Melvins Tour Dates 1997
Winter 1997 U.S. Tour
- February 20, 1997 Dallas,TX - Tree's
- February 21, 1997 Houston, TX - Numbers
- February 22, 1997 New Orleans - Howlin' Wolf w/ Blackula
- February 23, 1997 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
- February 25, 1997 Baltimore, MD. - Fletcher's
- February 26, 1997 New York, NY - CBGBs
- February 27, 1997 Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Center w/ Tool
- February 28, 1997 Fitchburg, MA - Wallace Civic Center w/ Tool
- March 01, 1997 Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center w/ Tool
- March 03, 1997 Dayton, OH - Hara Arena w/ Tool
- March 04, 1997 Kalamazoo, MI - Wings Stadium w/ Tool
- March 06, 1997 Omaha, NE - Civic Auditorium w/ Tool
- March 07, 1997 Wichita, KS - The Cotillion Arena w/ Tool
- March 08, 1997 Springfield, MO - Shrine Mosque w/ Tool
- March 10, 1997 Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall w/ Tool
- March 11, 1997 San Antonio, TX - Live Oak Civic Center w/ Tool
- March 12, 1997 Corpus Christi, TX - Texas Sky Park w/ Tool - CANCELLED
- March 14, 1997 Albuquerque, NM - Convention Center w/ Tool
- March 16, 1997 San Diego, CA - The Rimac Arena w/ Tool
- March 17, 1997 Los Angeles, CA - Whiskey
Summer 1997 U.S. Tour
May 1997 starts tour with Helmet. Go to US, then australia, then in the Fall, back in US. The Melvins hit the road on a small tour opening for Helmet.
- June 26, 1997 Cleveland, OH - Odeon Concert Club
- June 27, 1997 Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
- June 29, 1997 London, ON - Embassy
- June 30, 1997 Toronto, ON - Opera House
- July 01, 1997 Clarkston, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre
- July 03, 1997 Chicago, IL - Cabaret Metro
- July 05, 1997 Minneapolis, MN - Garage D'or Records (Early)
Captain Pungent/Berthas/Interstellar Overdrive/Magic Pig Detective/Revolve/Hooch/Mombius Hibachi/Sacrifice/
- July 05, 1997 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
- July 07, 1997 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
- July 08, 1997 Salt Lake City, UT - DV8
- July 09, 1997 Boise, ID - West Park Events Center
- July 11, 1997 Vancouver, BC - Graceland w/ Helmet, Facepuller
- July 12, 1997 Seattle, WA - RKCandy
- July 13, 1997 Eugene, OR - WOW Hall w/ Helmet
- July 14, 1997 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
- San Francisco, CA. - Slims 7/14/97
- July 18, 1997 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
Boris/It's Shoved/Bar-X-The Rocking M/Interstellar Overdrive/Magic Pig Detective/Lizzy/Antitoxidote/Tipping The Lion/The Bloat/The Bit/Honey Bucket/Revolve/Hooch/With Teeth/Mombius Hibachi/Sacrifice/
- Pomona, CA. - Glass House 7/21/97
- Riverside,CA. -The Barn (Univ. of California Riverside) 7/21/97
It's Shoved/Bar-X/Interstellar O.D./Magic Pig/Lizzy/Antioxidote/Tipping/The Bloat/The Bit/Honey Bucket/Revolve/Hooch/Night Goat/With Teeth/Mombius/ Buck Owen/Boris/Sacifrice/Montreal/ were also played but I don't know where they belong in the setlist.
- July 22, 1997 Los Angeles, CA -Troubadour 7/22/97 56mins.
Boris/It's Shoved/Bar X The Rocking M/Interstellar Overdrive/Magic Pig Detective/Lizzy/Antioxidote/Tipping The Lion/The Bloat/The Bit/Honey Bucket/Revolve/Hooch/Night Goat/With Teeth/Mombius Hibachi/
- July 23, 1997 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
- July 25, 1997 Phoenix, AZ - Electric Ballroom
- July 27, 1997 Riverside, CA - Barn
- July 28, 1997 Dallas, TX - Deep Ellum w/ Helmet and Regurgitor
- Austin, TX -Backstage 7/29/97
- Austin, TX 7/29/97 -Liberty Lunch 53mins.
- July 30, 1997 Houston, TX - Numbers w/ Helmet and Regurgitor
- July 31, 1997 New Orleans, LA - Howlin' Wolf
Summer 1997 Australian Tour
With Cosmic Psychos
- August 02, 1997 Wellington, New Zealand - Victoria University
- August 06, 1997 Dunedin, New Zealand - Otago University
- August 07, 1997 Christchurch, New Zealand - Canterbury University
- August 08, 1997 Auckland, New Zealand - Powerstation
Boris/It's Shoved/Bar-X/Interstellar Overdrive/Roadbull/Magic Pig Detective/Lizzy/Antitoxidote/Tipping The Lion/The Bloat/The Bit/Revolve/Hooch/Nightgoat/?/Mombius Hibachi/Sacrifice/
Fall 1997 U.S. Tour
- September 10, 1997 Memphis, TN - Omni New Daisy w/ Helmet, Barkmarket
- September 12, 1997 Columbia, MO - Blue Note w/ Helmet, Barkmarket
- September 13, 1997 St. Louis, MO - Mississippi Nights w/ Helmet, Barkmarket
- September 14, 1997 Nashville, TN - 328 Perfomance Hall w/ Helmet, Barkmarket
- September 16, 1997 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade w/ Helmet, Barkmarket
- September 17, 1997 Charleston, SC - Music Farm w/ Helmet, Hovercraft (location changed???)
- September 18, 1997 Salem, NC - Ziggy's Winston w/ Helmet, Hovercraft
- September 19, 1997 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero w/ Helmet, Hovercraft
- September 20, 1997 Rochester, NY - Rochester I of T. w/ Hovercraft
- September 22, 1997 New York, NY - Irving Plaza w/ Helmet, Hovercraft
- September 25, 1997 Charlottesville, VA - Trax w/ Helmet, Wharton Tiers Ensemble
- September 26, 1997 Norfolk, VA - The Boathouse w/ Helmet, Wharton Tiers Ensemble
- September 27, 1997 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club w/ Helmet, Wharton Tiers Ensemble
- September 28, 1997 Old Bridge, NJ - Birch Hill w/ Helmet, Wharton Tiers Ensemble
- September 29, 1997 Baltimore, MD - Reptilian w/ Skeleton Key
- September 29, 1997 Baltimore, MD - Fletchers (later) w/ Skeleton Key
- September 30, 1997 State College, PA - Crowbar w/Helmet, Wharton Tiers Ensemble
- October 02, 1997 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs w/ Helmet, Wharton Tiers Ensemble
- October 03, 1997 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs w/ Helmet, Wharton Tiers Ensemble
- October 04, 1997 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
- October 05, 1997 Danbury, CT - Tuxedo Junction w/ Helmet, Wharton Tiers Ensemble
- October 06, 1997 Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel w/ Helmet, Wharton Tiers Ensemble
P.S. Melvins in-store performances along this tour will be announced shortly. *Buzz says, "We're gonna try to do a couple of in-stores along this route as well...if the boys are willing, and hopefully some solo Melvins dates will happen after Boston to bring 'em back across the country to home".
Here are the Altamont/Acid King tour dates.� There may be another show added in Seattle, but no details yet.� There will also be an Altamont-only show in S.F. too, but no confirmed news on that either.
Portland, OR - EJ's 10/09/97 Seattle, WA - Sit & Spin 10/??/97 San Jose, CA -Cactus Club 10/15/97 Los Angeles, CA -AL's Bar 10/17/97 Anaheim, CA -Doll Hut 10/18/97 (end of altamont tour)
Fall 1997 European Tour
Melvins left for Europe???
- October 31, 1997 Fribourg, Switzerland - Fri-Son
Amazing Grace/It's Shoved (intro with conspiracy theory talking)/It's Shoved/Bar X The Rocking M/Interstellar Overdrive/Magic Pig Detective/Lizzy/Antitoxidote/Tipping The Lion/The Bloat/The Bit/Honey Bucket/Revolve/Hooch/Noise Jam/?Unknown?/Night Goat (Intro)/With Teeth/ Mombius Hibachi/Sacrifice/
- November 03, 1997 Brussels, Belgium - Vaartkapoen