NASHVILLE |FROM: TODD BRODGINSKI/AMANDA HALE
BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS
TO KICK OFF 2005 TOUR IN WASHINGTON, DC AS THE
HEADLINING ACT FOR A PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION GALA;
BHTM AND FANS TOUR CARIBBEAN ON
A 366-FOOT CLIPPER SHIP
BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS continue to confirm dates for their 2005 tour, including a headlining appearance Tuesday, January 18 in Washington, DC at an Inaugural Ball. Hosted by the non-partisan Texas State Society, the sold-out “Black Tie And Boots” ball at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel will also feature Bob Schneider and Jackopierce. The inaugural event is hosted by the Texas State Society a century-old organization that was formed to “foster and encourage a fraternal spirit among the Texans at the National Capitol.” Regarding this performance, BHTM frontman TODD PARK MOHR says, “We’re there for the Party, not the party!”
In other tour news, the group is in the midst of a week-long tour of the Caribbean, where they and their fans boarded a 366-foot sailboat for an exclusive cruise and concert series organized by Bigheadtodd.com as a perk for the band’s fans. For the cruise event, the group teamed up with Star Clipper cruise lines and made sail on a four-masted tall ship (the tallest of its kind in the world). Styled after 17th-century clipper ships, the cruise includes 170 fans and 72 crew members, with the band scheduled to perform various shows in ports along the way.
BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS–TODD PARK MOHR guitars/keys/sax/vocals, BRIAN NEVIN drums/percussion/vocals and ROB SQUIRES bass/vocals–have been touring since the early 2004 release of the critically acclaimed CD CRIMES OF PASSION and the LIVE FROM THE FILLMORE DVD (both on Sanctuary Records).
DATE CITY/STATE VENUE
Sun 1/9-16 St. Maartin, Dutch Antilles Caribbean Cruise
Tue 1/18 Washington, DC Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Fri/Sat 1/21-22 Sparks, NV John Ascuaga’s Nugget
Wed 2/9 Boulder, CO The Fox Theatre and Café
Fri 2/11 Kansas City, MO Beaumont Club
Sat 2/12 Lincoln, NE Rococo Theatre
Sun 2/13 Columbia, MO The Blue Note
Tue 2/15 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
Thu 2/17 Sioux City, IA Orpheum Theater
Fri 2/18 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Sun 2/20 Indianapolis, IN Vogue Theater
Thu 2/24 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Fri 2/25 Boston, MA Avalon Ballroom
Sat 2/26 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Sun 2/27 Washington, DC Nightclub 9:30
Thu 3/3 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
Fri 3/4 N. Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
Sat 3/5 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues
Tue 3/8 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
Thu 3/10 Houston, TX The Meridian
Fri 3/11 Austin, TX Stubb’s BBQ
Sat 3/12 Dallas, TX Gypsy Tea Room
Thu 3/17 San Diego, CA 4th & B
Fri 3/18 West Hollywood, CA House of Blues
Tue 3/22 Seattle, WA Moore Theater
Thu 3/24 Spokane, WA Big Easy
Fri 3/25 Boise, ID Big Easy
Sat 3/26 Park City, UT Suede
Sat 4/30 Scottsdale, AZ McDowell Mtn. Music
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