Attention goths: our Godfather has landed in the States and officially kicked off the 40 Years of Bauhaus Ruby Celebration Tour at the City National Grove in Anaheim, California last night.
Peter Murphy and David J joined forces last year to perform their formative album, In The Flat Field, in full, along with other essential Bauhaus cuts around Europe and the UK. The band has finally made their way to North American and kicked things off last night with a two-setter. The first set, as mentioned, was a play-by-play of In The Flat Field, Bauhaus' debut album from 1980.
The second set featured a showcase of extended Bauhaus classics. The second half of the setlist is slightly different from their 2018 tour. The set sees the band performing "King Volcano" and "Kingdom's Coming" more. No rare deep cuts have been added to this year's setlist, YET. It's only the first night of a long tour so don't rule out surprises along the way.
"Burning From the Inside," "Bela Lugosi's Dead," "Dark Entries," and "She's in Parties" were all part of the second set. Murphy and David J delivered two encores for their opening night. The first encore carried four-tracks which included "The Passion of Lovers" and their dazzling, goth-ified rendition of David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust."
The second encore was a one-song deal - Dead Can Dance's "Severance." The tour will make its rounds around the States before wrapping back in California at The Novo in Los Angeles on February 28th. Following the tour, Peter Murphy will participate in a special residency at the intimate Chapel venue in San Francisco, where he will be performing various Bauhaus works over the course of 15 dates.
Check out the full tour dates below!
Peter Murphy – 2019 Tour Dates
Fri, Jan 18 – Portland OR @ Roseland Theatre
Sat, Jan 19 – Vancouver BC @ Vogue Theatre
Sun, Jan 20 – Seattle WA @ The Neptune
Tue, Jan 22 – Salt Lake City UT – Venue TBA
Thu, Jan 24 – San Diego CA @ The Observatory North Park
Fri, Jan 25 – Phoenix AZ @ The Van Buren
Sat, Jan 26 – Albuquerque NM @ Sunshine Theater
Sun, Jan 27 – Oklahoma City OK @ Tower Theatre
Mon, Jan 28 – Kansas City MO @ The Truman
Wed, Jan 30 – Dallas TX @ Granada Theater
Thu, Jan 31 – Austin TX @ Paramount Theater
Fri, Feb 1 – San Antonio TX @ Paper Tiger
Sat, Feb 2 – Houston TX @ White Oak Music Hall
Mon, Feb 4 – New Orleans LA @ Civic Theatre
Wed, Feb 6 – Miami FL @ The Ground at Club Space
Thu, Feb 7 – Orlando FL @ Plaza Live
Fri, Feb 8 – Atlanta GA @ The Masquerade
Sat, Feb 9 – Carrboro NC @ Cats Cradle
Mon, Feb 11 – Baltimore MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
Tue, Feb 12 – Philadelphia PA @ Union Transfer
Thu, Feb 14 – New York NY @ Terminal 5
Fri, Feb 15 – Worcester MA @ The Palladium
Sat, Feb 16 – Montreal QC @ Corona Theatre
Sun, Feb 17 – Toronto ON @ Phoenix Theatre
Tue, Feb 19 – Detroit MI @ St Andrews Hall
Thu, Feb 21 – Columbus OH @ Columbus Athenaeum
Fri, Feb 22 – Chicago IL @ Rockefeller Chapel
Tue, Feb 26 – Denver CO @ Oriental Theater
Thu, Feb 28 – Los Angeles CA @ The Novo DTLA
