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.[1] Announced in April 2011 prior to the release of the band's album Move Like This,[2] the concerts feature material from Move Like This and from the band's 1970s and 1980s albums.[3]
| Tour by The Cars | |
| Location | North America |
|---|---|
| Associated album | Move Like This |
| Start date | May 10, 2011 |
| End date | May 26, 2011 |
| No. of shows | 11 |
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.[4] 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.[3] As Ocasek died on September 15, 2019, this is the final tour from the band.
Tour dates
edit| Date[1] | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2011 | Seattle | United 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 | Philadelphia | United States | Electric Factory[5] |
| May 23, 2011 | Washington, D.C. | 9:30 Club | |
| May 25, 2011 | New York City | Roseland Ballroom | |
| May 26, 2011 | Boston | House of Blues |
Reception
editThe 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.[3] 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.[6]
Band members
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Adams, Gregory (April 1, 2011). "The Cars Announce North American Tour, Play Toronto". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ Blau, Max (April 4, 2011). "The Cars Announce North American Tour". Paste. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ a b c Pedersen, Erik (May 13, 2011). "The Cars at Hollywood Palladium: Concert Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ Hyden, Steven (May 13, 2011). "Ric Ocasek interview". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ "Concert and club listings". The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 20, 2011. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
- ^ Harrington, Jim (May 14, 2011). "Review: The Cars at the Fox in Oakland". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved February 18, 2012.