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Bad Lieutenant get Pixies support slot in US

added: 29 Oct 2009 // by: newsdesk 

Bad Lieutenant will be continuing on the back of their sell out Manchester and London shows performing as very special guests on the forthcoming UK leg of the Pet Shop Boys 'Pandemonium' tour in December. This will follow 2 headline shows in Chicago and New York plus playing support on the Pixies 'Doolittle' tour in both cities.

Founder members - New Order's Bernard Sumner (guitar and vocals), Phil Cunningham (guitar) and Jake Evans (guitar and vocals) will be joined live by former Joy Division/New Order drummer Stephen Morris and bassist Tom Chapman (who also played on the new album 'Cry Another Tear'). According to Sumner, 'The bulk of the set will be Bad Lieutenant songs, but we'll also play some songs from my past, some New Order songs, some Joy Division and a few other surprises.'

The UK Pet Shop Boy support dates are:

December 17 Glasgow SECC
December 18 Birmingham NIA
December 20 Manchester Evening News Arena
December 21 London O2 Arena

Tickets are priced £30 from www.livenation.co.uk

(All tickets subject to booking fee)

US dates are:

November 18 Headline ' Park West, Chicago, IL (18+ show
November 19 Pixies support - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago IL
November 21 Headline - Webster Hall, New York (18+ show)
November 23 Pixies support - Hammerstein Ballroom, NY

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