Extreme’s ‘Pornograffitti’ Adventure

It’s “an evening with” Extreme as the Boston-based band returns to the road in January for the first leg of its “Pornograffitti Live” tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of the group’s classic album.

Photo: James P. Hendershot

M3 Rock Festival, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Md.

Released the same year smoking was banned on all cross-country flights in the U.S., the Hubble Space Telescope was launched via the Space Shuttle Discovery and Microsoft released Windows 3.0, Pornograffitti is Extreme’s best-selling album. The disc spawned several singles, including “Decadence Dance,” “Get The Funk Out,” “Hole Hearted” and the mega-selling “More Than Words.”

And Extreme – Nuno Bettencourt, Gary Cherone, Pat Badger, and Kevin Figueiredo – will not only play the LP from top-to-bottom but the band will follow it with a greatest-hits set.

“These shows are going to be real special,” Bettencourt said. “This record represents a great moment in time for the band. We are pretty fired up to do it.”

Jan. 16 – Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun
Jan. 17 – Portland, Maine, State Theatre
Jan. 18 – Poughkeepsie, N.Y., The Chance Theatre
Jan. 20 – Englewood, N.J., Bergen Performing Arts Ctr.
Jan. 21 – Boston, Ma., House Of Blues Boston
Jan. 22 – Jim Thorpe, Pa., Penn’s Peak
Jan. 24 – Westbury, N.Y., The Space At Westbury
Jan. 25 – Baltimore, Md., Baltimore Soundstage
Jan. 27 – Cincinnati, Ohio, Bogart’s
Jan. 28 – Chicago, Ill., House Of Blues
Jan. 29 – Minneapolis, Minn., Mill City Nights
Jan. 31 – Battle Creek, Mich., FireKeepers Casino

VIP presale packages go on sale today and general onsales launch Friday. Click here for more info.