Grammy Award-winning recording artists The Wallflowers will kick-off a
two-week run of west-coast dates on June 10 at the East County Pacific
Arts Center in El Cajon, California. On the Back To California tour,
the band will play a mixture of large outdoor venues, concert theatres
and special engagements at intimate clubs in a run designed to bring
fresh vitality to The Wallflowers’ hits, play some band rarities and
covers, and debut some new tunes, according to Jakob Dylan and his band
mates. The brief tour will also serve as a prelude to the recording of
the band’s next album, which is scheduled for release in the first
quarter of 2005.
Renowned producer Brendan O’Brien – who has helmed multi-platinum
albums for Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, Rage Against The Machine and
numerous others — will produce The Wallflowers’ forthcoming album,
with sessions set to begin in early July. For the first time in many
years, O’Brien will return to his road roots as lead guitarist for The
Wallflowers’ Back To California tour, having last taken a break in
production duties to tour with Neil Young in 1997. As Jakob Dylan
explained, “The band has been talking with Brendan about working
together for a long time, and we’re thrilled that the timing is finally
right to make a record with him and get him on stage with us. Yes, he
is a producer of great distinction, and yes he plays a mean guitar,
but,” Dylan added, “he is the new guy and we hope he doesn’t think he’s
getting the good bunk on the bus.”
The complete schedule for The Wallflowers’ Back To California tour is
as follows:
June 10 — El Cajon, California — E County Pacific Arts Center
June 11 — Las Vegas, Nevada — Mandalay Bay Beach Stage
June 12 — Palm Springs, California — McCallum Theatre
June 14 — Anaheim, California — House Of Blues
June 15 — Anaheim, California — House Of Blues
June 17 — Santa Cruz, California — The Catalyst
June 18 — San Francisco, California — Great American Music Hall
June 19 — San Francisco, California — Slims
June 21 — Eugene, Oregon — The Jungle
June 22 — Spokane, Washington — Big Easy Concert House
June 23 — Seattle, Washington — The Showbox
June 25 — Petaluma, California — Mystic Theatre
June 26 — Kelseyville, California — Konochti Harbor Resort
