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Aqua have announced a 2023 ‘Barbie World Tour’ across the US – check out the full schedule below and buy tickets here.The Danish-Norwegian Europop group – best known for their 1997 hit ‘Barbie World’ – will kick off the aptly named tour at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre on November 12, with stops planned for San Francisco, Philadelphia, Las Vegas and many more, before they wrap up at The Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on December 20.“AMERICA… You wanna go for a ride?” the band asked on their social media post announcing the tour.Pre-sale tickets go on sale August 28 at 10am local time, while general sale goes live August 30 at 10am EST from here.A post shared by AQUA (@aqua.dk)‘The Barbie World Tour’ 2023 dates are:NOVEMBER12 – Seattle, WA, Paramount Theatre14 – San Francisco, CA, The Masonic16 – Riverside, CA, Municipal Auditorium19 – San Diego, CA, House of Blues20 – Phoenix, AZ, The Van Buren22 – Houston, TX, House of Blues24 – Austin, TX, Emo’s26 – New Orleans, LA, Fillmore27 – Atlanta, GA, Buckhead Theatre28 – Lake Buena Vista, FL, House of BluesDECEMBER4 – Silver Spring, MD, Fillmore5 – Philadelphia, PA, Fillmore6 – Boston, MA, House of Blues10 – Detroit, MI, Fillmore12 – Chicago, IL, House of Blues13 – Minneapolis, MN, Fillmore15 – Denver, CO, The Summit17 – Salt Lake City, UT, The Depot19 – Las Vegas, NV, House of Blues20 – Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood Palladium‘Barbie Girl’ by Aqua has seen a resurgence in recent months due to the buzz around the Barbie movie.While the track did not feature directly on the star-studded soundtrack, a reimagined version was recorded by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice, which sees the pair sample original snippets of the Aqua classic.It was previously reported last year that Aqua’s version

Snail Mail and Dinosaur Jr. have announced a co-headlining tour of the United States this summer – check out the full list of tour dates and ticketing information below.Yesterday (February 11), both acts took to social media to announce the joint tour, which will see them trek across North America in July and August for 18 shows, which they will take turns headlining.

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Finneas has announced a run of North American tour dates, set to kick off in 2025. Find ticket details below.The new list of dates comes as the North American leg of Finneas’ upcoming ‘For Cryin’ Out Loud!’ tour – celebrating the release of his new sophomore album.Already, the singer, songwriter and producer has revealed a run of shows across the UK, Europe and Australia for 2025, and now he has confirmed the US leg too.The North American dates follow on from the Australia dates – which include four shows at the beginning of the new year – and commence with an opening night in Nashville on February 13.

Tara Hoot will host a Drag Queen Story Time event from noon to 2 p.m. Community organizations will have tables offering information on their services and food vendors will be set up in the area.On Monday, June 10, Montgomery County Councilmember Glass, along with County Executive Marc Elrich and other leaders, will host a Pride flag-raising ceremony in Rockville at the county’s Executive Office Building at 9 a.m.On Saturday, June 15, the first-ever Poolesville Pride Fest will take place at Locals Farm Market, 19929 Fisher Avenue, from 4 to 9 p.m.

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Porno For Pyros have announced a farewell tour after a 26-year touring hiatus as well as sharing ‘Agua‘ from their upcoming EP.The band – consisting of Perry Farrell, Stephen Perkins and Peter DiStefano – will embark on a 16-city run in February 2024. They will kick off the tour on February 13 at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California and make their way across the US.From there, Porno For Pyros will stop in Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, Toronto, Boston, New York City and more before wrapping up their run on March 10 in Montclair, New Jersey at The Wellmont Theater.Tickets will go on general sale on Friday, November 17 at 10am local time.

Porno for Pyros have announced their first tour in 25 years in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their self-titled album.Titled ‘Horns, Thorns En Halos’ tour, the 21-city run will kick off on October 8 in Wheatland, California. From there, the band will be making stops all across North America including Las Vegas, Nevada, Chicago, Illinois,  Boston, Massachusetts,  Atlanta, Georgia, Nashville, Tennessee and more.The tour will wrap up on November 20 at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas.

Pride Bar Crawl DC (www.crawlwith.us/washingtondc/pride), a 6th annual self-guided bar-hop to five centrally located, primarily non-LGBTQ venues, organized by Crawl With Us, which pledges that 20 percent of this year’s event proceeds will go to the Capital Pride Alliance.From 4 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 17, bar crawlers will enjoy exclusive drink specials, plus one or two complimentary drinks, and select food specials as they go, at their own pace and in whatever order they choose among participating venues including Chinatown’s Howl at the Moon and Tom’s Watch Bar-Capital One, Dupont Circle’s Ghost Dupont Diner and Phantom Lounge, plus a fifth venue TBA.

Hayley Kiyoko has returned with her first new music of 2023 – listen to vibrant new single ‘Greenlight’ below.The single follows the singer’s recent second album ‘Panorama’, which landed last year.Discussing the new track in a statement, Kiyoko said: “I’ve spent a lot of time and energy trying to prove my worth to people but have realised that if a situation in life is stopping you from moving forward or making you feel trapped, it’s okay to pivot in a new direction.”She added: “Once I embraced that mindset, so many new doors opened. ‘Greenlight’ is about making an active decision to put your energy into the things that are working.“Of course, there will be roadblocks along the way, but we become our best selves when we surround ourselves with people who challenge us in a healthy way, encourage us to keep digging deeper and support our overall journey.”Listen to ‘Greenlight’ below.Kiyoko is currently finishing up a huge ‘Panorama’ world tour, which has taken her to 33 cities in the UK, Europe and North America across the bulk of April and May (and the first couple days of June).See the remaining tour dates below.MAY 2023 30 – New York City, Irving PlazaJUNE 2023 1 – Boston, House Of Blues 2 – Silver Spring, The FillmoreEarlier this month, Kiyoko claimed she was threatened with legal action before her performance with drag queens at her concert in Nashville, Tennessee.The singer took to Instagram to share a video in which she explained that she was told since her shows are all ages if she were to bring out drag queens, she could face legal action.

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Dominic Fike has confirmed details of a 24-date North American tour which is due to start in November – check out dates below and get tickets here.The tour is Fike’s first headline run since the release of his 2020 debut album ‘What Could Possibly Go Wrong’ and kicks off November 6 at Seattle’s Showbox SoDo.Fike will take in the likes of Vancouver, Los Angeles and Boston before his Out Of Order tour wraps up in Tempe, Arizona on December 16. Tickets for the tour go on sale Friday, September 30 and will be available here.

Bikini Kill have announced details of their rescheduled tour dates for 2023 – check out the new dates below and buy tickets here.The reunited riot grrrl stars were originally set to play a host of North American shows across June and July this year, but had to postpone them due to a positive COVID case in their touring party.After a set of Pacific Northwest tour dates wrap up this week, the band will return to the road in March 2023 for a host of shows that run until the end of April.Tickets for the new shows go on sale on Friday, September 16 at midday ET and you can buy yours here.See the full list of Bikini Kill’s 2022 and 2023 North American tour dates below.SEPTEMBER 202216 – Victoria, Rifflandia Fest17 – Redmond, Marymoor ParkMARCH 202330 – Nashville, Marathon Music WorksAPRIL 20231 – Atlanta, The Eastern3 – Asheville, The Orange Peel4 – Silver Spring, The Fillmore6 – Silver Spring, The Fillmore7 – Philadelphia, Franklin Music Hall9 – Boston, Roadrunner10 – South Burlington, Higher Ground12 – Montreal, M Telus13 – Toronto, Danforth Music Hall14 – Toronto, Danforth Music Hall16 – Cleveland, Agora Theatre17 – Royal Oak, Music Theatre19 – Milwaukee, Miller High Life Theatre20 – St. Paul, Palace Theatre23 – Knoxville, The Mill & MineThis summer, the band also had to cancel their planned European and UK tour dates due to a band member testing positive for COVID as well as “other circumstances out of our control”.The riot grrrl pioneers were scheduled to perform as part of this year’s Primavera Sound festival in Spain as well as headline shows in Italy, France, Belgium and the UK, after their 2020 tour was postponed due to the pandemic.

Santigold has announced a series of North American tour dates for October and November 2022, dubbed the ‘Holified’ tour.The tour, announced last night (June 22), marks the singer-songwriter’s first tour of the continent in over three years. It will be in support of her fourth studio album (and first in six years), ‘Spirituals’, which is slated for release this coming September.

Jawbreaker for firing The Lemonheads from tour over COVID violations.The two bands played together in April but later that month, Jawbreaker took to social media to announce that The Lemonheads wouldn’t be joining them for their 25th anniversary tour for ‘Dear You’.“Unfortunately Lemonheads won’t be joining us as planned for Philly, Boston & Silver Spring. BUT we are stoked to the Get Up Kids on those shows,” said the post.A post shared by Jawbreaker (@jawbreakerband)But now Lemonheads’ vocalist Evan Dando has had his say. “I just want anyone and everyone to know that Jawbreaker are pussies.