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Barenaked Ladies announce fall tour dates, including stop in Buffalo

by jmaloni

Press release

Tue, Sep 3rd 2013 01:45 pm

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

The Barenaked Ladies have announced their headlining fall tour dates. The tour - with special guests Whitehorse - kicks off at the State Theatre in Minneapolis and includes additional stops in cities including New York City; Atlantic City, N.J.; Austin, Texas; and Buffalo (Nov. 6 at UB Center for the Arts).

Tickets for the Nov. 6 date at UB Center for the Arts are $65, $55, $45 and $35, and go on sale Friday, Sept. 6, at 10 a.m. at www.tickets.com and UB Center for the Arts Box Office (hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.). For more information, visit: www.ubcfa.org.

Celebrating their 25th anniversary, the tour announcement comes on the heels of the Ladies having just wrapped up one of this summer's hottest events - their "Last Summer on Earth Tour 2013" with Ben Folds Five and Guster. That was preceded by the release of a new album "Grinning Streak," which debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard Top 200.The band's first Vanguard release marked its first top 10 debut since 2003 and fourth top 10 debut overall. The album's breakout success showcases the new single "Odds Are," which shot to No. 2 on the iTunes Rock Songs Chart. The band recently performed the song on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."

The Barenaked Ladies, featuring guitarist/vocalist Ed Robertson, bassist/vocalist Jim Creeggan, keyboardist/vocalist Kevin Hearn and drummer/vocalist Tyler Stewart, have sold more than 14 million albums worldwide, and have won eight Juno awards and earned multiple Grammy nominations. Known for such hits as "One Week," "Pinch Me, "Brian Wilson," "If I Had $1,000,000" and many more, the band also penned the theme song for the hit CBS series, "The Big Bang Theory."

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