Friday 27 June 2008

Iggy Pop and the Stooges plot summer tour

Iggy Pop and the Stooges have announced a handful of North American tour dates this summer.

The veteran punk rockers will squeeze in dates in the US and Canada in between playing several European and UK festivals this summer.

The band are set to play the Download Festival in Camden, New Jersey on August 2 before playing dates in Montreal, Toronto, New York and ending the North American jaunt at Baltimore, Maryland's Virgin Festival on August 10.

They'll continue to play festivals overseas until September 27, ending with France's Palais des Festivals on September 27.

The North American tour dates are:

Camden, NJ Download Festival (August 2)
Montreal, Quebec Osheaga Music and Arts Festival (3)
Toronto, Ontario Massey Hall (6)
New York, NY Terminal 5 (8)
Baltimore, MD Virgin Festival (10)

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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