Melvins to tour 50 states in 51 days

Official press release: The Melvins will attempt to become the Guinness World Record holders for the first band to tour the full United States and D.C. in 51 days with a tour kicking off Sept. 5 in Anchorage, Alaska and wrapping up Oct. 25 in Honolulu, Hawaii. "We figured it was time for us to do something REALLY crazy," said Osborne. "51 shows in 50 states plus 1 on D.C. and all in 51 days? Jeez! I wonder if we can do it?" The tour, which will feature the Melvins Lite line-up of Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover and Trevor Dunn, also marks the first time in the band's near 30-year history that they will perform in Alaska, New Hampshire, Delaware and Hawaii. Dates are as follows: 9/5 Anchorage, AK @ Bear Tooth Theatre and Pub 9/6 Seattle, WA @ Showbox at The Market 9/7 Oregon @ TBA 9/8 Boise, ID @ Neurolux Lounge 9/9 Missoula, MT @ Top Hat Lounge 9/10 Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound 9/11 Casper, WY @ TBA 9/12 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre 9/13 Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck 9/14 Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note 9/15 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room 9/16 Des Moines, IA @ House of Bricks 9/17 Sioux Falls, SD @ The Vault 9/18 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium 9/19 Minneapolis, MN @ Grumpy's 9/20 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon 9/21 Chicago, IL @ Double Door 9/22 Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue Theatre 9/23 Louisville, KY @ The Vernon Club 9/24 Detroit, MI @ Smalls 9/25 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop 9/26 Morgantown, WV @ 123 Pleasant Street 9/27 Jermyn, PA @ Eleanor Rigby's 9/28 South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground 9/29 Dover, NH @ Dover Brickhouse 9/30 Portland, ME @ Asylum 10/1 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club 10/2 Pawtucket, RI @ The Met Cafe 10/3 New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place 10/4 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 10/5 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's 10/6 Wilmington, DE @ Mojo 13 10/7 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar 10/8 Washington, DC @ Black Cat 10/9 Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theatre 10/10 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle 10/11 Knoxville, TN @ The Square Room 10/12 Greenville, SC @ The Handle Bar 10/13 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club 10/14 Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree 10/15 Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall 10/16 Jackson, MS @ Duling Hall 10/17 Little Rock, AR @ Juanita's Cantina 10/18 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon 10/19 Austin, TX @ Mohawk 10/20 Norman, OK @ Opolis Production 10/21 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad 10/22 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom 10/23 Las Vegas, NV @ Artifice 10/24 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery 10/25 Honolulu, HI @ The Republik