Squeeze and the Psychedelic Furs have just rolled out a 26-city late-summer and fall tour. The two new wave legends launch the trek on September 8th at New York City's Radio City Music Hall and wind things down on October 14th in Las Vegas at the Palms.
Squeeze's Glenn Tilbrook recalled being estranged from co-founder and songwriting partner Chris Difford for nearly a decade only made him enjoy and respect their relationship more: “Not working together has enabled us to appreciate each other for what we are. And not having the responsibility of going up each other's noses all the time has enabled us to get back our relationship, which was lost, really, when we started making records. I would rather have the relationship with Chris, and friendship, rather than the professional relationship — that's more important to me. And we get on better now than we have done at, y'know, any point since 1976, which is great.”
Although the Psychedelic Furs still play many of their hits, including the classic “Pretty In Pink,” frontman Richard Butler wants people to remember the song as a separate entity from the iconic movie of the same name: “Now, I'd like to remind them that the song was actually written in 1982 and the movie was made in 1985, so, uh, try and get rid of that picture of Molly Ringwald that (laughs) you've got in your head when you listen to the song — pleeeese!”
The Psychedelic Furs next play on Thursday night (May 18th) at Clearwater, Florida's Capitol Theatre.
JUST ANNOUNCED: Squeeze / The Psychedelic Furs North American tour dates (subject to change):
September 8 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
September 9 – Masantucket, CT – Foxwoods
September 10 – Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony Outdoors
September 12 – Boston, MA – Wang Theatre
September13 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met
September 14 – Vienna, VA – Filene Center – Wolf Trap Amphitheater
September 16 – Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain
September 17- Nashville, TN – Grand Ole Opry
September 19 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center
September 20 – Richmond, VA – Virginia Credit Union Live
September 22 – Nashville, IN – Brown County Music Center
September 23 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
September 24 – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed
September 26 – St. Louis, MO – Stifel Theater
September 27 – Minneapolis, MN – The Uptown Theater
September 29- Denver, CO – Bellco
September 30 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Eccles Theater
October 2 – Eugene, OR – Silva Concert Hall at Hult Center
October 3 – Seattle, WA – The Paramount Theater
October 5 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery
October 6 – Napa, CA – Blue Note Napa Summer Session at Meritage Resort
October 7 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live
October 9 – San Diego, CA – The Sound
October 12 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre
October 13 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek
October 14 – Las Vegas, NV – Palms