| Concert Tour Name: | Strange Little Birds Tour |
| Artist: | Garbage |
| Type: | World |
| Album: | Strange Little Birds |
| Number Of Legs: | 7 |
| Number Of Shows: | 81 |
| Last Tour: | 20 Years Queer (2015) |
| This Tour: | Strange Little Birds Tour (2016) |
| Next Tour: | Rage and Rapture Tour (2017) |
The Strange Little Birds Tour was the seventh concert tour by American rock band Garbage, in support of their sixth studio album, Strange Little Birds (2016).[1] [2] The tour began on May 16, 2016, in Irvine, California,[3] [4] and ended on December 17, 2016, in Lima, Peru.
Garbage's touring line-up is augmented by Eric Avery on bass guitar. Due to illness, Butch Vig was replaced by Matt Walker for European and North American shows at the start of the run and later Eric Gardner. Garbage have been supported by a number of hand-picked opening acts on this tour; including Tiny Little Houses, Olympia, Tash Sultana, The Pearl Harts, Kristin Kontrol and Cigarettes After Sex.
| Date | City | Country | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | ||||
| May 14, 2016 | Irvine | United States | KROQ Weenie Roast Irvine Meadows Amphitheater | |
| Europe Support: The Pearl Harts (on headline shows) | ||||
| May 24, 2016 | Reims | France | La Cartonnerie | |
| May 26, 2016 | Dortmund | Germany | Rock im Revier | |
| May 27, 2016 | Frankfurt | Women of the World Festival Alte Oper | ||
| May 28, 2016 | Munich | Rockavaria[5] | ||
| May 30, 2016 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Paradiso[6] | |
| May 31, 2016 | Hollerich | Luxembourg | Den Atelier | |
| June 1, 2016 | Crans-près-Céligny | Switzerland | Caribana Festival[7] | |
| June 3, 2016 | Lyon | France | Le Radiant | |
| June 5, 2016 | Grenoble | La Belle Electrique[8] | ||
| June 7, 2016 | Ljubljana | Slovenia | Center urbane kulture Kino Šiška | |
| June 8, 2016 | Milan | Italy | Fabrique[9] | |
| June 10, 2016 | Nickelsdorf | Austria | Nova Rock Festival | |
| June 13, 2016 | London | United Kingdom | Troxy | |
| June 14, 2016 | Nottingham | Rock City | ||
| June 16, 2016 | Madrid | Spain | Mad Cool Festival, Caja Mágica[10] | |
| North America[11] Support: Kristin Kontrol (on headline shows) | ||||
| June 18, 2016 | Chicago | United States | WKQK Piqniq Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre | |
| July 6, 2016 | Milwaukee | Summerfest | ||
| July 7, 2016 | Minneapolis | Skyway Theater | ||
| July 8, 2016 | Papillion | Sumtur Amphitheater | ||
| July 10, 2016 | Kansas City | Uptown Theater | ||
| July 12, 2016 | St. Louis | The Pageant | ||
| July 13, 2016 | Tulsa | Brady Theater | ||
| July 15, 2016 | Indianapolis | Old National Center | ||
| July 16, 2016 | Detroit | The Fillmore Detroit | ||
| July 17, 2016 | Columbus | PromoWest Fest | ||
| July 19, 2016 | Knoxville | The Mill & Mine | ||
| July 20, 2016 | Nashville | Ryman Auditorium | ||
| July 22, 2016 | Atlanta | The Tabernacle | ||
| July 23, 2016 | Charlotte | Fillmore Charlotte | ||
| July 25, 2016 | Richmond | National Theater | ||
| July 27, 2016 | Sayreville | Starland Ballroom | ||
| July 28, 2016 | Boston | House of Blues | ||
| July 30, 2016 | Philadelphia | Fillmore Philadelphia | ||
| July 31, 2016 | Baltimore | Rams Head Live! | ||
| August 1, 2016 | New York City | Summerstage | ||
| August 3, 2016 | Washington, D.C. | Lincoln Theatre | ||
| Europe | ||||
| August 6, 2016 | Rheinfelden | Switzerland | River Nights Festival | |
| August 8, 2016 | Lokeren | Belgium | Lokerse Festival[12] | |
| August 10, 2016 | Luhmühlen | Germany | A Summer's Tale Festival[13] | |
| August 12, 2016 | Saint-Brieuc | France | Fêtes du Bruit[14] | |
| August 14, 2016 | Riga | Latvia | Kubana Festival | |
| August 16, 2016 | Binyamina | Israel | Zappa Shuni | |
| August 17, 2016 | ||||
| August 20, 2016 | Bodø | Norway | Parkenfestivalen | |
| North America Support: Cigarettes After Sex | ||||
| September 4, 2016 | Guadalajara | Mexico | Diana Theatre[15] | |
| September 5, 2016 | Monterrey | Monterrey Arena | ||
| September 7, 2016 | Mexico City | Mexico City Arena | ||
| September 9, 2016 | Houston | United States | Revention Music Center | |
| September 10, 2016 | Dallas | South Side Ballroom | ||
| September 11, 2016 | San Antonio | Majestic Theatre | ||
| September 14, 2016 | Aspen | Belly Up | ||
| September 15, 2016 | Denver | Fillmore Auditorium | ||
| September 16, 2016 | Salt Lake City | The Complex | ||
| September 18, 2016 | Portland | Roseland Theater | ||
| September 19, 2016 | Seattle | Paramount Theatre | ||
| September 22, 2016 | Las Vegas | The Foundry at SLS | ||
| September 23, 2016 | Irvine | 93.1 JACK FM's 11th Irvine Meadows Amphitheater | ||
| September 24, 2016 | San Francisco | The Masonic | ||
| October 20, 2016 | Ventura | Ventura Theater | ||
| October 21, 2016 | Los Angeles | Hollywood Forever Cemetery | ||
| October 27, 2016 | Phoenix | Arizona State Fair | ||
| Europe | ||||
| November 2, 2016 | Florence | Italy | Teatro Obihall | |
| November 3, 2016 | Padua | Gran Teatro Geox | ||
| November 5, 2016 | Paris | France | Salle Pleyel | |
| November 7, 2016 | Oslo | Norway | Sentrum Scene | |
| November 8, 2016 | Odense | Denmark | Posten | |
| November 9, 2016 | Copenhagen | Vega | ||
| November 11, 2016 | Brussels | Belgium | Cirque Royal | |
| November 13, 2016 | Kyiv | Ukraine | Stereo Plaza | |
| November 15, 2016 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | A2 Club | |
| November 17, 2016 | Moscow | Yotaspace | ||
| November 18, 2016 | ||||
| November 19, 2016 | Yekaterinburg | Tele-club | ||
| Oceania A Day on the Green tour with The Temper Trap | ||||
| November 24, 2016 | Melbourne | Australia | Regent Theatre | |
| November 26, 2016 | Yarra Valley | Rochford Wines | ||
| November 27, 2016 | Adelaide | Leconfield Wines | ||
| November 29, 2016 | Perth | Kings Park and Botanic Garden | ||
| December 2, 2016 | Sydney | Hordern Pavilion | ||
| December 3, 2016 | Hunter Valley | Bimbadgen Winery | ||
| December 4, 2016 | Brisbane | Sirromet Wines | ||
| South America | ||||
| December 10, 2016 | São Paulo | Brazil | Tropical Butantã | |
| December 11, 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | Circo Voador | ||
| December 13, 2016 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Estadio Luna Park | |
| December 14, 2016 | Santiago | Chile | Teatro Caupolicán | |
| December 15, 2016 | ||||
| December 17, 2016 | Lima | Peru | VIVO X EL ROCK Festival | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2016 | Montereau-Fault-Yonne[16] | France | Festival de Montereau Confluences | Cancelled | |||||
| December 1, 2016 | Wollongong | Australia | WIN Entertainment Centre | Cancelled | |||||
The tour set list omits less well known songs for festival appearances. Songs introduced during the run include "So Like A Rose" (from Beautiful Garbage) performed in both London and St. Louis as a tribute to "Blood For Poppies" music video director Matt Irwin. At the beginning of July, debut album track "Supervixen" was added to the set, along with "Shut Your Mouth", while "Subhuman", "Queer", "Milk", "Androgyny" and "Beloved Freak" returned to the set on occasion over the following two months. During September, Strange Little Birds tracks "Night Drive Loneliness" and "Magnetized" were performed in concert, "So We Can Stay Alive" has also been sound-checked.
During this tour, Shirley has been quoting lines from the Beyoncé songs "Sorry" and "Don't Hurt Yourself" alongside lyrics from Marianne Faithfull's "Why D'Ya Do It", Patti Smith Group's "Revenge" and Siouxsie and the Banshees' "Drop Dead/Celebration" on "Vow". In addition to interpolating from "Talk of the Town" by The Pretenders on "Special", Shirley has also quoted lines from their song "Kid" and their cover of "I Go to Sleep".