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Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa – 2011 Summer Tour
Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa is hitting the road again this summer/fall… here are the date (so far). More to be added, I’m sure.
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DATE
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CITY
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VENUE
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Thu
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7/28/11 –
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Woodstock, NY
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Bearsville Theater
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Fri
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7/29/11 –
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Bridgeport, CT
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Kline Memorial
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Sat
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7/30/11 –
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Albany, NY
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The Egg
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Sun
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7/31/11 –
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State College, PA
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State Theatre
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Mon
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8/1/11 –
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Tue
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8/2/11 –
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Verona, NY
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Turning Stone
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Wed
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8/3/11 –
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Burlington, VT
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Higher Ground
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Thu
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8/4/11 –
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Portland, ME
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State Theater
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Fri
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8/5/11 –
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Quebec City, QC
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Inter Nation Art
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Sat
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8/6/11 –
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Northampton, MA
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Calvin Theater
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Sun
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8/7/11 –
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Pittsburg, PA
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Stage AE
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Mon
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8/8/11 –
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Buffalo, NY
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UAB Center For The Arts
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Tue
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8/9/11 –
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Wed
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8/10/11 –
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Philadelphia, PA
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Mann Center
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Thu
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8/11/11 –
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Boston, MA
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The Pavilion
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Fri
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8/12/11 –
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New York City, NY
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Beacon Theatre
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Sat
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8/13/11 –
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New York City, NY
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Beacon Theatre
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Sun
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8/14/11 –
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Balltimore, MD
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Merriweather Post
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Mon
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8/15/11 –
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Tue
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8/16/11 –
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Columbus, OH
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Lifestyles Pavilion
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Wed
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8/17/11 –
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Cleveland, OH
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Nautica Pavilion
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Thu
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8/18/11 –
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Cincinnatti, OH
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PNC Pavilion
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Fri
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8/19/11 –
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Detroit, MI
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Meadowbrook
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Sat
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8/20/11 –
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Chicago, IL
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Chicago Theatre
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Sun
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8/21/11 –
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Indianapolis, IN
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The Murat
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Mon
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8/22/11 –
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Tue
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8/23/11 –
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Milwaukee, WI
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Wed
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8/24/11 –
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Minneapolis, MN
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Orpheum
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Thu
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8/25/11 –
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St. Louis, MO
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Fox Theatre
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Fri
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8/26/11 –
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Kansas City, MO
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Midland Theater
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Sat
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8/27/11 –
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Denver, CO
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Paramount Theater
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Sun
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8/28/11 –
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Red Butte Gardens
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Mon
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8/29/11 –
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Tue
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8/30/11 –
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Wed
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8/31/11 –
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Thu
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9/1/11 –
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Fri
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9/2/11 –
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Sat
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9/3/11 –
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Sun
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9/4/11 –
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Mon
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9/5/11 –
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Tue
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9/6/11 –
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Wed
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9/7/11 –
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Thu
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9/8/11 –
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Atlanta, GA
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Fox Theater
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Fri
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9/9/11 –
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Orlando, FL
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House Of Blues
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Sat
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9/10/11 –
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Boca Raton, FL
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Mizner Park Amph
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Sun
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9/11/11 –
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Clearwater, FL
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Ruth Eckard Hall
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Mon
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9/12/11 –
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Tue
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9/13/11 –
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Austin, TX
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ACL Live @ Moody
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Wed
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9/14/11 –
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Dallas, TX
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Verizon Theatre
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Thu
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9/15/11 –
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Houston, TX
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Verizon Wireless Theater
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Fri
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9/16/11 –
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Telluride, CO
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Blues & Brews Fest
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Sat
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9/17/11 –
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Mesa, AZ
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Mesa Arts Center
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Sun
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9/18/11 –
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Mon
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9/19/11 –
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San Diego, CA
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Hunphrey’s
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Tue
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9/20/11 –
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Los Angeles, CA
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Greek Theatre
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Wed
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9/21/11 –
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Davis, CA
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Mondavi Center
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Thu
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9/22/11 –
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San Francisco, CA
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Warfield
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Fri
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9/23/11 –
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Eugene, OR
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Hult – Silva Concert Hall *changed*
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Sat
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9/24/11 –
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Seattle, WA
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Paramount Theater
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Gaps may or may not be filled in later… I suppose Dweezil and Co need breaks, too. I plan on hitting Portland, OR, if there’s no Eugene date. Update 5/16: the Portland/Newmark date was just changed to Eugene/Hult (per Pollstar).
Zappa Plays Zappa’s Apostrophe
Dweezil Zappa is taking his Zappa Plays Zappa tour de Frank out again… this time, they’re going to tackle Apostrophe in its entirety. This one of my favorite records by Frank Zappa… featuring tale of Nanook wandering through the tundra, urged “Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow.” Other absolute faves are “St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast,” “Cozmic Debris,” and the groove-tastic instrumental title track jam.
No PacNW dates yet… I’m hoping a few are added as things get rolling along…
Nov 06, ’10 London, UK London Roundhouse
Nov 07, ’10 Belgium, BE Leuven Het Depot
Nov 08, ’10 Paris, FR Olympia
Nov 09, ’10 Hengelo, NL Hengelo Metropool
Nov 11, ’10 Oslo, NO Sentrum Scene
Nov 12, ’10 Stockholm,SE Filadelpia Church
Nov 13, ’10 Gothenburg,SE The Concert House
Nov 14, ’10 Malmo, SE The Concert House
Dec 1, ’10 San Francisco, CA Warfield
Dec 2, ’10 Reno, NV The Knitting Factory
Dec 3, ’10 Hollywood, CA The Music Box
Dec 4, ’10 Hollywood, CA The Music Box
Dec 5, ’10 San Diego, CA House of Blues
Dec 6, ’10 Phoenix, AZ Comercia Theatre
Dec 8, ’10 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
Dec 9, ’10 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
Dec 10, ’10 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall
Dec 11, ’10 Chicago, IL Congress Theater
Dec 13, ’10 Quebec City, QC Grand Theatre
Dec 14, ’10 Montreal, QC Metropolis
Dec 15, ’10 Toronto, ON Queen E Theatre
Dec 16, ’10 Albany, NY The Egg
Dec 17, ’10 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
Dec 18, ’10 Philadelphia, PA Keswick
Dec 19, ’10 Boston, MA House Of Blues
Find out more info at:
http://www.zappaplayszappa.com/tourdates.html
In related Frank Zappa news, the Zappa Family Trust is releasing another legendary Halloween show from the Vault in memory of FZ’s 70th birthday. It’s the 1978 Hammersmith Odeon show (3 CDs), and it features some pretty cute FZ cover art…
REVIEW: Zappa Plays Zappa @ McDonald (Eugene, OR – 6/12/10)
FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM
Five years running, Dweezil Zappa and his precision-cut Zappa Plays Zappa band have toured the world bringing us a different slice of Frank’s music to our ears. Past tours have featured players from Frank’s own classic ’70s and ’80s band arsenals: Steve Vai, Terry Bozzio, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Ray White and more. There are no “old guard” members present in the 2010 incarnation — but regardless of which musicians surround Dweezil’s guitar mastery, the fact remains that the genius, adventurous spirit birthed in Frank’s songs is still alive.
The ZPZ band this time around is Dweezil Zappa: Guitar; Scheila Gonzalez: Saxophone, Flute, Keyboards & Vocals; Pete Griffin: Bass; Billy Hulting: Marimba, Mallets & Percussion (and lead vocals for a bit); Jamie Kime: Guitar; Joe Travers: Drums & Vocals; Ben Thomas on lead vocals; and introducing Chris Norton on Keyboards & Vocals.
With no opener, the band kicked into their long set a little after 9pm… they played a super tight, super long set. Having seen the ZBZ band with Napoleon Murphy Brock and Ray White in the past, I was skeptical of this “new guy” Ben Thomas. He joined the ZPZ band after Ray White left the tour last year. After the first vocal belt, there was no more skepticism… Ben can sing (and plays a mean trumpet, harmonica and cow bell, too). He handled the lows and highs, and carried the tunes in a way that would have made Frank proud.
Throughout the set, each band member got their time to shine… “Echidna’s Arf” was probably the tightest song the band played… lightning fast, and spot on. Dweezil had killer solos on “Florentine Pogen” and “Pick Me, I’m Clean.” “Big Swifty” & “Mystery Roach” showed off great solos from Billy on marimba, Scheila on sax, and Jaime on guitar. Joe’s drum solo at the end of “Latex Solar Beef” could have ended the show, but (lucky for us) they stayed out and finished the main set with “Apostrophe” that featured Pete’s fuzzy, dirty bass groove and solo.
Here’s what they played:
Setlist: about 2 & 1/2 hours
- Purple Lagoon
- Stinkfoot
- Daddy Daddy Daddy
- What Kind of Girl Do You Think We Are?
- Florentine Pogen
- Big Swifty
- Mystery Roach
- Advance Romance
- The Blue Light
- Pick Me, I’m Clean
- Blessed Relief
- Echidna’s Arf
- Keep It Greasey
- Easy Meat
- The Little House I Used To Live In
- Latex Solar Beef (with hints of Willie the Pimp)
- Apostrophe
- Encore: Lonely Little Girl
- City of Tiny Lites
- Cosmik Debris
- I’m the Slime
As in the past, amazing musicians this time out. Some of the highlights were the aforementioned tight “Echidna’s Arf,” “Florentine Pogen,” and the more gentle “Blessed Relief.” The only song I was craving that wasn’t played was “Peaches En Regalia,” but it was nice to hear some older, rarer Frank songs being trotted out in lieu of the “fan fave” Peaches. As far as sound quality, near the front it was OK, but I heard from people in the middle and back that it was a bit muddy. Regardless of that downside, the evening showed off a super tight band who gave their all! ZPZ band, Eugene loves you! Come back soon!
many more photos below
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Zappa Plays Zappa’s Site
- ZPZ on MySpace
- Dweezil on MySpace
- Prior Review~ ZPZ w/ Ray White – Jan 2009 (Portland, OR)
- McDonald Theatre
Check out more tour dates below.
~Dan – np: Jóhann Jóhannsson – & In the Endless Pause There Came Sound of Bees
DWEEZIL ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA PHOTOS
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Tour Dates
- May 30, ’10 Chilicothe, IL Summer Camp Music Festival
- Jun 3, ’10 Mexico City, MX Teatro de la Ciudad
- Jun 5, ’10 Ozark, AR Wakarusa Festival
- Jun 6, ’10 Kansas City, MO Crossroads
- Jun 7, ’10 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
- Jun 8, ’10 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
- Jun 10, ’10 Ventura, CA Ventura Theater
- Jun 11, ’10 Santa Rosa, CA Harmony Festival
- Jun 12, ’10 Eugene, OR McDonald Theater
- Jun 13, ’10 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
- Jun 14, ’10 Seattle, WA Moore Theater
- Jun 15, ’10 Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theater
- Jun 17, ’10 Richmond, VA Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
- Jun 18, ’10 Pittsburgh, PA Palace Theatre
- Jun 19, ’10 Tarrytown, NY Music Hall
- Jun 24, ’10 Woodstock, NY Bearsville Theater
- Jun 25, ’10 Providence, RI Lupo’s
- Jun 26, ’10 Westbury, NY Westbury Music Theater
- Jun 27, ’10 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues
- Jun 28, ’10 Verona, NY Turning Stone Resort and Casino
- Jun 29, ’10 Niagara Falls, NY The Rapids Theatre
- Jul 1, ’10 Bridgeport, CT The Klein
- Jul 2, ’10 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
- Jul 3, ’10 Great Barington, MA The Mahaiwe
- Jul 4, ’10 Oxford, ME Nateva Festival
- Jul 5, ’10 Moncton, NS Capitol Theater
- Jul 6, ’10 Halifax, NS Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- Jul 9, ’10 Amsterdam, NL Melkweg
- Jul 10, ’10 TBA, TBA Soon
- Jul 11, ’10 Weert, NL Bospop Restival
- Jul 12, ’10 Antwerp, BE Openluchttheater
- Jul 14, ’10 Tel Aviv, IL Hangar 11
- Jul 19, ’10 Nice, FR Nice Jazz Festival
- Jul 21, ’10 Cambridge, UK Cambridge Corn Exchange
- Jul 22, ’10 Brighton, UK Brighton Centre
- Jul 23, ’10 Wolverhampton, UK Wolverhampton Civic Hall
- Jul 24, ’10 London, UK London Classic Rock Festival
- Jul 25, ’10 Liverpool, UK Liverpool Summer Pops Festival
- Jul 26, ’10 Glasgow, UK Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
- Jul 27, ’10 Gateshead, UK Gateshead The Sage