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No Doubt Set Out in Search of a Muse on Raucous Summer Reunion Tour

Band hopes outing will spark new album

Posted May 19, 2009 7:15 AM

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No Doubt

Opener Paramore

Tickets $25-$300

WHAT TO EXPECT:
On the second night of No Doubt's new tour, Gwen Stefani looked into the sea of fans and screamed, "I fucking love this song!" before launching into "It's My Life." It's the band's first time on the road since 2004, and the adrenaline is pumping: Stefani also climbed a lighting rig and busted out a set of push-ups during the show, which highlighted the group's hits. "We're a live band — we had to get out there and reconnect onstage," says bassist Tony Kanal of the band's 55-date tour. "We need to find our muse — that's what this tour is for. Before we made Rock Steady, we had so much fun on the road — having dance parties — that we got excited about dancehall and went to Jamaica to record. When we started writing our new album, the inspiration was missing, so we decided to get out and play."

THIS TIME AROUND:
No Doubt Make Reunion Official With Pumped Up Bamboozle Gig

THE BAND ON STAGE:

No Doubt Rock Steady Once Again

PLAYLIST TO GET YOU PUMPED:

"Spiderwebs"
"Hella Good"
"Ex-Girlfriend"
"Underneath It All"
"Happy Now?"
"Guns of Navarone"
"Running"
"Simple Kind of Life'"
"Hey Baby"
"Don't Speak"
"Just a Girl"
"It's My Life"
"Rock Steady"
Play All

WHERE TO CATCH IT:
5/19 – Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
5/20 – Bakersfield, CA @ Rabobank Arena
5/22 – San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
5/23 – Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
5/25 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The E Center
5/27 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
5/28 – Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion
5/30 – Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center
5/31 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
6/2 – Tampa, FL @ Ford Ampitheatre
6/3 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheater
6/5 – Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
6/6 – Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
6/8 – Raleigh, NC @ Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
6/10 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
6/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Susquehanna Bank Center
6/13 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Post-Gazette Pavilion
6/14 – Washington, DC @ Nissan Pavilion
6/16 – Toronto, CAN @ Air Canada Centre
6/17 – Montréal, QC, Canada @ Centre Bell
6/19 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
6/20 – Boston, MA @ Comcast Center
6/22 – Verona, NY, United States @ Turning Stone Resort & Casino
6/24 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
6/26 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
6/27 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
6/29 – Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
6/30 – London, ON, CAN @ John Labatt Centre
7/2 – Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest at the Marcus Amphitheater
7/3 – Detroit, MI @ Palace Of Auburn Hills
7/5 – Saint Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
7/6 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre
7/8 – St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/10 – Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
7/11 – Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
7/13 – Winnipeg, CAN @ MTS Centre
7/15 – Calgary, CAN @ Pengrowth Saddledome
7/16 – Edmonton, AB, CAN @ Rexall Place
7/18 – Vancouver, CAN @ General Motors Place
7/19 – Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
7/21 – Concord, CA @ Sleep Train Pavillion
7/22 – Universal City, CA @ Gibson Amphitheatre
7/24 – Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
7/25 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Ampitheatre
7/27 – Universal City, CA @ Gibson Amphitheatre
7/28 – Universal City, CA @ Gibson Amphitheatre
7/31 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
8/1 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
8/2 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
8/4 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
8/5 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
8/8 – San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
8/11 – Honolulu, HI @ Neal S. Blaisdell Center