Alt-rock titans Bush and LIVE have joined forces for a massive co-headlining summer trek...The ALT-IMATE Tour. The two iconic acts are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their respective landmark albums, Sixteen Stone and Throwing Copper.
The bands kicked things off June 6 in Mashantucket, Connecticut, and the trek is scheduled to hit up various arenas and outdoor amphitheaters in 34 cities throughout the U.S. before wrapping up September 8 in Rochester, Minnesota. They've brought along Our Lady Peace for support on select dates.
Both released in 1994, Sixteen Stone and Throwing Copper have spewed No. 1 hits and timeless favorites “Lightning Crashes,” “Glycerine,” “Machinehead” and “Comedown.”
"It's an amazing feeling to know that these songs still resonate so profoundly with people," LIVE frontman Ed Kowalczyk said in a release.
"And I still totally get off on celebrating this music with them. With Throwing Copper, we were taking on big things with a big sound. Love, truth, birth, death, philosophy, religion, spirituality...we were asking the perennial questions and poking around for answers with this massive and dynamic sound."
Both bands have been roaring through the classics on this run. Bush have been highlighting songs like “Everything Zen,” “Little Things,” “This Is War” and “The Sound of Winter,” with LIVE playing tracks like “All Over You,” “Alone,” “Selling the Drama” and “The Dolphin’s Cry.”
Let’s take a look at some of the tour’s highlights so far!
June 6 – Mashantucket, Connecticut
It's safe to say opening night set the bar pretty high for the rest of the tour. started the tour off strong. At The Grand Theater at Foxwood's Casino, LIVE played a 14-song set, including covers of R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" and The Stones' "Paint It Black."
Check out our full recap here!
June 11 – Boston, Massachusetts
Shipping up to Boston's Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion, Bush played a 12-song set with highlights including a little solo action during "Glycerine" and an epic performance of "Everything Zen!"
Watch Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale interact with the audience before getting into the electrifying performance:
You can snag your tickets to this alt-rock experience on Live Nation. Each band is going off and doing their own thing for part of the summer, so we jotted down their individual AND combined tour dates for you! Peep the full itinerary below.
LIVE tour dates:
06/28 – Brouwersdam, NL @ Concert at Sea Festival
06/30 – London, UK @ O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
07/01 – Berlin, DE @ Astra Kulturhaus
07/02 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
07/04 – Bergen, NO @ Skanevik Blues Festival
07/06 – Zottegem, BE @ Rock Zottegem Festival
07/07 – Baarn, NL @ Paleis Soestdijk
07/09 – Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg
07/13 – Mansfield, OH @ Inkcarceration Festival
07/26 – Appleton, WI @ Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium *
07/27 – Council Bluffs, IA @ Stir Cove at Harrah’s Casino *
07/28 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre *
07/30 – New Orleans, LA @ Bold Sphere Music at Champions Square *
08/02 – Wichita, KS @ Hartman Arena *
08/03 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium *
08/06 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre *
08/07 – Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion *
08/09 – Tuolumne, CA @ Black Oak Casino – West Side Pavilion *
08/10 – Costa Mesa, CA @ OC Fair *
08/11 – Tucson, AZ @ AVA Casino *
08/14 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP *
08/16 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre *
08/17 – Miami, FL @ Bayfront Park Amphitheater *
08/18 – Jacksonville, FL @ Daily’s Place *
08/20 – Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park *
08/23 – Essex Junction, VT @ Champlain Valley Expo *
08/24 – Baltimore, MD @ MECU Pavilion *
08/25 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE *
08/27 – Allentown, PA @ The Great Allentown Fair *
08/29 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater *
08/30 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts *
09/04 – Dayton, OH @ The Rose Music Center at The Heights *
09/06 – Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre *
09/07 – Allegan, MI @ Allegan County Fair *
09/08 – Rochester, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre *
* = “The ALT-IMATE Tour” w/ Bush and Our Lady Peace
Bush tour dates:
07/26 – Appleton, WI @ Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium *
07/27 – Council Bluffs, IA @ Stir Cove at Harrah’s Casino *
07/28 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre *
07/30 – New Orleans, LA @ Bold Sphere Music at Champions Square *
08/02 – Wichita, KS @ Hartman Arena *
08/03 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium *
08/06 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre *
08/07 – Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion *
08/09 – Tuolumne, CA @ Black Oak Casino – West Side Pavilion *
08/10 – Costa Mesa, CA @ OC Fair *
08/11 – Tucson, AZ @ AVA Casino *
08/14 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP *
08/16 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre *
08/17 – Miami, FL @ Bayfront Park Amphitheater *
08/18 – Jacksonville, FL @ Daily’s Place *
08/20 – Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park *
08/23 – Essex Junction, VT @ Champlain Valley Expo *
08/24 – Baltimore, MD @ MECU Pavilion *
08/25 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE *
08/27 – Allentown, PA @ The Great Allentown Fair *
08/29 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater *
08/30 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts *
09/04 – Dayton, OH @ The Rose Music Center at The Heights *
09/06 – Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre *
09/07 – Allegan, MI @ Allegan County Fair *
09/08 – Rochester, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre *
* = “The ALT-IMATE Tour” w/ Live and Our Lady Peace
