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    Whigs Announce Date For First 2012 Show

    Tuesday, May 8, 2012

      May 23rd at Bowery Ballroom in NYC The fan pre-sale begins Wednesday, May 9 at 10AM EST. PRE-SALE LINK | Password: whigsnyc Also, the band announced it will be performing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on May 22nd. This will be the band’s first televised performance in over ten years. Update: The pre-sale sold out in minutes. There will be a VERY limited number of tickets on sale this Friday at noon EST. Update 2: All tickets are officially listed as SOLD OUT.

Video

Lanegan 4AD Session

Mark Lanegan performs with his band for this 4AD Session video

Mighty Fine UK Tour

Steve Myers brings Mighty Fine across the Atlantic for their first-ever UK tour. May 24 – London, Brixton Windmill May 25 – Manchester, Ruby Lounge May 26 – Bristol, Start the Bus

The Afghan Whigs to Play Lollapalooza 2012

The 2012 lineup of Chicago’s Lollapalooza festival will include a performance by The Afghan Whigs. The festival is August 3-5 in Grant Park. The performance times will be released in June. Cincinnati Citybeat’s Reaction

News

Whigs are Uptown Again: Village Voice

Village Voice offered a preview of the upcoming New York shows with an overview of the Afghan Whigs reunion and a few new quotes from Greg Dulli. “I felt connected to that person, I did. In a lot of ways, [revisiting the back catalog] was emotional anthropology,” Dulli says. “You’re going back and examining someone who used to live and breathe and feel those stories.” Read the article

Curley Talks Reunion

Cincinnati.com has an overview of the Afghan Whigs reunion so far, including some choice quotes from bassist John Curley. “I think it would be shocking for there to be new Afghan Whigs dates and not play in Cincinnati.” Read the article  

Dulli on ARA City Radio

Greg Dulli interview on ARA City Radio in Luxembourg. He discusses the genesis of the Afghan Whigs reunion and what he expects from the summer shows.

Whigs Add Second Show in Tel Aviv

The Afghan Whigs have added a second show in Tel Aviv, Israel to their 2012 itinerary. The band will perform a two-night stand June 15th and 16th at The Barby. Tickets and Information

Greg Dulli Looks Back – The Skinny

There’s a great interview with Greg Dulli over at The Skinny in which he reflects on all of the Afghan Whigs’ releases as well as looking forward to the upcoming tour and beyond. Greg gives more details about newly recorded cover songs and the touring party. Some choice quotes follow after the jump. Read the full article

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