Shonen Knife Celebrate 30th Anniversary With North American Tour

BY Josiah HughesPublished Jul 7, 2011

Long-running Japanese punk rock trio Shonen Knife are celebrating 30 years together this year, and they've already solidified that achievement by announcing Osaka Ramones: Tribute to the Ramones. Making the album they were born to make is one thing, but now the group have announced a headlining North American tour.

The run of dates kicks off in Toronto on October 20 and is followed by a show in Montreal on October 21. From there, they'll travel through the United States before surfacing in Vancouver on November 7 for one more Canadian date. Check out the full schedule below.

Shonen Knife's Osaka Ramones: Tribute to the Ramones will be available on July 19 via Good Charamel Records.

Tour dates:

10/20 Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
10/21 Montreal, QC - II Motore
10/22 Brooklyn, NY - Public Assembly (CMJ)
10/24 Baltimore, MD - Otto Bar
10/25 Duham, NC - The Pinhook
10/26 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
10/27 Mobile, AL - Alabama Music Box
10/28 Houston, TX - GroundHall
10/29 Austin, TX - Red 7
11/1 Los Angeles, CA - TBA
11/2 San Diego, CA - Casbah
11/3 Long Beach, CA - Alex's Bar
11/4 San Francisco, CA - Alex's Bar
11/5 Portland, OR - Dante's
11/7 Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
11/8 Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
11/11 Minneapolis, MN - First Ave.
11/12 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
11/13 Kalamazoo, MI - The Strutt
11/14 Indianapolis, IN - Radio, Radio
11/17 Pittsburgh, PA - 31st Pub
11/18 Brooklyn, NY - The Bellhouse
11/19 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Palace

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