Strange Little Birds tour

Strange Little Birds World Tour

World tour by Garbage
Tour announcement poster
Associated album	Strange Little Birds
Start date	May 16, 2016
Legs	7
No. of shows	34 in Europe 38 in North America 6 in South America 7 in Australasia 81 total
Website	www.garbage.com
Garbage concert chronology

The Strange Little Birds Tour is the seventh concert tour by American/Scottish alternative rock group Garbage.^[1] The tour launched in May 2016^[2][3] and supports the band's sixth studio set, Strange Little Birds.^[4]

Garbage's touring line-up is augmented by Eric Avery on bass guitar. Due to illness, Butch Vig was replaced by Matt Walker for European and North American shows at the start of the run and later Eric Gardner. Garbage have been supported by a number of hand-picked opening acts on this tour; including Tiny Little Houses, Olympia, Tash Sultana, The Pearl Harts, Kristin Kontrol and Cigarettes After Sex.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
United States
May 14, 2016	Irvine	United States	KROQ Weenie Roast Irvine Meadows Amphitheater
Europe Support: The Pearl Harts (on headline shows)
May 24, 2016	Reims	France	La Cartonnerie
May 26, 2016	Dortmund	Germany	Rock im Revier
May 27, 2016	Frankfurt		Women of the World Festival Alte Oper
May 28, 2016	Munich		Rockavaria[5]
May 30, 2016	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Paradiso[6]
May 31, 2016	Hollerich	Luxembourg	Den Atelier
June 1, 2016	Crans-près-Céligny	Switzerland	Caribana Festival[7]
June 3, 2016	Lyon	France	Le Radiant
June 5, 2016	Grenoble		La Belle Electrique[8]
June 7, 2016	Ljubljana	Slovenia	Center urbane kulture Kino Šiška
June 8, 2016	Milan	Italy	Fabrique[9]
June 10, 2016	Nickelsdorf	Austria	Nova Rock Festival
June 13, 2016	London	United Kingdom	Troxy
June 14, 2016	Nottingham		Rock City
June 16, 2016	Madrid	Spain	Mad Cool Festival, Caja Mágica[10]
North America[11] Support: Kristin Kontrol (on headline shows)
June 18, 2016	Chicago	United States	WKQK Piqniq Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 6, 2016	Milwaukee		Summerfest
July 7, 2016	Minneapolis		Skyway Theater
July 8, 2016	Papillion		Sumtur Amphitheater
July 10, 2016	Kansas City		Uptown Theater
July 12, 2016	St. Louis		The Pageant
July 13, 2016	Tulsa		Brady Theater
July 15, 2016	Indianapolis		Old National Center
July 16, 2016	Detroit		The Fillmore Detroit
July 17, 2016	Columbus		PromoWest Fest
July 19, 2016	Knoxville		The Mill & Mine
July 20, 2016	Nashville		Ryman Auditorium
July 22, 2016	Atlanta		The Tabernacle
July 23, 2016	Charlotte		Fillmore Charlotte
July 25, 2016	Richmond		National Theater
July 27, 2016	Sayreville		Starland Ballroom
July 28, 2016	Boston		House of Blues
July 30, 2016	Philadelphia		Fillmore Philadelphia
July 31, 2016	Baltimore		Rams Head Live!
August 1, 2016	New York City		Summerstage
August 3, 2016	Washington, D.C.		Lincoln Theatre
Europe
August 6, 2016	Rheinfelden	Switzerland	River Nights Festival
August 8, 2016	Lokeren	Belgium	Lokerse Festival[12]
August 10, 2016	Luhmühlen	Germany	A Summer's Tale Festival[13]
August 12, 2016	Saint-Brieuc	France	Fêtes du Bruit[14]
August 14, 2016	Riga	Latvia	Kubana Festival
August 16, 2016	Binyamina	Israel	Zappa Shuni
August 17, 2016
August 20, 2016	Bodø	Norway	Parkenfestivalen
North America Support: Cigarettes After Sex
September 4, 2016	Guadalajara	Mexico	Diana Theatre[15]
September 5, 2016	Monterrey		Monterrey Arena
September 7, 2016	Mexico City		Mexico City Arena
September 9, 2016	Houston	United States	Revention Music Center
September 10, 2016	Dallas		South Side Ballroom
September 11, 2016	San Antonio		Majestic Theatre
September 14, 2016	Aspen		Belly Up
September 15, 2016	Denver		Fillmore Auditorium
September 16, 2016	Salt Lake City		The Complex
September 18, 2016	Portland		Roseland Theater
September 19, 2016	Seattle		Paramount Theatre
September 22, 2016	Las Vegas		The Foundry at SLS
September 23, 2016	Irvine		93.1 JACK FM's 11th Irvine Meadows Amphitheater
September 24, 2016	San Francisco		The Masonic
October 20, 2016	Ventura		Ventura Theater
October 21, 2016	Los Angeles		Hollywood Forever Cemetery
October 27, 2016	Phoenix		Arizona State Fair
Europe
November 2, 2016	Florence	Italy	Teatro Obihall
November 3, 2016	Padua		Gran Teatro Geox
November 5, 2016	Paris	France	Salle Pleyel
November 7, 2016	Oslo	Norway	Sentrum Scene
November 8, 2016	Odense	Denmark	Posten
November 9, 2016	Copenhagen		Vega
November 11, 2016	Brussels	Belgium	Cirque Royal
November 13, 2016	Kiev	Ukraine	Stereo Plaza
November 15, 2016	Saint Petersburg	Russia	A2 Club
November 17, 2016	Moscow		Yotaspace
November 18, 2016
November 19, 2016	Yekaterinburg		Tele-club
Australasia A Day on The Green tour with The Temper Trap
November 24, 2016	Melbourne	Australia	Regent Theatre
November 26, 2016	Yarra Valley		Rochford Wines
November 27, 2016	Adelaide		Leconfield Wines
November 29, 2016	Perth		Kings Park and Botanic Garden
December 2, 2016	Sydney		Hordern Pavilion
December 3, 2016	Hunter Valley		Bimbadgen Winery
December 4, 2016	Brisbane		Sirromet Wines
South America
December 10, 2016	São Paulo	Brazil	Tropical Butanta
December 11, 2016	Rio de Janeiro		Circo Voador
December 13, 2016	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Estadio Luna Park
December 14, 2016	Santiago	Chile	Teatro Coliseo
December 15, 2016
December 17, 2016	Lima	Peru	es:Festival VIVO X EL ROCK

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

June 4, 2016	Montereau-Fault-Yonne[16]	France	Festival de Montereau Confluences	Cancelled
December 1, 2016	Wollongong	Australia	WIN Entertainment Centre	Cancelled

Setlist

The tour set list omits less well known songs for festival appearances. Songs introduced during the run include "So Like A Rose" (from Beautiful Garbage) performed in London, as a tribute to "Blood For Poppies" music video director Matt Irwin. At the beginning of July, debut album track "Supervixen" was added to the set, along with "Shut Your Mouth", while "Subhuman", "Queer", "Milk", "Androgyny" and "Beloved Freak" returned to the set on occasion over the following two months. During September, Strange Little Birds tracks "Night Drive Loneliness" and "Magnetized" were performed in concert, "So We Can Stay Alive" has also been sound-checked.

During this tour, Shirley has been quoting lines from the Beyoncé songs "Sorry" and "Don't Hurt Yourself" alongside lyrics from Marianne Faithfull's "Why D'Ya Do It", Patti Smith Group's "Revenge" and Siouxsie and the Banshees' "Drop Dead/Celebration" on "Vow". In addition to interpolating from "Talk of the Town" by The Pretenders on "Special", Shirley has also quoted lines from their song "Kid" and their cover of "I Go to Sleep".

Reims (May 24, 2016) 

 

1. "Sometimes"
2. "Empty"
3. "Stupid Girl"
4. "Special"
5. "Blood for Poppies"
6. "Bleed Like Me"
7. "My Lover's Box"
8. "Even Though Our Love is Doomed"
9. "Control"
10. "#1 Crush"
11. "I Think I'm Paranoid"
12. "Battle In Me"
13. "Only Happy When It Rains"
14. "Why Do You Love Me"
15. "The Trick Is to Keep Breathing"
16. "Blackout"
17. "Push It"
18. "Vow"
19. "Automatic Systematic Habit"

1. "A Stroke of Luck"
2. "Sex Is Not the Enemy"
3. "Cherry Lips"

Promotional performances

Date	Show	Set
May 17, 2016	Amazon Front Row	"Sometimes", "Empty", "Blackout", "Even Though Our Love is Doomed"
May 19, 2016	Jimmy Kimmel Live	"Empty", "Push It", "Automatic Systematic Habit", "Only Happy When It Rains"
May 25, 2016	C à vous	"Empty"

References

1. Trendell, Andrew (March 10, 2016). "Garbage announce new album, Strange Little Birds + UK tour". Gigwise. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
2. "Garbage Announces Tour, Album". Pollstar. March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
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4. "Garbage Prep New Album 'Strange Little Birds'". Rolling Stone. March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
5. "Rockavaria 2016: Garbage und Gotthard neu im Line-Up". Museek. December 10, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
6. "nieuws: Garbage komt eind mei naar Paradiso". Podiuminfo. March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
7. "Garbage en concert au Caribana Festival 2016". Zikeo. February 2, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
8. "Garbage à Grenoble en juin !". Le Dauphine. December 10, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
9. "I Garbage in concerto a Milano". Globalist. March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
10. "Garbage, entre los nuevos confirmados del Mad Cool Festival". Cromosomo. March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
11. "Garbage Announce 'Strange Little Birds' Headlining U.S. Tour". May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
12. "Van Morrison, Garbage en Neil Finn op Lokerse Feesten". De Redactie. March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
13. "A Summer's Tale 2016: Noel Gallagher und Garbage als Headliner dabei". Rolling Stone. February 2, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
14. "Fête du Bruit. Iggy Pop, Garbage, Casseurs Flowters à Landerneau". Ouest France. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
15. Garibay, Daniel (2016-accessdate=2016-07-18). "Garbage... ¡al Diana!". MURAL. Check date values in: |date= (help)
16. "Garbage et Chamfort avec Polnareff et Maître Gims à Montereau Confluences". Le Parisien. January 4, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.

External links

• Garbage official website