Alternative rock band The Smithereens are currently on tour in the U.S., and in addition to playing their own hits, they are performing selections from the 1969 “rock opera” concept album by The Who, Tommy. The band is playing songs such as “Pinball Wizard”, “Acid Queen”, “See Me Feel Me Touch Me”, “Go to the Mirror”, and “Tommy Can You Hear Me?”, also recorded in studio in their 2009 album, The Smithereens Play Tommy.
You can check out the sound of The Smithereens covering The Who in this YouTube video:
Founded in New Jersey in 1980, the band found success on MTV and especially college radio throughout the second half of the eighties and beyond. To date, they’ve released eleven studio albums, the last one being 2011.
Below is the current list of upcoming shows…
- Fri, Apr 22 Fall River, MA Narrows Center
- Sat, Apr 23 Norfolk, CT Infinity Hall
- Fri, Apr 29 Grass Valley, CA Grass Valley Center for the Arts
- Sat, Apr 30 Pasadena, CA The Rose
- Sun, May 1 San Juan Capistrano, CA The Coach House
- Sat, May 14 Niagara Falls, NY Seneca Niagara Resort and Casino
- Fri, May 27 Natick, MA The Center for the Arts
- Fri, Jun 10 Waukegan, IL Genesee Theater
- Sat, Jun 18 South Orange, New Jersey South Orange Performing Arts Center
- Sat, Jul 2 Amagansett, NY The Stephen Talkhouse
- Sun, Jul 3 Sellersville, PA Sellersville Theater
- Sat, Jul 9 Pleasantville, NY Pleasantville Music Festival
- Fri, Jul 15 Rocky Mount, VA Harvester Performance Center
- Fri, Sep 16 Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield Playhouse
- Fri, Sep 23 Ferndale, MI The Magic Bag
- Sat, Sep 24 Overland Park, KS Overland Park Fall Festival
You can learn more about the band on their official website at www.officialsmithereens.com.
Click on the image below for the latest and up to date full Rock Subculture Journal schedule of pop and rock music concerts/tours coming up for review (2016 Rock Subculture Schedule):
