Once again, the SnoCore tour will be hitting the road again this winter, only this year, fans will have two choices of acts to see. The first, dubbed the "SnoCore Icicle Ball," will include Les Claypool's Frog Brigade and Galactic as co-headliners, with special guests Lake Trout and Drums and Tuba. As for the second tour, "The Snocore Rock" will feature a heavier lineup including rockers Fear Factory, Kittie , the Union Underground, Slaves on Dope and Boy Hits Car.

Both tours, though different in sound and lineup, will play just about all of the same cities. Tickets will be available for presale at www.tickets.artistdirect.com on Thursday at 2 p.m (EST). Tickets for the general public will go on sale Friday at Ticketmaster outlets.

The "SnoCore Rock" tour dates:

1/19: Las Vegas, NV, House of Blues
1/20: Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood Palladium
1/21: San Francisco, CA, Maritime Hall
1/24: Denver, CO, Fillmore Auditorium
1/25: Wichita, KS, Little Rita's
1/27: Kansas City, MO, Uptown Theater
1/29: St. Louis, MO, The Pageant
1/30: Minneapolis, MN, The Quest
1/31: Chicago, IL, Riviera Theater
2/2: Detroit, MI, TBA
2/3: Cleveland, OH, Agora Theater
2/5: Pittsburgh, PA, Metropol
2/6: Toronto, ON, The Warehouse
2/7: Rochester, NY, Harro East Ballroom
2/9: Worcester, MA, Palladium
2/10: Albany, NY, Northern Lights
2/11: Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
2/13: TBA
2/14: Philadelphia, PA, Electric Factory
2/15: New York, NY, Roseland Ballroom
2/16: Providence, RI, Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
2/17: Asbury Park, NJ, Asbury Park Convention Hall

The "SnoCore Icicle Ball" tour dates:

1/17: Las Vegas, NV, The Joint
1/18: Los Angeles, CA, The Palace
1/19: Santa Cruz, CA, Santa Cruz Civic
1/20: Eureka, CA, Municipal Auditorium
1/22: Seattle, WA, Paramount Theater
1/23: Portland, OR, Roseland Theater
1/25: Boulder, CO, Fox Theater
1/26: Vail, CO, Dobson Arena
1/27: Denver, CO, Fillmore
1/29: Kansas City, MO, Uptown Theater
1/30: St. Louis, MO, Pageant
2/1: Minneapolis, MN, The Quest
2/2: Chicago, IL, Riviera Theater
2/3: Columbus, OH, Newport Music Hall
2/4: Detroit, MI, State Theater
2/6: Cleveland, OH, Agora Theater
2/7: Pittsburgh, PA, Metropol
2/9: Rochester, NY, Harro's East
2/10: Syracuse, NY, Landmark Theater
2/11: Portland, ME, State Theater
2/12: Burlington, VT, Memorial Auditorium
2/14: Boston, MA, Avalon Ballroom
2/15: Washington, DC, Nation
2/16: New York, NY, Roseland
2/17: Philadelphia, PA, Electric Factory
2/19: Norfolk, VA, Boathouse
2/21: Orlando, FL, House of Blues
2/22: Myrtle Beach, SC, House of Blues
2/23: Atlanta, GA, Tabernacle

STEVE FLORIO
(December 13, 2000)