Courtney Love and a rejuvenated Hole have begun mapping dates for a summer tour in support of the band's first album in 12 years, "Nobody's Daughter".The group, which played the first of two sold-out shows last week in Los Angeles ahead of two more sold-out New York City appearances this week, has only unveiled the first four cities for the trek, kicking off June 22nd in Philadelphia and also including stops in Boston, Miami Beach, Washington, DC, and Montclair, NJ.
Last week the band postponed all of its non-UK European schedule, which was slated to get underway next month, due to "a legal matter stateside," according to a press statement. More information about the tour, including the still-planned UK dates, can be found at the official Hole website.
Last week the band postponed all of its non-UK European schedule, which was slated to get underway next month, due to "a legal matter stateside," according to a press statement. More information about the tour, including the still-planned UK dates, can be found at the official Hole website.
"Nobody's Daughter," Hole's fourth studio album and first since 1998's "Celebrity Skin," was released on April 23rd. The inspiration for the album came when Love was serving a six-month court-ordered rehabilitation stint in a locked-down treatment center and was visited by longtime friend and collaborator Linda Perry (formerly of 4 Non Blondes), who encouraged Love to write new material.
"My hand-eye coordination was so bad, I didn't even know chords anymore," Love told Billboard last year. "It was like my fingers were frozen. And I wasn't allowed to make noise (in rehab). So I'd sit there and try to quietly write and struggle. I never thought I would work again. No one is ever going to talk to me. I'm never going to get a record deal. I'm never going to get on stage again. So, I just kept writing. This is a very personal album."
Love enlisted help from Perry and Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan to help record the album, along with the production skills of Michael Beinhorn (Soundgarden, Red Hot Chili Peppers).
The first single from the album, "Skinny Little Bitch," was released in March 2010.
With lead guitarist and founding member Eric Erlandson not returning from the band's last active lineup, Love is the only remaining original member of Hole. The group currently consists of Love, guitarist Micko Larkin, bassist Shawn Dailey and drummer Stu Fischer.
Hole will be at The Fillmore at the Jackie Gleason Theatre in Miami Beach, Florida on Friday July 2, 2010.
