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Hemisaurus · January 11, 2011, 08:47:54 AM

MIke Watt, the man is in his 50's and puts the rest of us to shame. Of course he has all those years of contacts behind him too. Wonder if he booked it all himself or has someone do it for him?
http://hootpage.com/hoot_hyphenated-man-na2011.html

thursday, march 10 at velvet jones
423 state st,m santa barbara, ca
(805) 965-8676

friday, march 11 at the echo
1822 w. sunset bl., los angeles, ca
(213) 413-8200

saturday, march 12 at the casbah
2501 kettner bl., san diego, ca
(619) 232-4355

sunday, march 13 at plush
340 e. 6th st., tucson, az
(520) 798-1298

monday, march 14 at the launchpad
618 central av. sw, albuquerque, nm
(505) 435-9912

tuesday, march 15 at the conservatory
8911 n. western av., oklahoma city, ok
(405) 607-4805

wednesday, march 16 at the loft
1135 s. lamar st., dallas, tx
(214) 421-2021

thursday, march 17 at the ginger man
301 lavaca st., austin, tx
(512) 473-8801

friday, march 18 at fitzgerald's
2706 white oak dr., houston, tx
(713) 862-3838

saturday, march 19 at the spanish moon
1109 highland rd., baton rouge, la
(225) 383-6666

sunday, march 20 at one eyed jacks
615 toulouse st., new orleans, la
(504) 569-8361

monday, march 21 at the handlebar
319 n. tarragona st., pensacola, fl
(850) 434-9060

tuesday, march 22 at common grounds
210 sw 2nd av., gainesville, fl
(352) 372-7320

wednesday, march 23 at the social
54 n. orange av., orlando, fl
(407) 246-1419

thursday, march 24 at jack rabbits
1528 hendricks av., jacksonville, fl
(904) 398-7496

friday, march 25 at the earl
488 flat shoals av. se, atlanta, ga
(404) 522-3950

saturday, march 26 at 40 watt club
285 w. washington st., athens, ga
(706) 549-7871

sunday, march 27 at the pour house
1977 maybank hwy., charleston, sc
(843) 571-4343

monday, march 28 at local 506
506 w. franklin st., chapel hill, nc
(919) 942-5506

tuesday, march 29 at the canal club
1545 e. cary st., richmond, va
(804) 643-2582

wednesday, march 30 at 123 pleasant street
123 pleasant st., morgantown, wv
(304) 292-0800

thursday, march 31 at black cat
1811 14th st. nw, washington dc
(202) 667-7960

friday, april 1 at ottobar
2549 n. howard st., baltimore, md
(410) 662-0069

saturday, april 2 at north star bar
2639 poplar st., philadelphia, pa
(215) 787-0488

sunday, april 3 at maxwell's
1039 washington st., hoboken, nj
(201) 653-1703

monday, april 4 at the mercury lounge
217 e. houston st., new york, ny
(212) 260-4700

tuesday, april 5 at daniel street club
21 daniel st., milford, ct
(203) 877-4446

wednesday, april 6 at t.t. the bear's place
10 brookline st., cambridge, ma
(617) 492-0082

thursday, april 7 at la sala rossa
4848 st-laurent, montreal, qc, CANADA
(514) 844-4227

friday, april 8 at mavericks
221 rideau st., ottawa, on, CANADA
(613) 562-3941

saturday, april 9 at horseshoe tavern
368 queen st. w, toronto, on, CANADA
(416) 598-4753

sunday, april 10 at brillobox
4104 penn av., pittsburgh, pa
(412) 621-4900

monday, april 11 at grog shop
2785 euclid heights bl., cleveland heights, oh
(216) 321-5588

tuesday, april 12 at magic bag
22920 woodward av., ferndale, mi
(248) 544-3030

wednesday, april 13 at radio radio
1119 prospect st., indianapolis, in
(317) 955-0995

thursday, april 14 at blueberry hill
6504 delmar bl., saint louis, mo
(314) 727-4444

friday, april 15 at schubas tavern
3159 n. southport av., chicago, il
(773) 525-2508

saturday, april 16 at shank hall
1434 n. farwell av., milwaukee, wi
(414) 276-7288

sunday, april 17 at high noon saloon
701 e. washington av., madison, wi
(608) 268-1122

monday, april 18 at turf club
1601 university av. w, saint paul, mn
(651) 647-0486

tuesday, april 19 at slowdown
729 n. 14th st., omaha, ne
(402) 345-7569

wednesday, april 20 at the bottleneck
737 new hampshire st., lawrence, ks
(785) 841-5483

thursday, april 21 - off

friday, april 22 at larimer lounge
2721 larimer st., denver, co
(303) 291-1007

saturday, april 23 at the complex
537 w. 100 s, salt lake city, ut
(801) 660-2295

sunday, april 24 at neurolux
113 n. 11th st., boise, id
(208) 343-0886

monday, april 25 at doug fir
830 e. burnside st., portland, or
(503) 231-9663

tuesday, april 26 at the media club
695 cambie st., vancouver, bc, CANADA
(604) 608-2871

wednesday, april 27 at the triple door
216 union st., seattle, wa
(206) 838-4333

thursday, april 28 at sam bonds garage
407 blair bl., eugene, or
(541) 343-2635

friday, april 29 at bottom of the hill
1233 17th st., san francisco, ca
(415) 621-4455

saturday, april 30 at blue lamp
1400 alhambra bl., sacramento, ca
(916) 455-3400

nonoman · January 11, 2011, 11:36:03 AM

WTF he must be a logistics genius, holy shit.

Danny G · January 11, 2011, 02:08:05 PM

No shit, but that will be crazy grueling. Glad he decided to book some mid-tour days off after 5 solid weeks playing every day.

Respect.

black · January 11, 2011, 03:22:33 PM

Mike Watt is the man.

Chovie D · January 11, 2011, 05:33:10 PM

Quote from: nonoman on January 11, 2011, 11:36:03 AM
WTF he must be a logistics genius, holy shit.

he is actually known for being just that on tour. Reading his tour schpeils offers many a good lesson. Things like "always stay on the side of town nearest the direction you will be traveling next so you dont have to drive thru morning rush hour traffic the next day"
wisdom.

I'll never forget after a firehose show, the band finished their last song and I turned around ot leave but before I could even get to the exit, Watt had lept off the stage and was blocking the door to the exit insisting on shaking each and everyone one of our hands before we left. what a guy. made a big impression on me.

spookstrickland · January 11, 2011, 07:24:19 PM

Very well plotted out tour. I wonder how much he will Gross and Net on that tour?

Chovie D · January 11, 2011, 07:40:03 PM

Quote from: spookstrickland on January 11, 2011, 07:24:19 PM
Very well plotted out tour. I wonder how much he will Gross and Net on that tour?

Gross-$5000 and a bag of funyuns
Net-bag of funyuns

The Riffer · January 12, 2011, 01:58:47 AM

So that's how he became the piss bottle man...

Nothing but respect for this guy.

Pissy · January 16, 2011, 08:46:29 AM

He's been through here a few times, and unfortunately not done well in terms of turnout. He's more of a college town type draw I think. Great shows. Word on the street is that all of his tours make money, but I think that I read that before the gas hike, so now things might be a little closer to breaking even.

tomz. · January 16, 2011, 10:08:22 AM

So stoked, he's coming to Madison

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Watt's the man. In 1993 he signed a dollar bill for me at a Firehose show, I pasted it on my first bass case. The bass and case are long gone, but Watt's still kickin'.