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(ryan muir)

As just posted at Pitchfork, futuristic pop band Islands have announced an amazing tour which includes two of the most highly influential bands of the last few decades in new wave-art rockers the Psychedelic Furs and debauched Manchester dance hooligans Happy Mondays. They will also headline some dates and play some more with former Be Your Own Pet frontwoman Jemina Pearl. .

Islands tour dates:

09-22 Asbury Park, NJ – Asbury Lanes
09-23 Richmond, VA – Plaza Bowl
09-24 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
09-25 Athens, GA – Caledonia
09-26 Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder
09-27 Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits
09-28 Tampa, FL – Ritz Ybor ^
09-29 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution ^
09-30 Orlando, FL – House of Blues ^
10-02 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade ^
10-03 Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend ^
10-04 Norfolk, VA – The Norva ^
10-06 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club ^
10-07 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero ^
10-09 New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom ^
10-10 Cambridge, MA – House of Blues ^
10-12 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall ^
10-13 Pontiac, MI – Clutch Cargo’s ^
10-14 Toronto, Ontario – Kool Haus
10-15 Chicago, IL – Subterranean *
10-18 Missoula, MT – Badlander *
10-19 Seattle, WA – Chop Suey *
10-20 Vancouver, British Columbia – Rickshaw Theatre *
10-21 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre *
10-22 Davis, CA – UC Davis (Oddfellows Lodge) *
10-23 Berkeley, CA – UC Berkeley (Lower Sproul Plaza) *
10-23 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill (day show)
10-24 Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour
10-25 Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room *
10-27 Austin, TX – Mohawk *
10-28 Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves *
10-29 Memphis, TN – Hi Tone Cafe *
10-30 Birmingham, AL – Bottletree Cafe *
10-31 Atlanta, GA – Lenny’s Bar *
11-01 Durham, NC – Duke Coffee House *
11-02 Baltimore, MD – G-Spot *
11-03 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church *
11-04 Cambridge, MA – Middle East *
11-05 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *
11-06 Montreal, Quebec – Théâtre Plaza
11-07 Toronto, Ontario – The Mod Club

* with Jemina Pearl
^ with Psychedelic Furs and the Happy Mondays