Influential guitarist Wayne Kramer reunited with his former band MC5 in celebration of their 50th anniversary. Wayne Kramer and MC50, which features vocalist Marcus Durant (Zen Guerrilla), Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Brendan Canty (Fugazi) and Billy Gould (Faith No More), officially began the "Kick Out The Jams: 50th Anniversary Tour" on September 5th at Four Lauderdale, Florida's Revolution Live. For tickets to the expansive tour visit the official website here.
Ahead of the tour kick-off, Kramer commented on the nationwide run, "The MC5’s music is among the most memorable work I’ve ever done, and I’ve done a lot. Playing the album “Kick Out The Jams” — live from top to bottom in 2018 — is as exciting a project as I could have ever imagined. And, the fact that this album has meant so much to so many over these decades and continents matters a great deal to me. So, I welcome all from across the world, of every age, color, species, gender, and politics, to enjoy hearing it played as intended."
MC5's tour kick-off setlist opened with the jam "Ramblin' Rose" off of Kick Out the Jams. After playing the highly acclaimed album in its entirely, the 11-track setlist included "The American Ruse" and "Looking at You" from Back in the USA and a cover of "Looking at You" by Them.
Check out the complete setlist from the first night of Wayne Kramer and MC50's Kick Out The Jams: 50th Anniversary Tour below:
Kick Out The Jams: 50th Anniversary Tour
September 6th 2018, Saint Augustine FL Variety Playhouse
September 7th 2018, Atlanta GA Hopscotch Music Festival
September 8th 2018, Raleigh NA Exit/In
September 9th 2018, Nashville TN 9:30 Club
September 11th 2018, Washington D.C. College Street Music Hall
September 12th 2018, New Haven CT Paradise Rock Club
September 13th 2018, Boston MA The Paramount
September 14th 2018, Huntington NY Union Transfer
September 15th 2018, Philadelphia PA Irving Plaza
September 17th 2018, New York NY Corona Theatre
September 18th 2018, Montreal QC Danforth Music Hall
September 19th 2018, Toronto ON Mr. Smalls Theatre
September 21st 2018, Millvale PA 20 Monroe Live
September 22nd 2018, Grand Rapids MI House of Blues Cleveland
September 23rd 2018, Cleveland OH Turner Hall
September 25th 2018, Milwaukee WI Ready Room
September 26th 2018, St. Louis MO Mohawk
September 28th 2018, Austin TX Granada Theater
September 29th 2018, Dallas TX The Marquee
October 1st 2018, Tempe AZ Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
October 2nd 2018, Las Vegas NV House of Blues San Diego
October 3rd 2018, San Diego CA Regency Ballroom
October 4th 2018, San Francisco CA John Anson Ford
October 5th 2018, Los Angeles CA Roseland
October 15th 2018, Portland OR Showbox Market
October 16th 2018, Seattle WA Commodore Ballroom
October 17th 2018, Vancouver BC Metro Music Hall
October 19th 2018, Salt Lake City UT Gothic Theatre
October 20th 2018, Englewood CO Varsity Theatre
October 23rd 2018, Minneapolis MN Metro
October 24th 2018, Chicago IL Bogart's
October 25th 2018, Cincinnati OH St. Andrew's Hall
October 26th 2018, Detroit MI The Fillmore Detroit
October 27th 2018, Detroit MI Academy Bristol
November 9th 2018, United Kingdom, Bristol ABC Glasgow
November 10th 2018, Scotland, Glasgow Albert Hall Manchester
November 11th 2018, United Kingdom, Manchester O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
November 12th 2018, United Kingdom, London Elysee Montmartre
November 14th 2018, France, Paris Le Rockstore
November 15th 2018, France, Montpellier Sala Apolo
November 16th 2018, Spain, Barcelona Garage Beat Club
November 17th 2018, Spain, Murcia Sala Mon Live
November 18th 2018, Spain, Madrid Alcatraz
November 21st 2018, Italy, Milan Komplex 457
November 22nd 2018, Switzerland, Zurich Neue Theaterfabrik
November 23rd 2018, Germany, Munich A38
November 24th 2018, Hungary, Budapest
November 25th 2018, Austria, Wien gloria apostelnstr 11
November 27th 2018, Germany, Köln Columbiahalle
November 28th 2018, Berlin
November 29th 2018, Germany, Hamburg Victorie, Alkmaar
November 30th 2018, Holland, Luxembourg
December 1st 2018, Belgium, Antwerpen
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