Tom Waits
Knoxville Auditorium
Jun 29th, 2008
Eccentric musical shaman and rara avis TOM WAITS has decided to take his show to some of the summer's hottest regions. The Grammy-winning artist will begin his Glitter and Doom tour in Phoenix at the Orpheum Theatre on June 17 and finish in Atlanta on July 5 at the Fox Theatre. Tickets for hisprevious Orphans tour in 2006 sold out in minutes.
When questioned about the summer inferno choice, Waits responded, We¹re going to the deep south where they still love a man who wears red pants and they make him feel welcome.
Waits will be touring with longtime musical ally Larry Taylor (bass), Omar Torrez (guitar), Patrick Warren (keyboards), Casey Waits (drums and
percussion) and as yet named reed player; performing hollers, mambos and rhumbas.
Of his last tour, critics were unanimous: The Chicago Tribune, After two hours, Waits reprised ŒTime, a beautiful song, even in a land where it¹s
raining hammers and nails. Waits¹ voice sounded like that hard rain. Even at its most tender, it was a gruff, unrelenting force of nature. The Flint Journal (MI), Waits took the eager capacity crowd on a journey of Wagnerian proportions I hope we don¹t have to wait another 19 years to sip from that cup again. The Tennessean, (Ryman Auditorium) Even back in the ancient, pre-country days when the holy structure was an actual church, it¹s hard to imagine a more passionate sermonizer gracing the boards than Waits.
Anti Records recently launched tomwaits.com with the release of the press conference clip for the Glitter and Doom tour. The site will have all tour
info, news, photos and updates with a detailed explanation of the ticket policy. Waits press conference is currently the #1 featured video on
YouTube.com with over 90,000 views in less than 72 hours.
As on his last tour, Waits U.S. booking agent and longtime tour director, Stuart Ross, has spent a great deal of effort to fight ticket scalpers.
Along with Ticketmaster, he has worked out a plan he believes will make sure every fan pays face value (plus normal service and handling fees) for the tickets purchased for the Glitter and Doom tour.
In other Waits news, unrelated to the tour, WAITS has finished filming The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, a romantic fantasy adventure starring Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law, Vern Troyer and Lily Cole with renowned director Terry Gilliam (Time Bandits, Brazil, Twelve Monkeys, Brothers Grimm).
Check out www.tomwaits.com for all the latest info.
Event Info:
Show Time: Jun 29th 8:00 PM
Ticket Info:
Tickets available online only! Click on link below.
Not available at the outlets or the box office. All tickets will be held at will call and may be picked up on the evening of the performance. Limit of 2 tickets per order/ customer / credit card / address.
Duplicate orders will be cancelled. Tickets are not transferable, and you must bring a government issued ID and the credit card used to purchase the
tickets in order to pick them up. Once the tickets are picked up, you must enter the building.
More Information:
Tom Waits Official Web Site
Official Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum Web Site
Tom Waits My Space Page
Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum My Space Page
More Information:
Call the Coliseum Box Office Monday - Friday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (865) 215-8999.
