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Elastica Takes 'the Menace' On North American Tour

U.K. rock act Elastica will kick off its first North American tour in almost five years with a Sept. 20 gig at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Not all the dates have been announced, but the current schedule finds the band hitting major markets through an Oct. 7 date in Boston.

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tour is in support of Elastica's second album "The Menace" (Deceptive U.K./Atlantic U.S.) the long-delayed follow-up to the band's 1995 self-titled debut, which hit No. 1 in the U.K. on the strength of singles such as "Connection," "Car Song," and "Stutter." In Japan, "The Menace" will be released on Sept. 27.

Here are Elastica's tour dates:
<UL>
<LI>Sept. 20: San Francisco (Fillmore)
<LI>Sept. 21-22: Los Angeles (Roxy)
<LI>Sept. 26: Minneapolis (First Avenue)
<LI>Sept. 27: Chicago (Park West)
<LI>Sept. 28: Detroit (Shelter)
<LI>Sept. 29: Toronto (Guvernment)
<LI>Oct. 2: Philadelphia (Theater Of Living Arts)
<LI>Oct. 3: Washington, D.C. (9:30 Club)
<LI>Oct. 4: New York (Bowery Ballroom)
<LI>Oct. 7: Boston (Karma Club)
</UL>

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