Poptone, the new project featuring Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins, debuted in April and are back on the road the week playing shows on the east coast. The pair, rounded out with Haskins' daughter Diva on bass, have been playing a packed set of songs featuring classics from their previous bands: Bauhaus, Tones On Tail, and Love And Rockets. Ash recently revealed that the idea to reunite with Haskins wand revisit their catalog was kind of a Spinal Tap moment -- the idea came to him after waking up to Motorhead's "Ace Of Spades." He told NPR:
"I'm not a massive Motorhead fan. I just knew the singles, to be honest...it was blasting at 4 in the morning and I had this realization. This is hilarious, that cliché about getting the band back together, it was very Spinal Tap I suppose but whatever. And I just thought ‘Am I drunk? What’s going on? I’ve not been wanting to do this for a decade.’ But this thing seemed completely right at that moment in time. Boom. Lemmy, the ‘Ace of Spades.’ Who would have thought that song would have gotten me back out on the road?"
Poptone recently announced a new string of North American tour dates, and this time they're coming to Detroit. Don't miss Poptone at the Majestic Theater on September 23rd. Tickets are on sale now. View the full tour itinerary below:
Poptone -- North American tour
Aug 11 -- Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Sound Stage
Aug 12 -- Richmond, VA @ The National
Sep 22 -- Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
Sep 23 -- Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theater
Sep 24 -- Cincinnati, OH @ 20th Century Theater
Sep 28 -- London, ON @ London Music Hall
Sep 29 -- Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
Sep 30 -- Ottawa, ON @ Bronson Centre Theatre
Oct 01 -- Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe
Nov 25 -- Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
Nov 26 -- Memphis, TN @ New Daisy
Nov 29 -- Ft Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
Nov 30 -- Tampa, FL @ Orpheum
Dec 01 -- Orlando, FL @ Beacham
Dec 03 -- Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
Dec 05 -- New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues
Dec 07 -- Austin, TX @ Mohawk
Dec 08 -- Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
Dec 10 -- Dallas, TX @ Trees
Published August 11th, 2017
