The Cars North American Tour Spring 2011 is a set of eleven concerts in the United States and Canada featuring the newly reunited American band The Cars. Announced in April 2011 prior to the release of the band's album Move Like This, the concerts feature material from Move Like This and from the band's 1970s and 1980s albums.
Singer/guitarist Ric Ocasek, keyboardist Greg Hawkes, guitarist Elliot Easton and drummer David Robinson performed as a quartet, as original Cars singer and bassist Benjamin Orr died in 2000. Orr's bass parts were performed by Hawkes on keyboard and bass, while the vocals on songs originally sung by Orr ("Just What I Needed", "Let's Go" and "Moving in Stereo") were performed by Ocasek. As Ocasek died on September 15, 2019, this is the final tour from the band.
Tour dates Date City Country Venue May 10, 2011 SeattleUnited States Showbox SoDo May 12, 2011 Los Angeles Hollywood Palladium May 13, 2011 Oakland Fox Theater May 15, 2011 Denver Fillmore May 17, 2011 Minneapolis First Avenue May 18, 2011 Chicago Riviera Theatre May 20, 2011 Toronto Canada Sound Academy May 22, 2011 PhiladelphiaUnited States Electric Factory May 23, 2011 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club May 25, 2011 New York City Roseland Ballroom May 26, 2011 Boston House of Blues August 7, 2011 Chicago United States Lollapalooza
Reception The performances and set lists were met with mixed reviews: The Hollywood Reporter reviewer Erik Pedersen found Move Like This to be a "surprisingly good" album but described the Hollywood Palladium show as "icy" and unenthusiastic. San Jose Mercury News reviewer Jim Harrington described the band's performance at Oakland's Fox Theater as "incredibly flat and dispassionate", but praised the band's "solid" musicianship.
Band members Ric Ocasek – lead vocals, guitar Elliot Easton – guitars, backing vocals Greg Hawkes – keyboards, bass, backing vocals David Robinson – drums, backing vocals
References
External links The Cars - Official Site