The Strange Little Birds Tour was the seventh concert tour by American rock band Garbage, in support of their sixth studio album, Strange Little Birds (2016). The tour began on May 16, 2016, in Irvine, California, and ended on December 17, 2016, in Lima, Peru.
Garbage's touring line-up is augmented by Eric Avery on bass guitar. Due to illness, Butch Vig was replaced by Matt Walker for European and North American shows at the start of the run and later Eric Gardner. Garbage have been supported by a number of hand-picked opening acts on this tour; including Tiny Little Houses, Olympia, Tash Sultana, The Pearl Harts, Kristin Kontrol and Cigarettes After Sex.
Tour dates
Date City Country VenueUnited StatesMay 14, 2016IrvineUnited StatesKROQ Weenie RoastIrvine Meadows AmphitheaterEuropeSupport: The Pearl Harts (on headline shows)May 24, 2016ReimsFranceLa CartonnerieMay 26, 2016DortmundGermanyRock im RevierMay 27, 2016FrankfurtWomen of the World Festival Alte OperMay 28, 2016MunichRockavariaMay 30, 2016AmsterdamNetherlandsParadisoMay 31, 2016HollerichLuxembourgDen AtelierJune 1, 2016Crans-près-CélignySwitzerlandCaribana FestivalJune 3, 2016LyonFranceLe RadiantJune 5, 2016GrenobleLa Belle ElectriqueJune 7, 2016LjubljanaSloveniaCenter urbane kulture Kino ŠiškaJune 8, 2016MilanItalyFabriqueJune 10, 2016NickelsdorfAustriaNova Rock FestivalJune 13, 2016LondonUnited KingdomTroxyJune 14, 2016NottinghamRock CityJune 16, 2016MadridSpainMad Cool Festival, Caja MágicaNorth AmericaSupport: Kristin Kontrol (on headline shows)June 18, 2016ChicagoUnited StatesWKQK PiqniqHollywood Casino AmphitheatreJuly 6, 2016MilwaukeeSummerfestJuly 7, 2016MinneapolisSkyway TheaterJuly 8, 2016PapillionSumtur AmphitheaterJuly 10, 2016Kansas CityUptown TheaterJuly 12, 2016St. LouisThe PageantJuly 13, 2016TulsaBrady TheaterJuly 15, 2016IndianapolisOld National CenterJuly 16, 2016DetroitThe Fillmore DetroitJuly 17, 2016ColumbusPromoWest FestJuly 19, 2016KnoxvilleThe Mill & MineJuly 20, 2016NashvilleRyman AuditoriumJuly 22, 2016AtlantaThe TabernacleJuly 23, 2016CharlotteFillmore CharlotteJuly 25, 2016RichmondNational TheaterJuly 27, 2016SayrevilleStarland BallroomJuly 28, 2016BostonHouse of BluesJuly 30, 2016PhiladelphiaFillmore PhiladelphiaJuly 31, 2016BaltimoreRams Head Live!August 1, 2016New York CitySummerstageAugust 3, 2016Washington, D.C.Lincoln TheatreEuropeAugust 6, 2016RheinfeldenSwitzerlandRiver Nights FestivalAugust 8, 2016LokerenBelgiumLokerse FestivalAugust 10, 2016LuhmühlenGermanyA Summer's Tale FestivalAugust 12, 2016Saint-BrieucFranceFêtes du BruitAugust 14, 2016RigaLatviaKubana FestivalAugust 16, 2016BinyaminaIsraelZappa ShuniAugust 17, 2016August 20, 2016BodøNorwayParkenfestivalenNorth AmericaSupport: Cigarettes After SexSeptember 4, 2016GuadalajaraMexicoDiana TheatreSeptember 5, 2016MonterreyMonterrey ArenaSeptember 7, 2016Mexico CityMexico City ArenaSeptember 9, 2016HoustonUnited StatesRevention Music CenterSeptember 10, 2016DallasSouth Side BallroomSeptember 11, 2016San AntonioMajestic TheatreSeptember 14, 2016AspenBelly UpSeptember 15, 2016DenverFillmore AuditoriumSeptember 16, 2016Salt Lake CityThe ComplexSeptember 18, 2016PortlandRoseland TheaterSeptember 19, 2016SeattleParamount TheatreSeptember 22, 2016Las VegasThe Foundry at SLSSeptember 23, 2016Irvine93.1 JACK FM's 11thIrvine Meadows AmphitheaterSeptember 24, 2016San FranciscoThe MasonicOctober 20, 2016VenturaVentura TheaterOctober 21, 2016Los AngelesHollywood Forever CemeteryOctober 27, 2016PhoenixArizona State FairEuropeNovember 2, 2016FlorenceItalyTeatro ObihallNovember 3, 2016PaduaGran Teatro GeoxNovember 5, 2016ParisFranceSalle PleyelNovember 7, 2016OsloNorwaySentrum SceneNovember 8, 2016OdenseDenmarkPostenNovember 9, 2016CopenhagenVegaNovember 11, 2016BrusselsBelgiumCirque RoyalNovember 13, 2016KyivUkraineStereo PlazaNovember 15, 2016Saint PetersburgRussiaA2 ClubNovember 17, 2016MoscowYotaspaceNovember 18, 2016November 19, 2016YekaterinburgTele-clubOceaniaA Day on the Green tour with The Temper TrapNovember 24, 2016MelbourneAustraliaRegent TheatreNovember 26, 2016Yarra ValleyRochford WinesNovember 27, 2016AdelaideLeconfield WinesNovember 29, 2016PerthKings Park and Botanic GardenDecember 2, 2016SydneyHordern PavilionDecember 3, 2016Hunter ValleyBimbadgen WineryDecember 4, 2016BrisbaneSirromet WinesSouth AmericaDecember 10, 2016São PauloBrazilTropical ButantãDecember 11, 2016Rio de JaneiroCirco VoadorDecember 13, 2016Buenos AiresArgentinaEstadio Luna ParkDecember 14, 2016SantiagoChileTeatro CaupolicánDecember 15, 2016December 17, 2016LimaPeruVIVO X EL ROCK Festival
Cancelled shows June 4, 2016Montereau-Fault-YonneFranceFestival de Montereau ConfluencesCancelledDecember 1, 2016WollongongAustraliaWIN Entertainment CentreCancelled
Setlist
The tour set list omits less well known songs for festival appearances. Songs introduced during the run include "So Like A Rose" (from Beautiful Garbage) performed in both London and St. Louis as a tribute to "Blood For Poppies" music video director Matt Irwin. At the beginning of July, debut album track "Supervixen" was added to the set, along with "Shut Your Mouth", while "Subhuman", "Queer", "Milk", "Androgyny" and "Beloved Freak" returned to the set on occasion over the following two months. During September, Strange Little Birds tracks "Night Drive Loneliness" and "Magnetized" were performed in concert, "So We Can Stay Alive" has also been sound-checked.
During this tour, Shirley has been quoting lines from the Beyoncé songs "Sorry" and "Don't Hurt Yourself" alongside lyrics from Marianne Faithfull's "Why D'Ya Do It", Patti Smith Group's "Revenge" and Siouxsie and the Banshees' "Drop Dead/Celebration" on "Vow". In addition to interpolating from "Talk of the Town" by The Pretenders on "Special", Shirley has also quoted lines from their song "Kid" and their cover of "I Go to Sleep".
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