Wednesday 4 June 2008

The Zombies announce North American tour

The Zombies have announced details of a North American tour, kicking off July 3 in Detroit at the Comerica CityFest.

The 1960s legends who reformed in 2006 after 30 years, are comprised of two original members �?? Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent plus three additional musicians, bassist Jim Rodford (formerly of ARGENT and The Kinks), Rodford�??s son Steve on drums, and session guitarist Keith Airey.

The original band reunited in March of this year to play a special performance of their classic 1968 �??Odessey and Oracle�?? album at London�??s Shepherds Bush Empire . All original members were present, except Paul Atkinson who died in 2004.

The North American tour dates are:

Detroit, MI ComericaCityFest (July 3)
Milwaukee, WI Summerfest (5)
St. Paul, MN Taste of Minnesota (6)
Lansing, MI Common Ground Festival (9)
Uncasville, CT Wolf Den @ Mohegan Sun Casino (10)
New York, NY The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza (11) Atlantic Cuty, NJ Trump Marina Casino (12)
Westhampton Beach, NY Westhampton Beach PAC (13)
Alexandria, VA The Birchmere (15)
Anaheim, CA The Grove (17)
Las Vegas, NV The Cannery Casino (18)
Agoura Hills, CA The Canyon Club (19) San Francisco, CA Regency Center - Grand Ballroom (20)
Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom (23)
Seattle, WA El Corazon (24)
Langley, BC Cascades Casino (25)
Calgary, AB Deerfoot Casino (26)
Edmonton, AB Century Casino (27)
Saskatoon, SK Dakota Dunes Casino (29)
Regina, SK Casino Regina (30)
Winnipeg, MB Club Regent Casino (31)

--By our New York staff.
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