The Pet Shop Boys have assembled a lineup that includes Sinead O'Connor, Rufus Wainwright, Soft Cell and Magnetic Fields for the seventeen-date Wotapalava summer tour, which will launch on July 13th in Miami.

According to organizers, Wotapalava, which takes its name from an English phrase that means "what a fuss about nothing," is the first music festival aimed towards the gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transsexual community. In addition to the main-stage music, Wotapalava will also feature additional acts on adjacent stages and DJs to close out each date.

A ticket pre-sale is currently underway and runs through June 8th, through the festival's official site, www.planetout.com.

Wotapalava tour dates:

7/13: Miami, Bayfront Amphitheater
7/15: Atlanta, Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheater
7/18: Wantagh, NY, Jones Beach Amphitheater
7/20: Boston, Bank Boston Pavilion
7/21: Washington, Merriweather Post Pavilion
7/22: Holmdel, NJ, PNC Bank Arts Center
7/25: Pittsburgh, Post Gazette Pavilion
7/27: Toronto, Molson Amphitheater
7/28: Detroit, DTE Energy Music Center
7/29: Chicago, Tweeter Center
7/31: Denver, TBA
8/3: San Francisco, Shoreline Amphitheater
8/4: Irvine, CA, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
8/5: San Diego, Coors Amphitheater
8/8: Dallas, Smirnoff Music Center
8/10: San Antonio, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
8/11: Houston, Woodlands Pavilion

ANDREW DANSBY
(May 24, 2001)