In the early- to mid-'80s, The Butthole Surfers surely might have been one of the most psychedelic bands around. As of the mid-'90s, they had just become the band that did that "Pepper" song. Today, they are largely known as the band that did that "Pepper" song. Apparently though, the band will not be playing it on this tour, so if that's what you wanna hear, you can just stop reading right now.
They won't be playing that song because The Surfers are back to the early lineup of Gibby Hanes, Paul Leary, Jeff Pinkus, King Coffey, and Teresa Taylor! Does this mean they will only play the old stuff? Not sure!
In any case, The Surfers have invited fellow weirdo psych-rockers Psychic Ills to join them for the tour. They'll start things off September 24 in their home state of Texas, playing at the House of Blues in Houston, and then skip around for about a month until they end things in LA at Club Nokia on October 18. On their last three dates, they will be joined by The Melvins. The Butthole Surfers will also be doing two shows at the end of October with Peaches, one of them being a big Halloween extravaganza in Austin. Here are the dates:
09.24.09 - Houston, TX - House of Blues #
09.25.09 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues #
09.26.09 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade #
09.28.09 - Baltimore, MA - Sonar #
09.29.09 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero #
09.30.09 - Boston, MA - The Paradise #
10.02.09 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theater #
10.05.09 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall #
10.06.09 - Madison, WI - Barrymore Theatre #
10.09.09 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theater #
10.10.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge #
10.12.09 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom #
10.13.09 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo #
10.14.09 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom #
10.16.09 - San Francisco, CA - Grand Ballroom - Regency # *
10.17.09 - San Diego, CA - Canes Bar & Grill # *
10.18.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia # *
10.30.09 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre ^
10.31/09 - Austin, TX - Stubb's ^
# Psychic Ills
* The Melvins
^ Peaches
