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Versus kick off six week US/Canada tour supporting new LP
2 October 2000

New York city indie pop quartet Versus (Richard Baluyut on guitar & vocals, Fontaine Toups on bass & vocals, James Baluyut on guitar, and Patrick Ramos on drums) release their fourth album Hurrah tomorrow for the US on their new label Merge records. The self-produced 12-track set was recorded 'without outside interference' according to Merge.
    Versus start a six week US/Canada tour this Thursday at The Middle East club in Cambridge, Massachusetts playing with Mary Timony and Franklin Bruno. Confirmed dates take them all around the US and Canada through 19 November for a show in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
    Here are the tour dates

October
  7 - Cambridge, MA (Middle East) w/ Mary Timony and Franklin Bruno
  8 - Portland, ME (The Skinny) w/ Ivory Coast
  9 - Northampton, MA (Flywheel) w/ Mark Robinson
10 - Montreal, QUE (Club Zone) w/ Mark Robinson
11 - Toronto, ONT (Horseshoe) w/ Mark Robinson
12 - Buffalo, NY (Mohawk Place) w/ Mark Robinson
13 - Detroit, MI (the Shelter) w/ Mark Robinson
14 - Cleveland, OH (Grog Shop) w/ Mark Robinson
19 - NYC, NY [CMJ]* Brownie's) w/ Spoon, Pram, Rebecca Gates, and The Rock*A*Teens
23 - Pittsburgh, PA (Carnegie Mellon University) w/ Mark Robinson
24 - Columbus, OH (Little Brothers) w/ Mark Robinson
26 - Chicago, IL (Empty Bottle) w/ Mark Robinson
27 - Madison, WI (Club 770 - w/ Mark Robinson
28 - Minneapolis, MN (400 Bar) w/ Mark Robinson
30 - Denver, CO (Lion's Lair)

November
  1 - Seattle, WA (Crocodile Cafe) w/ Cinerama
  2 - Vancouver, BC (Richards on Richard) w/ The Sea And Cake
  3 - Portland, OR (Satyricon) w/ Rainer Maria
  4 - Eugene, OR (Sam Bond Garage)
  6 - Chico, CA (TBA)
  7 - Reno, NV (Zephyr)
  8 - SF, CA (Great American Music Hall)
  9 - LA, CA (Club Fais Do Do)
10 - LA, CA (Spaceland)
11 - San Diego, CA (Casbah)
12 - Tempe, AZ (Modified)
13 - Albuquerque, NM (Launch Pad)
15 - Austin, TX (Emo's)
16 - Baton Rouge, LA (TBA)
17 - New Orleans, LA (Mermaid)
18 - Atlanta, GA (Echo Lounge)
19 - Chapel Hill, NC (TBA)
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