It seems like just yesterday that Semi Precious Weapons were playing an opening slot at the Viper Room and shouting the the crowd “hello all you Los Annnngeleeees cunts!” (it wasn’t an insult, don’t worry). After bemoaning “I can’t pay my rent but I’m so fucking gorgeous,” they now tour with Lady Gaga and even make cameos in her videos. Label mates and partners in unabashed grasps at fame indeed. SPW have some tour diaries that showcase the band being utterly entertaining and still very annoying (see below).
This is a band is so easy to hate but as it’s unlikely they’ll disappear soon, you might as well give in… on your own time, of course. Their tunes are catchy, and while their output is minimal (a three song EP seems paltry for a band that’s been playing in the same incarnation for three or four years), it’s clearly as well-crafted as their intentionally disheveled hair. The band is on the Monster Ball tour through Europe, Oz, and a bit of Japan. It’s not confirmed if they will be on the second leg of the North American tour, which kicks off in Montreal in late June. Unlikely though, as that would not only have them returning to markets they already hit the first time, but would keep them on the road and out of the studio until October. Their full-length debut still needs finishing.
Update March 22, 2010: It seems their debut full-length is actually already finished! SPW will stay on tour through the summer; dates below. No release date yet for that album but you can watch them listen to it (and then kick their tour van) here.
The Monster Ball Tour
06/28: Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
07/01: Boston, MA @ TD Garden
07/04: Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hall
07/06: New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
07/11: Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
07/14: Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
07/15: Indianapolis, IN @ Conseco Fieldhouse
07/17: St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
0720: Oklahoma City, OK Ford @ Center
07/22: Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
07/25 Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
07/28: Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
07/31: Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center
08/03 Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
08/11: Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
08/13 Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand
08/16: San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
08/19: Portland, OR @ Rose Garden
08/21: Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome
08/23: Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place
08/26: Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
08/30: St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
09/01: Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Center
09/04 Detroit, MI @ The Palace Of Auburn Hills
09/05: Pittsburgh, PA @ Consol Energy Center
09/07: Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
09/08: Charlottesville, VA @ John Paul Jones Arena
09/14 Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
09/16: Hartford, CT @ XL Center
09/18: Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
09/19: Raleigh, NC @ RBC Center
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