Philadelphia, PA - Keswick Theatre
May 17 - Columbus, OH - Palace Theatre
May 19 - Cleveland, OH - State Theatre
May 21 - Toronto, ONT - Massey Hall
May 22 - Mashantucket, CT - MGM Grand Theatre at Foxwoods
May 23 - Boston, MA - The Wilbur Theatre
May 24 - Atlantic City, NJ - Music Box at The Borgata
May 26 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
May 27 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
May 29 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
May 30 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
May 31 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre

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	COMMENT \| posted by : ahl 3/2/2009 5:32:57 PM

	Tap into America! Jones Hall... what a weird place for a metal show! That's a performing arts/theater/opera house.

	COMMENT \| where is Montreal posted by : Balzak 3/2/2009 5:54:16 PM

	We need a date in mOntreal!!!

	COMMENT \| YES!!! posted by : cfh8784 3/2/2009 5:55:43 PM

	THIS SHALL BE THE BIGGEST TOUR OF THE SUMMER!!!

	COMMENT \| fuck yeah posted by : savagedamage 3/2/2009 6:38:04 PM

	Paramount Theatre Oakland,California! Now that's a classy place normally reserved for symphonies,comedy, crooners,and lame easy listening RnB singers. Although Tom Waits,Morrissey,Beck,Flaming Lips,Leonnard Cohen have done stuff there too. This should be a cool and very funny evening!

	COMMENT \| posted by : Fani Dilth 3/2/2009 6:55:57 PM

	I think I will pull a Spinal Tap prank and wrap a cucumber up in tin foil as I pass through the security check point...

	COMMENT \| Two words posted by : Sonic Titan 3/2/2009 7:07:21 PM

	Kick Ass

	COMMENT \| I'd like to pose a proper question.. posted by : xdrunessx 3/2/2009 7:56:00 PM

	Will they be playing Stonehedge?? If so, I'm fuckin' there man!

	COMMENT \| Puppets posted by : drivinrain 3/2/2009 8:04:44 PM

	Will there be puppets or dancing midgets?

	COMMENT \| -- "the authorities said posted by : msmith 3/2/2009 8:29:00 PM

	...it was best left unSOLVED."

	COMMENT \| The volume goes to 11 \m/ posted by : RiotAct666 3/2/2009 8:43:41 PM

	Can't wait to see them this year. Long live the tap!!!!!!!!!!!

	COMMENT \| come to Europe... posted by : megal0maniac 3/2/2009 8:53:53 PM

	oh man - i was worried a release i m working on might go against Black Sabbath - so i changed the release date - but THE TAP ? Why oh why ?!?!?!??!?!?

	COMMENT \| awesome posted by : Zoo Keeper 666 3/2/2009 8:58:22 PM

	a tour to be seen...

	COMMENT \| Hopefully they won't get lost on the way to the stage. posted by : EL PENDEJO 3/2/2009 9:11:36 PM

	.

	COMMENT \| . posted by : FrankRizzo 3/2/2009 9:20:58 PM

	Still , gonna be better than Chickenfoot! Long live Tap!

	COMMENT \| Why unplugged? posted by : coreywithweed 3/2/2009 9:58:44 PM

	Did their drummer die or something?

	COMMENT \| posted by : madeinquebec 3/2/2009 10:33:00 PM

	Spinal Tap rules

	COMMENT \| HELLO CLEVELAND! HELLO CLEVELAND!!! posted by : Malouf 3/3/2009 2:14:16 AM

	HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO ....HELLO ......HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO ......HELLO HELLO

	COMMENT \| posted by : kling_klang_bed 3/3/2009 6:47:02 AM

	Who'd have thought you'd see a metal show at the Chicago Theatre?!?

	COMMENT \| posted by : kling_klang_bed 3/3/2009 7:00:09 AM

	Nigel: Ian, can I have a word with you for a minute? Ian: Yes, of course. Nigel: ...uh, a couple of problems with the... Ian: What? Nigel: ...arrangments backstage... Ian: What exactly? Nigel: Well, uh.. Ian: What, I mean... Nigel: Well, no, there's some problems here, I don't even know where to start, alright? This, uh.. Ian: Soundcheck? Whats, whats, whats wrong? Nigel: No, no, no, no this....look, look, look, there's a little problem with the... look this, this miniature bread. It's like... I've been working with this now for about half an hour. I can't figure out... let's say I want a bite, right, you've got this... Ian: You'd like bigger bread? Nigel: Exactly! I don't understand how... Ian: You could fold this though. Nigel: Well, no then it's half the size. Ian: Not the bread, you could fold the meat. Nigel: Yeah, but then it, then it breaks up, breaks apart like this. Ian: No, no, no, you put it on the bread like this, you see Nigel: But then, if you keep folding it, it keeps breaking... Ian: Why do you keep folding it? Nigel: And then you...everyhing has to be folded, and then it's this, and I don't want this. I want large bread so that I can put this... Ian: Right Nigel: ...so then it's like this, this doesn't work because then ...it's all.... Ian: 'cause it hangs out like that? Nigel: Look... Ian: Yeah. Nigel: Would you... be holding this? Ian: No, I don't want to eat... I wouldn't want to put that in my mouth, no you're right, Nigel, you're right... Nigel: No, alright 'A', exhibit 'A', now we move on to this, look, look who's in here? No one! And then in here there's a little guy, look! So it's, it's a complete catastrophe! Ian: You're right, Nigel, Nigel calm down, calm down. Nigel: Calm d...good, no it's not a big deal, it's a joke, it's really, it's... Ian: I'm sorry, it's just some crappy univeristy, you know Nigel: I know, Yeah, right, it's a joke, it's all a j.. Ian: Really, I don't want it to affect your performance. Nigel: It's not gonna affect my performance, don't worry about it, alright, just hate it, it's really... Ian: It won't happen again. Nigel: It does disturb me. Ian: It's disgusting. Nigel: But I'll rise above it, I'm a professional, right? Ian: Alright.

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