"The door certainly isn't closed. But if we were to do it, it would have to be for the fun of working together, because that's why we started," wrote Psychedelic Furs bassist Tim Butler in the liner notes of the band's 1997 retrospective, Should God Forget: A Retrospective. Following last year's brief return to live performance, the Furs are back together again for a lengthy headlining tour.

Original members Richard and Tim Butler and John Ashton, along with Richard Butler's writing partner Richard Fortus on guitar and Earl Harvin on drums, will again showcase the Psychedelic Furs' old material like "Love My Way," "The Ghost in You," and "Pretty in Pink." But this time around the Furs also plan to preview some new tunes that they plan to record immediately following the tour, which runs from March 23rd to May 10th.

3/23: Plainview, NY, The Venderbilt
3/24: Norfolk, VA, Boat House
3/25: Charlotte, Treemont Music Hall
3/27: Boynton Beach, FL, Orbit
3/28: Orlando, House of Blues
3/30: Jacksonville, Edge 2000
3/31: Atlanta, Centerstage
4/1: New Orleans, House of Blues
4/2: Houston, The Rio
4/3: Dallas, Deep Ellum
4/5: Scottsdale, Cajun House
4/6: Las Vegas, House of Blues
4/7: San Diego, Catamaran Resort
4/10: Anaheim, House of Blues
4/11: Ventura, Ventura Theater
4/12: San Francisco, Filmore
4/13-14: Los Angeles, House of Blues
4/16: Portland, OR, Roseland
4/17: Vancouver, Commodore
4/18: Seattle, Showbox
4/19: Boise, The Big Easy
4/21: Denver, Gothic
4/22: Kansas City, The Beaumont
4/24: Minneapolis, First Avenue
4/25: Madison, Barrymore
4/26-27: Chicago, House of Blues
4/29: Cincinnati, Bogarts
5/1: Detroit, Clutch Cargos
5/2: Pittsburgh, Metropol
5/3: Buffalo, Riviera
5/9: New York, Irving Plaza
5/10: Baltimore, Recher
5/11: Washington, 9:30 Club
5/12: Boston, Avalon

JAAN UHELSZKI
(March 8, 2001)