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Delerium has announced their D-Tour 2008 North American Tour, the first major tour for frontman Bill Leeb and Delerium in five years.
Fans can expect guest vocalists from past Delerium albums to make special appearances, including Sixpence None The Richer’s Leigh Nash and chanteuse Kristy Thirsk; fellow Nettwerk artists Elsiane and Morgan Page will support the [...]

 

The Regeneration Tour - a chance to revisit some of top bands of the 80’s is underway, featuring the Human League, ABC, Belinda Carlisle, A Flock of Seagulls, and Naked Eyes on most dates, plus Missing Persons, the Romantics, 10,000 Maniacs, and Tommy Tutone on a select few.
Dead or Alive, originally part of the package [...]

 

David Byrne has announced the dates for his tour to promote his new album with Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today:

Date
City
Venue

Sep 16 2008
Bethlehem, PA
Zoellner Arts Center - Baker Hall

Sep 17 2008
Baltimore, MD
Lyric

Sep 18 2008
Newport News, VA
Ferguson Center for the Arts

Sep 20 2008
Atlanta, GA
Chastain Park Amphitheater

Sep 21 2008
Asheville, NC
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

Sep 22 2008
Nashville, TN
Ryman [...]

 

David Byrne has announced a few of the dates for his upcoming tour, which will be promoting his new album with Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today.

Newport News, VA Ferguson Center for the Arts (September 18)
Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheatre (September 20)
Austin, TX Zilker Park -Austin City Limits Festival (September 26)
Phoenix, AZ Orpheum [...]

 

David Byrne has announced a new album with Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, and a concert tour to promote it. Video below, after the jump!
This is exciting news. Eno and Byrne’s last collaboration, My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts, was 20 years ahead of its time and any new collaboration is [...]

 

Yaz was only around for two years (82-83), but it the music it made in that short time period has had a huge impact on synth pop.
Now, Yaz is on tour for the first time in 25 years and getting good reviews:
Moyet’s deep, husky and sensual voice seems, at least on paper, an unlikely companion [...]

 

The video quality is pretty poor, but these fan videos show that Vince Clarke & Alison Moyet are staying true to their sound with their live version of their Yaz electropop classics.
Here are the remaining dates for their tour:
07 July    Oakland, CA    Paramount Theatre [sold out]
08 July    Los Angeles, CA    Orpheum Theatre
10 July    Los Angeles, [...]

 

Moby has announced live dates for his Last Night tour:
The energetic set showcases new material from ‘Last Night’, but also takes you on a journey through Moby’s eclectic musical history – taking a nostalgic look back at his deep roots in the rave scene, whilst making reference to albums Play, 18, and Hotel, and embracing [...]

 

Nine Inch Nails has announced the first wave of tour dates for their Lights In The Sky: Over South America 2008 tour:

Tuesday October 7, 2008 - via Funchal, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Thursday October 9, 2008 - Pepsi on Stage, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Sunday October 12, 2008 - Coliseo El Campin Bogota Colombia
Wednesday October 15, 2008 - Poliedro [...]

 

Jean Michel Jarre and 3 musicians will be touring, playing his classic Oxygene live on original vintage instruments for the 30th anniversary of the legendary album.
Sounds like it could be a great opportunity to take a trip back in time to the early days of electronica.
Tour Dates
16th March - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
18th [...]