Strange Little Birds Tour
World tour by Garbage
Promotional poster
Location
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America
Associated albumStrange Little Birds
Start dateMay 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)
End dateDecember 17, 2016 (2016-12-17)
Legs7
No. of shows81
Websitewww.garbage.com
Garbage concert chronology

The Strange Little Birds Tour was the seventh concert tour by American rock band Garbage, in support of their sixth studio album, Strange Little Birds (2016).[1][2] The tour began on May 16, 2016, in Irvine, California,[3][4] and ended on December 17, 2016, in Lima, Peru.

Garbage's touring line-up is augmented by Eric Avery on bass guitar. Due to illness, Butch Vig was replaced by Matt Walker for European and North American shows at the start of the run and later Eric Gardner. Garbage have been supported by a number of hand-picked opening acts on this tour; including Tiny Little Houses, Olympia, Tash Sultana, The Pearl Harts, Kristin Kontrol and Cigarettes After Sex.

Tour dates

Garbage performing at the Rockavaria in Munich.
Date City Country Venue
United States
May 14, 2016 Irvine United States KROQ Weenie Roast
Irvine Meadows Amphitheater
Europe
Support: The Pearl Harts (on headline shows)
May 24, 2016 Reims France La Cartonnerie
May 26, 2016 Dortmund Germany Rock im Revier
May 27, 2016 Frankfurt Women of the World Festival
Alte Oper
May 28, 2016 Munich Rockavaria[5]
May 30, 2016 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso[6]
May 31, 2016 Hollerich Luxembourg Den Atelier
June 1, 2016 Crans-près-Céligny Switzerland Caribana Festival[7]
June 3, 2016 Lyon France Le Radiant
June 5, 2016 Grenoble La Belle Electrique[8]
June 7, 2016 Ljubljana Slovenia Center urbane kulture Kino Šiška
June 8, 2016 Milan Italy Fabrique[9]
June 10, 2016 Nickelsdorf Austria Nova Rock Festival
June 13, 2016 London United Kingdom Troxy
June 14, 2016 Nottingham Rock City
June 16, 2016 Madrid Spain Mad Cool Festival, Caja Mágica[10]
North America[11]
Support: Kristin Kontrol (on headline shows)
June 18, 2016 Chicago United States WKQK Piqniq
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 6, 2016 Milwaukee Summerfest
July 7, 2016 Minneapolis Skyway Theater
July 8, 2016 Papillion Sumtur Amphitheater
July 10, 2016 Kansas City Uptown Theater
July 12, 2016 St. Louis The Pageant
July 13, 2016 Tulsa Brady Theater
July 15, 2016 Indianapolis Old National Center
July 16, 2016 Detroit The Fillmore Detroit
July 17, 2016 Columbus PromoWest Fest
July 19, 2016 Knoxville The Mill & Mine
July 20, 2016 Nashville Ryman Auditorium
July 22, 2016 Atlanta The Tabernacle
July 23, 2016 Charlotte Fillmore Charlotte
July 25, 2016 Richmond National Theater
July 27, 2016 Sayreville Starland Ballroom
July 28, 2016 Boston House of Blues
July 30, 2016 Philadelphia Fillmore Philadelphia
July 31, 2016 Baltimore Rams Head Live!
August 1, 2016 New York City Summerstage
August 3, 2016 Washington, D.C. Lincoln Theatre
Europe
August 6, 2016 Rheinfelden Switzerland River Nights Festival
August 8, 2016 Lokeren Belgium Lokerse Festival[12]
August 10, 2016 Luhmühlen Germany A Summer's Tale Festival[13]
August 12, 2016 Saint-Brieuc France Fêtes du Bruit[14]
August 14, 2016 Riga Latvia Kubana Festival
August 16, 2016 Binyamina Israel Zappa Shuni
August 17, 2016
August 20, 2016 Bodø Norway Parkenfestivalen
North America
Support: Cigarettes After Sex
September 4, 2016 Guadalajara Mexico Diana Theatre[15]
September 5, 2016 Monterrey Monterrey Arena
September 7, 2016 Mexico City Mexico City Arena
September 9, 2016 Houston United States Revention Music Center
September 10, 2016 Dallas South Side Ballroom
September 11, 2016 San Antonio Majestic Theatre
September 14, 2016 Aspen Belly Up
September 15, 2016 Denver Fillmore Auditorium
September 16, 2016 Salt Lake City The Complex
September 18, 2016 Portland Roseland Theater
September 19, 2016 Seattle Paramount Theatre
September 22, 2016 Las Vegas The Foundry at SLS
September 23, 2016 Irvine 93.1 JACK FM's 11th
Irvine Meadows Amphitheater
September 24, 2016 San Francisco The Masonic
October 20, 2016 Ventura Ventura Theater
October 21, 2016 Los Angeles Hollywood Forever Cemetery
October 27, 2016 Phoenix Arizona State Fair
Europe
November 2, 2016 Florence Italy Teatro Obihall
November 3, 2016 Padua Gran Teatro Geox
November 5, 2016 Paris France Salle Pleyel
November 7, 2016 Oslo Norway Sentrum Scene
November 8, 2016 Odense Denmark Posten
November 9, 2016 Copenhagen Vega
November 11, 2016 Brussels Belgium Cirque Royal
November 13, 2016 Kyiv Ukraine Stereo Plaza
November 15, 2016 Saint Petersburg Russia A2 Club
November 17, 2016 Moscow Yotaspace
November 18, 2016
November 19, 2016 Yekaterinburg Tele-club
Oceania
A Day on the Green tour with The Temper Trap
November 24, 2016 Melbourne Australia Regent Theatre
November 26, 2016 Yarra Valley Rochford Wines
November 27, 2016 Adelaide Leconfield Wines
November 29, 2016 Perth Kings Park and Botanic Garden
December 2, 2016 Sydney Hordern Pavilion
December 3, 2016 Hunter Valley Bimbadgen Winery
December 4, 2016 Brisbane Sirromet Wines
South America
December 10, 2016 São Paulo Brazil Tropical Butantã
December 11, 2016 Rio de Janeiro Circo Voador
December 13, 2016 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio Luna Park
December 14, 2016 Santiago Chile Teatro Caupolicán
December 15, 2016
December 17, 2016 Lima Peru VIVO X EL ROCK Festival

Cancelled shows

June 4, 2016 Montereau-Fault-Yonne[16] France Festival de Montereau Confluences Cancelled
December 1, 2016 Wollongong Australia WIN Entertainment Centre Cancelled

Setlist

The tour set list omits less well known songs for festival appearances. Songs introduced during the run include "So Like A Rose" (from Beautiful Garbage) performed in both London and St. Louis as a tribute to "Blood For Poppies" music video director Matt Irwin. At the beginning of July, debut album track "Supervixen" was added to the set, along with "Shut Your Mouth", while "Subhuman", "Queer", "Milk", "Androgyny" and "Beloved Freak" returned to the set on occasion over the following two months. During September, Strange Little Birds tracks "Night Drive Loneliness" and "Magnetized" were performed in concert, "So We Can Stay Alive" has also been sound-checked.

During this tour, Shirley has been quoting lines from the Beyoncé songs "Sorry" and "Don't Hurt Yourself" alongside lyrics from Marianne Faithfull's "Why D'Ya Do It", Patti Smith Group's "Revenge" and Siouxsie and the Banshees' "Drop Dead/Celebration" on "Vow". In addition to interpolating from "Talk of the Town" by The Pretenders on "Special", Shirley has also quoted lines from their song "Kid" and their cover of "I Go to Sleep".

Reims (May 24, 2016)

 

  1. "Sometimes"
  2. "Empty"
  3. "Stupid Girl"
  4. "Special"
  5. "Blood for Poppies"
  6. "Bleed Like Me"
  7. "My Lover's Box"
  8. "Even Though Our Love is Doomed"
  9. "Control"
  10. "#1 Crush"
  11. "I Think I'm Paranoid"
  12. "Battle In Me"
  13. "Only Happy When It Rains"
  14. "Why Do You Love Me"
  15. "The Trick Is to Keep Breathing"
  16. "Blackout"
  17. "Push It"
  18. "Vow"
  19. "Automatic Systematic Habit"
  1. "A Stroke of Luck"
  2. "Sex Is Not the Enemy"
  3. "Cherry Lips"

References

  1. ^ "Garbage Prep New Album 'Strange Little Birds'". Rolling Stone. March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Trendell, Andrew (March 10, 2016). "Garbage announce new album, Strange Little Birds + UK tour". Gigwise. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "Garbage Announces Tour, Album". Pollstar. March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "Garbage To Support New Album 'Strange Little Birds' With European Summer Tour". Stereoboard. March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  5. ^ "Rockavaria 2016: Garbage und Gotthard neu im Line-Up". Museek. December 10, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  6. ^ "nieuws: Garbage komt eind mei naar Paradiso". Podiuminfo. March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  7. ^ "Garbage en concert au Caribana Festival 2016". Zikeo. February 2, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  8. ^ "Garbage à Grenoble en juin !". Le Dauphine. December 10, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "I Garbage in concerto a Milano". Globalist. March 12, 2016. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  10. ^ "Garbage, entre los nuevos confirmados del Mad Cool Festival". Cromosomo. March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  11. ^ "Garbage Announce 'Strange Little Birds' Headlining U.S. Tour". May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  12. ^ "Van Morrison, Garbage en Neil Finn op Lokerse Feesten". De Redactie. March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  13. ^ "A Summer's Tale 2016: Noel Gallagher und Garbage als Headliner dabei". Rolling Stone. February 2, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  14. ^ "Fête du Bruit. Iggy Pop, Garbage, Casseurs Flowters à Landerneau". Ouest France. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  15. ^ Garibay, Daniel (2016). "Garbage... ¡al Diana!". MURAL. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  16. ^ "Garbage et Chamfort avec Polnareff et Maître Gims à Montereau Confluences". Le Parisien. January 4, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
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