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Tours: Stray Cats reunite for tour this summer

Contributed by an Anonymous Source. Posted by aubin on Friday, May 11, 2007 at 11:00 AM (EDT)

Influential rockabilly act the Stray Cats have begun announcing dates for a reunion tour. The original trio -- Brian Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom and Lee Rocker - will be touring this summer. and will be joining a bill that includes ZZ Top and The Pretenders.

Formed in 1979, the band originally split up in 1984 but reunited briefly in 1986, 1984 and 1992. Their last reunion dates took place in 2004.

July 19, 2007	Bridgeview, IL	Toyota Park	ZZ Top, Reo Speedwagon, Pretenders, Joan Jett
July 21, 2007	Baltimore, MD	First Mariner Arena	ZZ Top, Reo Speedwagon, Pretenders
July 22, 2007	Wantagh, NY	Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre	ZZ Top, Pretenders
July 25, 2007	Sterling Heights , MI	Freedom Hill Amphitheatre	ZZ Top, Pretenders
July 26, 2007	Noblesville, IN	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre	ZZ Top, Pretenders
July 28, 2007	St. Paul, MN	Xcel Energy Center	ZZ Top, Pretenders, Gin Blossoms
July 29, 2007	St. Louis , MO	Scottrade Center	ZZ Top, Pretenders
August 3, 2007	Oklahoma City, OK	Zoo Amphitheatre	ZZ Top, Pretenders

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Someone (May 11, 2007)

Girls who roller derby are stoked.

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Someone (May 11, 2007)

someone's been keeping up with NN2S...

Someone (May 12, 2007)

i'd hit it.

Someone (May 11, 2007)

playin' with the gin blossoms...

doesn't get much more punk rock than that.

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Someone (May 11, 2007)

... because the cats ever claimed to be punk?

ChokingVictim (May 11, 2007)

Hey, Gin Blossoms are actually pretty awesome.

throw_aways (May 11, 2007)

haha, yeah, i;d actually really like to see a stray cats, pretenders, gin blossoms show. the gin blossoms are by far my favorite 90's alt-pop band

Someone (May 12, 2007)

they don't have to claim to be punk... but since this on punknews.org...

notfeelingcreative (May 11, 2007)

You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail away!

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Someone (May 11, 2007)

Wrong Brian Setzer project.

notfeelingcreative (May 11, 2007)

Yeah, I just find the song funnier than "Sexy and Seventeen" or "Rock This TOwn".

Someone2 (May 11, 2007)

my dad is stoked.

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Someone (May 11, 2007)

so dad is stoked as well

Someone (May 12, 2007)

i get it. they're old.

notfeelingcreative (May 11, 2007)

Crusties are psyched (they get their dinner from a garbage can).

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Someone (May 11, 2007)

No. No we are not.
-feeeding5000

notfeelingcreative (May 11, 2007)

I didn't think so.

lol_omg_wtf_nambla (May 11, 2007)

I laughed.

Someone (May 11, 2007)

people who buy music based on gap commercials are stoked.

punk1088 (May 11, 2007)

is the new bad brains any good? i dont know whether to download it or not

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Someone (May 11, 2007)

where can you get it from?

Ike_Ness (May 11, 2007)

Best Stray Cats Song:

(my vote)
Rumble in Brighton

or

Fishnet Stockings

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Someone (May 11, 2007)

too hip gotta go

maverick (scott) (May 11, 2007)

"Runaway Boy" is my current fave, although "Rumble In Brighton" is great.

-Scott

Someone (May 11, 2007)

Agreed - Rumble in Brighton is great.

Built For Speed is another good one

655321 (May 11, 2007)

Baby Blue Eyes

Someone (May 11, 2007)

Cruisin'

The guitar solos made my jaw drop the first time I heard them.

Someone (May 12, 2007)

setzer tends to do that to you.

Banal242 (May 11, 2007)

Check those dates.

Split in 1984, then reunited briefly in 1984?

Did they need the HOV lane or something?

Someone (May 11, 2007)

I'm Stoked!

Someone (May 11, 2007)

Everyone who dresses like its 1955 will be stoked. Time to stock up on the hair grease.

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Ike_Ness (May 11, 2007)

Yep. Royal Crown works great when fucking Someone's mom in the ass.

xmonachettix (May 11, 2007)

i could really go for a meatball sub right now.

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Someone (May 11, 2007)

stfu, donny.

AndyPonch (May 11, 2007)

If it were just a Pretenders and Stray Cats tour, then it would be fun, but this smells like VH-1 retro tour to me. No thanks.

Dante3000 (rich) (May 11, 2007)

Stray Cats, ZZ Top, Reo Speedwagon, Pretenders, and Joan Jett bring you the 'Oh my god! My Hip!' Tour"
Seriously, I know the Stray Cats were an early 80's thing but why does Brian Setzer look like he's 80? He can't be older than 50. Maybe it's the fact that he tries to look outdated.
-Dante

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Someone (May 11, 2007)

I've met Setzer, looks pretty damn good for coming up on 50.

Someone (May 11, 2007)

same with joan jett

Dante3000 (rich) (May 11, 2007)

I agree with Joan Jett but Brian Setzer (in ever picture I've seen recently) looks like my grandfather with big hair.
-Dante

Someone (May 11, 2007)

your grandpa has his entire body covered in tattoos? i wanna meet him.

Someone (May 12, 2007)

i think it's cool when you see some dude in his 70's covered with tattoos.

Xine (May 11, 2007)

Yeah, I'd hit it.

Someone (May 11, 2007)

no punk rock guitarist can even come close to setzer's guitar godliness.

i will be at one of these dates.
... not watching the pretenders.

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Someone (May 11, 2007)

Punks can't play guitar, that's why they play punk.

Someone (May 11, 2007)

Johnny Thunders.

Someone (May 11, 2007)

Umm..Try Billy Zoom

TrueBeliever (May 12, 2007)

Chris Cheeny is probably closest one...

Someone (May 11, 2007)

The Stray cats are incredible. Brian Setzer is one of the best guitar players of our or at least my generation. The solo he did on that Mike Ness solo album made that song. The stray cats, his solo work, all of it is great, he took music long past it's day and updated it and made it sound new and exciting. Not recycled some Jawbreaker song like the Lawrence Arms or Against Me or whatever other band you chumps listen too. Oh and his voice didnt sound like a sack of assholes like the above mentioned bands.

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Someone (May 11, 2007)

man I hopeTthe Marauders open for them somewhere along the way, I wouild kill to see that show!

Someone (May 11, 2007)

did you see them with the BSO?

Someone (May 11, 2007)

yeah in Atlantic City, I've seen them prolly 30 times over the last 5/6 years

Someone (May 11, 2007)

couldn't agree more. every single word was true.

people forget that the Cats were doin their rockabilly thing at the same time bands like RATT and whitesnake were defacing american music.

baseball (May 11, 2007)

these "my time was better than your time" posts are tired and lame

going on to say how much better music was back in the day makes you sound old and jaded

every band/artist you mentioned is great, IMO

Someone (May 11, 2007)

incorrect.

Someone (May 12, 2007)

somewhat true but fuck all those "waahhhhh old guys arent cool anymore and should totally be ignored" posts are far worse.

appreciate shit for what it is.

dbapunx (May 11, 2007)

thank you for your rant, Brian Setzer everybody.

Albert_Belle (May 11, 2007)

Marty Friedman is the best of my generation.

Xine (May 11, 2007)

Dude, shouldn't you be in jail?

Albert_Belle (May 11, 2007)

I'm a RICH black guy. We don't go to jail.

Someone (May 11, 2007)

Paris Hilton is not on this board

ChokingVictim (May 11, 2007)

Those jabs at AM and TLA were pointless. Talk about Brian Setzer. Talk shit about AM and TLA in a related news story.

usapsychos (May 11, 2007)

I got tickets for the NY show. Good to see the boys coming back to their own backyard to play again. I have met Brian and Lee quite a few times and they are some of the friendliest people in the music industry. They truly appreciate their fans and will often take time to talk to you, sign autographs, and take pictures with you even if you bump into them in a restaurant.

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Someone (May 11, 2007)

Yeah man, I was just hangin' around after I got a photo with him and there weren't too many others waiting. So after he was done with everyone he came over to me and we just talked for a few. One of the best dudes. I'm supposed to be on tour when these shows happen so I met have to miss the NY date. Bummer of a lifetime.

baseball (May 11, 2007)

i'd like to see this...

but playing with ZZ Top, Reo Speedwagon, Pretenders is probably going to send the price tag way higher than this is worth

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Someone (May 11, 2007)

$59 in Noblesville.

Not too bad, I suppose.

Cos (May 11, 2007)

Pretenders > Stray Cats

LinoleumMagazine (May 11, 2007)

ZZ Top is a giant pile of shit. Definitely on my top 10 list of worst bands ever, right next to Oasis, Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold.

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Someone (May 11, 2007)

There are far worse bands than the one's you mentioned.

LinoleumMagazine (May 11, 2007)

You're probably right. But c'mon at least Avenged deserves a top 5 spot, right?
That band is just fucking lame.

Albert_Belle (May 11, 2007)

ZZ Top > NOFX

LinoleumMagazine (May 11, 2007)

Yeah, well maybe you have a point. I mean NOFX wasn't even in Back To The Future 3...

Albert_Belle (May 11, 2007)

Exactly!

dbapunx (May 11, 2007)

Rockabilly is for punks who retire....kinda like Florida.

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LinoleumMagazine (May 11, 2007)

They do it becase chicks dig the pompadour.

Someone (May 12, 2007)

shut the hell up

Someone (May 11, 2007)

I haven't seen the Stray Cats since I was a year old. Unfortunately the Chicago-area date tickets are like $80.

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Someone (May 11, 2007)

You see them when you were one? That's fuckin' amazing that you remember!

manincognito (May 11, 2007)

the stray cats are an incredible band whose music is just great to listen to. and brian setzer and lee rocker's solo stuff is great too. i'd love for this to come to canada.

Someone (May 11, 2007)

Don't forget, Brian Setzer is a raging Republican. He even played a few National Conventions..

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Someone (May 11, 2007)

So what? He doesn't put any of that crap into his music.

Someone (May 12, 2007)

fuck, they aren't playing here. dammit! lame. their 2004 dvd is great though. netflix it if ya gots it! fuckers.... um, i have a stray cats shirt i like to wear. they rule. their music is fucking great. dope shit, schedule another tour and come play this town pleeze.

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