BAD LIEUTENANT Announce First Ever USA Concerts

MUSIC NEWS -  Bad Lieutenant, the group formed in 2007 by New Order's Bernard Sumner (guitar, vocals) and Phil Cunningham (guitar), along with Jake Evans (guitar, vocals), has announced that the UK group is coming to America to play four concerts including a special appearance at the Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival (4/17). Gigs in San Francisco (4/16), Chicago (4/19) and New York (4/21) are also now confirmed.

Tickets for the San Francisco, Chicago and NYC dates go on sale this week, (see itinerary below for details) and can be purchased at the respective venue's box office and at ticketmaster.com

These shows will mark Bad Lieutenant's U.S. concert debut and are to promote the band's first album, Never Cry Another Tear, which was released in October 2009 via Original Signal Recordings.

"As promised," said Bad Lieutenant's Bernard Sumner, "we are coming to the U.S. to play our re-scheduled dates in Chicago and New York with the addition of the Coachella Festival and a concert in San Francisco. We are really looking forward to playing our songs live for our fans in the U.S. It's been some quite time since I have played in America, and we are all very excited about the prospect."

The upcoming  "Twist of Fate" will get it's worldwide digital release on March 23, and has the band doing what they do best;  21st century guitar music, blending catchy guitar hooks, and pounding bass aligning perfectly with Sumner's familiar, effortless vocal style. The track is already a live show favorite and displays a more edgy side to the band than the summery, unbridled energy of the band's first single, "Sink or Swim".

Bad Lieutenant has already played a series of concerts in the UK and Europe, and these upcoming U.S. dates will be preceded by a string of concerts in Great Britain.

The core members of Bad Lieutenant - Sumner, Cunningham, and Evans - will be joined on these dates by former Joy Division/New Order drummer Stephen Morris (who also played on the new album) and bassist Tom Chapman. According to Sumner, "The bulk of the set will be Bad Lieutenant songs, but we'll also play some songs from my past, some New Order songs, some Joy Division, and a few other surprises."

Sumner, responsible for creating some of the most influential and popular music of the last 30 years, pulled together an impressive group of musicians to record Never Cry Another Tear - New Order guitarist Cunningham, Blur bassist Alex James, drummer Morris, and up-and-coming vocalist Evans. The album was produced by Sumner and recorded in the UK last year, with the essence of the new album being crisp, streamlined 21st century guitar music, underscored by keyboards and occasional melodica, and the distinct vocals and guitar work of Evans.

BAD LIEUTENANT UK and USA Tour Itinerary :

MARCH
15 Leadmill, Sheffield, England
16 Garage, Glasgow, Scotland
18 Electric Ballroom, London, England
20 53 Degrees, Preston, England
21 Masque, Liverpool, England

APRIL
16 Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA - (tickets on sale Sunday, February 14)
17 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Indio, CA (tickets on sale NOW)
19 Park West, Chicago, IL - (tickets on sale Saturday, February 13)
21 Webster Hall, NYC, NY - (tickets on sale Friday, February 12)