Seminal punk quartet the Stooges, featuring newfound bassist Mike Watt (fIREHOSE/Minutemen), have announced their first slew of tour dates as a reformed band. The scattered, seven-date mini-tour, launched in support of the band's first album in 33 years, The Weirdness (out March 20), will be prefaced with a gig at SXSW March 17.

The Stooges tour dates:

3/17, Austin, TX (SXSW)
4/7, Boston, MA (Orpheum Boston)
4/9, New York, NY (United Palace)
4/13, Detroit, MI (Fox Theatre)
4/17, Denver, CO (Filmore Auditorium)
4/19 & 4/21, San Francisco, CA (The Warfield)
4/27, Seattle, WA (WaMu Theater at Qwest Field Events)

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