by Hellcat Tours

The Slackers have announced tour dates in the US, Canada and Europe in support of their upcoming Hellcat LP Peculiar. The band will play the North American shows supported by Toronto pop punk act Flashlight Brown, who themselves are working on a new record for release sometime this year. The shows include two dates at CBGB's in New York before the Slackers leave for a lengthy set of European dates. Of course, those European dates include multiple dates at Ernesto's, a club in the Netherlands community of Sittard where the band has previously recorded two live albums.

Peculiar, the band's follow up to 2003's full length Close My Eyes arrives on February 21st in North America and the day before in Europe. The record was recorded live at the aforementioned Ernesto's (although it is not a "live album") and was mixed at Jeff "King Django" Baker's Version City studios. The record features a number of songs from 2004's EP International War Criminal EP, all of which were re-recorded and (with the exception of one) re-invisioned for the LP. This is the band's first studio album with guitarist Agent Jay and drummer Ara Babajian.

Slackers Tour Dates
DATEVENUECITYWITH
02/24/2006InfinityWilliamsville, NYWith Flashlight Brown
02/25/2006Grog ShopCleveland Heights, OHWith Flashlight Brown
02/26/2006Beat KitchenChicago, ILWith Flashlight Brown
02/28/2006St Andrews HallDetroit, MIWith Flashlight Brown
03/01/2006E BarGuelph, ONWith Flashlight Brown
03/02/2006Call The OfficeLondon, ONWith Flashlight Brown
03/03/2006The ReverbToronto, ONWith Flashlight Brown
03/04/2006Petit CampusMontreal, QCWith Flashlight Brown
03/05/2006KashmirQuebec City, QCWith Flashlight Brown
03/07/2006Higher GroundBurlington, VTWith Flashlight Brown
03/08/2006Middle East ClubCambridge, MAWith Flashlight Brown
03/09/2006The Living RoomProvidence, RIWith Flashlight Brown
03/10/2006CBGBsNew York, NYWith Flashlight Brown
03/11/2006CBGBsNew York, NYWith Flashlight Brown
03/30/2006VeraGroningen, NL 
03/31/2006UndergroundCologne, DE 
04/01/2006ABBoxBrussels, BE 
04/02/2006Concorde 2Brighton, UK 
04/03/2006Academy 2Liverpool, UK 
04/04/2006BarflyGlasgow, UK 
04/05/2006JillysManchester, UK 
04/06/2006TheklaBristol, UK 
04/07/2006The CharlotteLeicetser, UK 
04/08/2006GarageLondon, UK 
04/09/2006Academy 2Birmingham, UK 
04/11/2006AzimunthNancy, FR 
04/12/2006La LaterieStrasbourg, FR 
04/13/2006A'AgoraLe Havre, FR 
04/14/20064 ADDiksmuide, BE 
04/15/2006RockhalEsch, LU 
04/16/2006PaaspopSchijndel, NL 
04/17/2006Ernesto'sSittard, NL 
04/18/2006Ernesto'sSittard, NL