What a way to celebrate its new landmark status! The legendary McCarren Pool, which has become equally comfortable for concerts as it once was for swimming, will host a historic concert this weekend. On Saturday, Sonic Youth will perform their Daydream Nation album in its entirety! AND, this Sunday’s free show features the fabulous fellas of TV on the Radio! ([More →])

I hope the Beastie Boys aren’t getting tired of guitars, drums, and bass already. They have expanded their tour schedule to include all out hip hop shenanigans with just the occasional “Exclusive Instrumental Show.” These 3 boys have yet to disappoint me, so I will trust in their tour plans. I’m quite impressed with how much I still love their music, and how they continue to release really exciting albums. They are doing a much better job than Bjork as far as remaining relevant and fresh musically.

Beastie Boys Hip Hop Shows

8/1 Philadelphia - Festival Pier
8/6 Boston - Bank of America Pavilion
8/8 New York - Summerstage
8/9 Brooklyn - McCarren Pool
8/16 Denver - Red Rocks
8/23 Santa Barbara - County Bowl
8/25 Berkeley - Greek Theater

What’s this I see - a McCarren Pool performance? Excellent!
A recent press release mentioned that there would be more events scheduled in the near future that would have The Mix Up configuration, thus more guitars, drums and bass instrumentals. I will be watching the BBoys site more updates, and will let you know when I find them. The Mix Up is released on June 26th.

LINKS

Beastie Boys - home on the web
Beastie Boys on HearingTest - all the latest news

Full Tour Dates

06/14/2007 - Sonar - Barcelona, ES
Sonar Festival
A Gala Event – Exclusive Instrumental Show
06/15/2007 - Sonar - Barcelona, ES
Sonar Festival
06/16/2007 - Olympic Baseball Stadium - Athens, GR
Ejekt Festival
06/17/2007 - Parkorman Maslak - Istanbul, TR
One Love Festival
http://www.pozitif.info/2004/en/
06/20/2007 - Columbiahalle - Berlin, DE
Exclusive Instrumental show
06/22/2007 - Hurricane Festival - Scheesel, DE
06/23/2007 - Live Music Hall - Cologne, DE
Exclusive Instrumental show
06/24/2007 - Southside Festival - Neuhasen, DE
06/26/2007 - Le Zenith - Paris, FR
06/27/2007 - Le Bataclan - Paris, FR
Exclusive Instrumental show
06/28/2007 - Festival Park Werchter - Werchter, BE
Rock Werchter Festival
06/30/2007 - Babie Doly Airfield - Gdynia, PL
Heineken Open’er Festival
07/01/2007 - Babie Doly Airfield - Gdynia, PL
Heineken Open’er Festival
07/03/2007 - Odderøya peninsula - Kristiandsand, NO
Quart Festival
Idrettsplassen (Main Stage)http://quart.no
07/04/2007 - Gröna Lund - Stockholm, SE
07/06/2007 - Festival Grounds - Roskilde, DK
Roskilde Festival
http://www.roskilde-festival.dk
07/07/2007 - Wembley Arena - London, GB
Live Earth
07/09/2007 - Stravinsky Hall - Montreux, CH
Montreux Jazz Festival
07/10/2007 - Miles Davis Hall - Montreux, CH
Montreux Jazz Festival
A Gala Event – Exclusive Instrumental Show
07/11/2007 - Piazza Grande - Locarno, CH
Moon & Stars Festival
http://www.moonandstarslocarno.ch
07/13/2007 - Petrovaradin Fortress - Novi Sad, CS
Exit Festival
07/14/2007 - Nuke Festival - Vienna, AT
07/15/2007 - Lake Balaton - Zamárdi, HU
Balaton Sound Festival
07/28/2007 - Naeba Ski Resort - Niigata, JP
Fuji Rock Festival
08/04/2007 - Pimlico Race Course - Baltimore, MD
Virgin Festival
www.virginfestival.com
08/31/2007 - Inveraray Castle - Argyll, GB
Connect Festival
09/01/2007 - Stradbally Hall - Stradbally, IE
Electric Picnic
09/02/2007 - Stradbally Hall - Stradbally, IE
Electric Picnic
A Gala Event – Exclusive Instrumental Show
09/04/2007 - Brixton Academy - London, GB
09/05/2007 - Brixton Academy - London, GB
09/08/2007 - Robin Hill Countryside Adventure Park - Isle of Wight, GB
Bestival
09/09/2007 - Robin Hill Countryside Adventure Park - Isle of Wight, GB
Bestival