Testing this new tool:

Here is some text I am putting in so that I can see things. Oh yes and a youtube video... just for shits and giggles.

Europe Dates Announced!!!!

The European tour will also be subject to new anti-scalper plans, thus
attempting to ensure that every fan will pay only face value (plus
normal service and handling fees) for the tickets. They will be limited
to two per person with the purchaser's name - and name of their plus one
- printed on the ticket. Ticket-holders will need photo ID corresponding
to the names on the tickets to gain access to the venues. Ticket-holders
will need photo ID corresponding to the names on the tickets to gain
access to the venues.

European tour dates are as follows:

DATE - CITY - VENUE - ON-SALE INFO
July 12 - SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN - Auditorium Kursaal - Ticket Hotline 902
10 12 12. International enquiries +34 933 262 946. Tickets on sale
Monday 2nd June (AWAITING WEBSITE PURCHASE INFO)

July 14 & 15 - BARCELONA, SPAIN - Auditorium Forum - Ticket Hotline 902
10 12 12. International enquiries +34 933 262 946. Tickets on sale
Monday 2nd June (AWAITING WEBSITE PURCHASE INFO)

July 17, 18 & 19 - MILAN, ITALY - Teatro Degli Arcimboldi - Ticket
Hotline - valid only in Italy - 892101. International enquiries +39 0584
46477. Tickets also available online from http://www.ticketone.it. Tickets on
internet presale on Friday 23rd May and all other outlets from Monday
26th May

July 21 & 22 - PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - KCP - Tickets available on
http://www.ticketpro.cz with ticket@ticketpro.cz handling enquiries from
English and German speaking customers. Tickets on sale on Friday 30th
May

July 24 & 25 - PARIS, FRANCE - Grand Rex - Ticket Hotline is 0890 39 01
00 - accessed from France only - with +33 (0)1 46 91 57 67 for
international enquiries. Tickets on sale as an internet presale on
Monday 26th May with all other outlets from Wednesday 28th May (AWAITING
WEBSITE PURCHASE INFO)

July 27 & 28 - EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - Playhouse - Ticket Hotline on 0870
606 3424 and online from http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk. On sale at 9.00 am on
Tuesday 27th May

July 30, 31 and August 1 - DUBLIN, IRELAND - The Ratcellar, Phoenix Park
- Ticket Hotline is 0818 719 300 - accessed from Ireland only - with
0870 243 4455 for the UK and +353 1 4 569 569 for international
enquiries. Tickets also available online from http://www.ticketmaster.ie. On

sale at 9.00 am on Tuesday 27th May

Glitter and Doom Tour Dates

Tour - Orpheum
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Phoenix, US

Tour - Orpheum
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Phoenix, US

Tour - Plaza Theatre
Friday, June 20, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
El Paso, US

Tour - Jones Hall
Sunday, June 22, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Houston, US

Tour - Palladium
Monday, June 23, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Dallas, US

Tour - Brady Theatre
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Tulsa, US

Tour - Fox Theatre
Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
St Louis, US

Tour - Ohio Theatre
Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Columbus, US

Tour - Civic Theatre
Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Knoxville, US

Tour - Moran Theatre
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Jacksonville, US

Tour - Saenger Theatre
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Mobile, US

Tour - Alabama Theatre
Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Birmingham, US

Tour - Fox Theatre
Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
Atlanta, US

Plus a great video at Tomwaits.com!

"Tune in and view highlights from the press conference held by musician and iconoclast Tom Waits to announce his summer tour "Glitter and Doom" on Monday, May 5 at http://www.tomwaits.com beginning at 9am EST.
Not only is Tom announcing a tour, but a website as well !
This is one of several announcements coming in the next week.

I will be keeping up with this and posting information to the front page and the Touring section.
and im certain there will be PLENTY of discussion on the Forums.

Glitter and Doom Is Coming!!!

Ticket Countdown Extraordinaire (All countdowns are setup based on EST (Eastern Time)

Countdown - Pheonix, AZ Tickets go on sale: 2008-5-16 15:00:00 GMT-05:00!

Countdown - El Paso, TX Tickets go on sale: 2010-5-16 15:00:00 GMT-05:00!

Countdown - Houston, TX Tickets go on sale: 2010-5-16 11:00:00 GMT-05:00!

Countdown to Dallas, TX Tickets go on sale: 2010-5-16 12:00:00 GMT-05:00!

Countdown to Tulsa, OK Tickets go on sale: 2010-5-16 13:00:00 GMT-05:00!

Countdown to Saint Louis, MO Tickets go on sale: 2010-5-16 11:00:00 GMT-05:00!

Countdown to Columbus, OH Tickets go on sale: 2010-5-16 10:00:00 GMT-05:00!

Countdown to Knoxville, TN Tickets go on sale: 2010-5-16 09:00:00 GMT-05:00!

Countdown to Jacksonville, FL Tickets go on sale: 2010-5-16 10:00:00 GMT-05:00!

Countdown to Mobile, AL Tickets go on sale: 2010-5-16 11:00:00 GMT-05:00!

Countdown to Birmingham, AL Tickets go on sale: 2010-5-16 12:00:00 GMT-05:00!

Countdown to Atlanta, GA Tickets go on sale: 2010-5-16 10:00:00 GMT-05:00!

HAPPY 58th BIRTHDAY TOM!!

[picture from WaitsWatcher]

07-03-2007: Tom Waits is slated for a compilation on a new NASA album (a collaboration between Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon).

'Spacious Thoughts' - Tom Waits and Kool Keith

Tom Waits News Update 11-28-06:

I have compiled a huge list of orphans reviews at the following link. HERE
Other aspects are getting fleshed out and will be up soon (i.e. lyrics etc).

If you missed the performance I made an ameture transcript of it at the link below Transcript

Dont forget Tom Waits on Letterman Tongight!!! *SPOILER BELOW*
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A report from olshep on the forums:
"Tom (and Kate Winslet) appeared on the 4:30 - 5:30 taping (the earlier one). Tom was interviewed (very funny) and then played "Lie to Me" (they did a comedy bit without Tom between Tom's interview and his performance). I think it was Duke, Larry, and Casey in the band backing him (but cameras blocked my view of the performance).
Band performance was top notch and Duke's solo was nice. Tom seemed to mix and match lyrics from different verses, but vocally he really sold it.
It sounded different than on the album (slower, even more rockabilly vocal stylings) and I think different from what I remember of the Orphans tour version, though perhaps listening to a recording will prove me wrong on that front. "

It has hit the streets in various US and EU areas! Check your local record shops! Here are some pics of TW Fans with the new release!

Doomcan

Geje

Surfraptor

WaitsWatcher

- As the release date for Orphans quickly approaches there has been a flurry of activity out there. First off here is a picture of the album with the book combination.

It also appears that in several places accross the sea (i.e. *not* the US) have found stores selling the new album already!

- Just after the release hits Tom Waits is going to hit some tv shows as well. Be sure to set your DVR/VCR (if you still have one) to record the following shows
Late Show with David Letterman on November 27th (Monday)
and The Daily Show with John Stewart on November 28th (Tuesday)

- He is all OVER the place. Here he shows up on the cover of a newspaper "NRC Handelsblad"

- Tom Waits shows up on another cover. This time for Harp

- For those who dont know theres a new 3 disk set coming out! Check it out at www.anti.com