Off the road since '97, Gwen Stefani and pals will weave their spider web of ska-tinged rock on an eleven-date tour in support of their new Return of Saturn. "We want to reconnect with our audience in more-intimate venues," says bassist Tony Kanal, "where we can feel the energy and smell the sweat." No less fragrant is life on the bus. "It's a lot of sharing," admits Kanal, "especially bodily gases and odors."

Chicago, March 24; Pontiac, MI, March 25; Boston, March 29; Philadelphia, March 30; Atlanta, April 1; Orlando, April 3; Washington, D.C., April 5; New York, April 6; Los Angeles, April 14; San Francisco, April 15.

This article is from the March 30th, 2000 issue of Rolling Stone.

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