INXS Announce 2006 Tour

The new INXS lineup will open its first North American tour January 18 in Vancouver. The group recently replaced late lead singer Michael Hutchence via the public audition/TV reality show "Rock Star: INXS," which ended with Canadian J.D. Fortune landing the gig.

The first leg of the band's Switched On world tour will play 20-plus theater dates through February 18 show in Washington, D.C. Tickets will go on sale October 15-16, with details to be announced via the band's official web site.

The band -- Andrew Farriss (keyboards/guitar), Tim Farriss (guitar), Jon Farriss (drums), Kirk Pengilly (guitar/saxophone), Garry Beers (bass) and Fortune - is working on its debut album with Fortune, "Switch," which is due November 29 via Epic. INXS also will join Gang Of Four and Dredg for a free October 17 performance at the opening of a new Virgin Megastore in Hollywood.

Here are INXS' tour dates, according to Reuters:

01/18 - Vancouver (Queen Elizabeth Theater)
01/19 - Seattle (Paramount Theater)
01/20-21 - Lincoln City, Ore. (Chinook Winds Casino)
01/23 - Oakland, Calif. (Paramount Theater)
01/25 - Pala, Calif. (Pala Events Center)
01/26 - Highland, Calif. (San Manuel Casino)
01/27 - Los Angeles (Gibson Amphitheatre)
01/28 - Las Vegas (Mandalay Bay Events Center)
01/30 - Denver (Convention Center)
02/01 - St. Charles, Mo. (Family Arena)
02/02 - Kansas City, Mo. (Midland Theater)
02/03 - Minneapolis (Orpheum Theater)
02/04 - Chicago (Chicago Theater)
02/07 - Toronto (Massey Hall)
02/08 - Detroit (Masonic Temple Theater)
02/10 - Boston (Wang Center)
02/11 - Atlantic City, N.J. (Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa)
02/12 - New York (Avery Fisher Hall)
02/15 - Reading, Pa. (Sovereign PAC)
02/16 - Uncasville, Conn. (Mohegan Sun)
02/17 - Upper Darby, Pa. (Tower Theater)
02/18 - Washington, D.C. (Warner Theater)

Comments

[NaturalMystic]

1st!! What now?

[bassgaz]

seriously these guys are just cashing in! INXS should have stopped when Michael Hutchins died, if they cared about him they would not go on tour, or ae least use a different name!

[MATTTHEMOP]

i think this will be interesting.

bassgaz, would u have said the same about acdc when bon scott died?

[frigginjerk]

as crappy 80 rock bands go, i like INXS better than most. good for them

[ewakio]

BOOOOO! INXS is terrible! and so was the show!

Tight how a guy from NS won.

Rpresenting Pictou Countyxcore

[Lint]

wow i got a real problem with people who say that the band shouldn't tour without him after he died and respect and all. Micheal Hutchins was great,no doubt about it but it shouldn't mean the band shouldn be on tour. Im sure if it was one of them he would want to keep the band going, i mean bon scott was great but ac/dc continued on. Should be goood i love JD's voice. INXS is pretty good tough IMO.

[AimlessAmoeba]

i thought the show was neat... kind of like an american idol thing except with wayyy better songs being covered, dave navarro hosting it, and an awesome house band.

Then again, some people are just obsessed with hating anything popular or even remotely media-based. Rock on, INXS.

[AbsentiA]

I find it Ironic that the new singer is from here in NS and yet there are no Maritime tour dates, not that I would go see them anyway.

[stringmagician]

i saw the show, didnt like JD, but Mitch got to go open for INXS with his band, i wanna hear them,


p.s. did NOFX get the idea from INXS? eh? eh?

[Guitar_Dude777]

INXS sucks in my opinion...and the new JD guy is a tool

[dougiecrystals]

Martey Casey is sooo much better.

Oh well, I'm glad he didn't win.

[Skywalker_90]

the show rocked, it was about time that they had a show not about plastic pop tart singers (america idol) but actual musician with skills wow who would have thought. The house band rocked on the show too, possibly better than inxs, but whatever j.d was a good choice and i'm going to drive from edmonton to vancouver to see them.

[Skywalker_90]

Oh ya and pretty vegas rocks hard as well better than 95% of all songs out there now

[GeekStinkBreath]

you can download pretty vegas on itunes, or probably on limewire or something they just released the single

[jimmyjimjim]

jd was a jackass. go ty!

[im not mental]

i didn't like jd. ty and marty were WAAAAYY better, imo.

[forevergonzo]

that show gave us all a front row seat to the downfall of rock and roll as we know it.

[Rockn_Clay]

everyone knew mig was supposed to win.. they should of kept the band australian... i hope they get booed at their concerts... they were an awesome band... but now their just a bunch of sell outs! nd even if mig wasn't in the final 2 marty should of won!

[brightest13]

that was show was almost as bad as "dancing with the stars". tv has sunk to a new low.

[Nick56]

[b]Guitar_Dude777[
/b] wrote:

INXS sucks in my opinion...and the new JD guy is a tool

couldnt have said it better

[les_paul_01]

id have preferred it if ty or marty had won it. j.d. doesnt seem right for a band like INXS.

[kbass9267]

That show was so gay. Some of that drama crap had to be staged(just like every other reality show).

[jake176]

INXS is dumb. Marty should have won!!!!! I also microvaved a laptop!!!

[acadaca]

I didn't watch much of that show n i dont like inxs all i can say is that black fulla should have got a hair cut like mr t and sung 4 them oh and They should keep playing why u ask because AC/DC did

[hendrix1194]

JD has a good voice but damn at the start of the show, he acted really homo, but hes alright now, and i LOVE INXS there great, and they probably continuring touring because thats what they love.

[Mike_rocka_boy]

i think they should have stopped when their singer died... Nirvana left out on a high note, but now INXS are just getting pounded.

[Epiphany]

I loved the show, but I was shocked when Mig wasnt chosen. After only being in the bottom 3 once, the fans loved him! I know I voted for him, if you can pull Queen off then you can pull anything off. But J.D. was a better choice than marty for INXS. Their not coming anywhere near memphis so I guess Im screwed in seeing them live but hopefully this will just be the first tour of many to come. Rock on INXS.

[DorkusMalorkus]

"01/26 - Highland, Calif. (San Manuel Casino)"

Whoa! I live in highland. I am shocked that they are coming because it is a pretty small town. I probably won't get to go because it's a Casino, but big deal, its INXS. My dad might want to go though.

[StratDune]

They said in the show that Marty will be opening for them in the tour?

[raftonmike]

It's all a cash grab. The band is no longer credible in the way they acquired the new singer. It goes like this: Big money for the band because of a reality show, make an album that will flop but make huge dough touring because people will come out because they're curious, disband then retire for good with a fat bank account while the singer attempts a solo career which also flops

[raftonmike]

It's all a cash grab. The band is no longer credible in the way they acquired the new singer. It goes like this: Big money for the band because of a reality show, make an album that will flop but make huge dough touring because people will come out because they're curious, disband then retire for good with a fat bank account while the singer attempts a solo career which also flops

[raftonmike]

It's all a cash grab. The band is no longer credible in the way they acquired the new singer. It goes like this: Big money for the band because of a reality show, make an album that will flop but make huge dough touring because people will come out because they're curious, disband then retire for good with a fat bank account while the singer attempts a solo career which also flops

[Peterjs]

: ( I miss the old InXS