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Diarrhea Planet Runs Around North America
What’s that rumbling? Could it be that Diarrhea Planet, the four-guitar band with the wasteful name, is drifting your way in its recently announced North American headline tour?
Photo: John Davisson
Sasquatch! Music Festival, Gorge Amphitheatre, Quincy, Wash.
Despite its foul moniker, the Nashville-based group has been attracting more than flies, as it just performed on “Late Night with Seth Myers” and dropped its third album, Turn To Gold. The wealth of guitarists onstage during the band’s live performances give it plenty of opportunities for sequential guitar solos. Along with guitarists Jordan Smith, Brent Toler, Emmett Miller and Evan Bird, the lineup features bassist Mike Boyle and Drummer Ian Bush.
The recently announced headline shows flow through October, kicking off in Livingston, Mont., Aug. 23. From there the schedule gets messy, with a few dates in each region, though big markets like California and Florida are not in the routing.
The Planet’s schedule also includes performances at festivals like The Delta Saints in the band’s hometown July 23 and
A backstage video from “Late Night with Seth Myers” showed Diarrhea Planet’s members’ response to the common question of why the rockers chose the name. Smith explained, “We wanted to name our band the worst band name ever.”
There you have it. But please, no one tell Car Seat Headrest or The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die that Diarrhea Planet thinks it has won the bad name competition.
Here is the plan for the planet, starting with the first headline show in August. Note that the festivals are listed as a range of dates because the daily schedules have not been revealed yet:
Aug. 23 – Livingston, Mont., Pine Creek
Aug. 24 – Missoula, Mont., The Palace Lounge
Aug. 25 – Bellingham, Wash., Wild Buffalo House Of Music
Aug. 26 – Vancouver, British Columbia, The Rickshaw Theatre
Aug. 27 – Seattle, Wash., Tractor Tavern
Aug. 28 – Portland, Ore., Tom McCall Waterfront Park (Musicfest NW Presents Project Pabst)
Aug. 31 – Boise, Idaho, Neurolux
Sept. 2-4 – Denver, Colo., National Western Complex (Riot Fest & Rodeo)
Sept. 8 – Little Rock, Ark., Revolution Music Room
Sept. 9 – Memphis, Tenn., Hi-Tone Cafe
Sept. 10-11 – St. Louis, Mo., Central Field @ Forest Park (LouFest)
Sept. 16-18 – Chicago, Ill., Douglas Park (Riot Fest)
Sept. 27 – Detroit, Mich., The El Club
Sept. 28 – Toronto, Ontario, The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
Sept. 30 – Burlington, Vt., Arts Riot
Oct. 1 – Cambridge, Mass., The Sinclair
Oct. 2 – Providence, R.I., Fete Lounge
Oct. 4 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Music Hall Of Williamsburg
Oct. 6 – New York, N.Y., The Bowery Ballroom
Oct. 7 – Washington, DC, Black Cat
Oct. 11 – Richmond, Va., The Broadberry
Oct. 12 – Carrboro, N.C., Cat’s Cradle
Tickets to the festivals are already on sale. Some selected shows have a presale already underway and the general onsale starts June 17 at 10 a.m. DiarrheaPlanet.Blogspot.com has more info on the band and its shows, as does the group’s Facebook and Twitter pages.