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Erasure will launch a U.S. tour this fall in support of their coming 14th full-length studio album, Tomorrow's World. Tickets go on sale tomorrow.

August 31st Tampa, FL The Ritz Ybor
September 2nd Orlando, FL House of Blues
September 3rd Atlanta, GA Center Stage
September 4th Asheville, NC Orange Peel
September 6th Washington, DC 9:30 Club
September 7th Washington, DC 9:30 Club
September 8th Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
September 10th Boston, MA House of Blues
September 11th Toronto, ON Sound Academy
September 13th New York, NY Terminal 5
September 14th New York, NY Terminal 5
September 16th Chicago, IL Congress Theatre
September 17th Chicago, IL Congress Theatre
September 18th Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater
September 20th Indianapolis, IN The Vogue Theatre
September 21st St. Louis, MO The Pageant

Above is the first half of the tour, hit the top link for the full list of concert dates.

Olivia Newton-John will perform in concert on NYC's Governor's Island on the Saturday of Pride weekend.

Set off shore on Governor’s Island for an expected crowd of 4000, the event will bring Australia’s infamous beach stateside, complimented by Manhattan’s illuminated skyline as backdrop. Top notch billing will be paired with visuals worth marveling at: a stunning firework display over the East River, the largest outdoor video projection wall in New York’s history, massive sound and light installations, and over-the-top décor. All features of course, adhering to the event’s Australian theme.

Advance tickets at the link. I don't think this show has any official relationship with NYC Pride.

In an phone interview on Larry Flick's SiriusOutQ show today, Boy George announced a Culture Club reunion tour for later this year.

"Oh absolutely, it is happening, we have planned it. We are having our big launch to announce it in October. We’re going to do a big thing in London and then we are going to come on tour next year, and hopefully at that point I will get my visa back for America. I am really hoping on that. We have people working on that right now and when I come to America I guarantee you...[at]...the first gig I’ll probably burst into tears. It is going to be a very emotional experience.

"We’re going to do a huge worldwide tour and we are going to do a record. I am not sure what kind of record it is going to be right now, but we are talking to Phil Ramone about recording a record with him. And also maybe Mark Ronson writing with us—whatever, there are lots of things...being discussed at the moment. Yeah, that is definitely happening. It is our 30-year anniversary and it would be a kind of shame not to mark that occasion.

In 2008 Boy George was denied a U.S. visa due to his legal problems either here or in London, that wasn't made clear, but apparently the ban remains. I noticed that fabulous Culture Club backup singer Helen Terry tweeted hints of the reunion over the weekend, but so far she hasn't said if she'll be part of the tour. Let's hope.

RELATED: The one time I saw Culture Club in concert was for their 1983 appearance at the Lakeland Civic Center near Orlando, where the opening act was local heavy metal band Four In Legion. Get it? Foreign! Legion! The 10,000 painted queens in the arena were not shaking their dreadlocks when the band launched into their big hit, Party In My Pants. That was the second-worst concert bill I've ever seen, topped only by the 1982 Orlando stadium concert in which the B-52s fled the stage under a hail of beer bottles and boos as the opening act for The Who. Poor Joan Jett preceded the B-52s and departed after two or three numbers and a hearty "Fuck YOU, Orlando!" aimed at 60,000 Who fans.

Courtesy of the Karpel Group, today's Swag Tuesday prize is two tickets to Kylie Minogue's May 4th concert at Manhattan's Hammerstein Ballroom. Tickets to Kylie's North American tour are now on sale via Ticketmaster and the artist's website.

April 28 Montreal Bell Centre
April 29 Boston, MA Agganis Arena
April 30 Washington DC GMU Patriot Center
May 2 NYC, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
May 3 NYC, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
May 4 NYC, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
May 6 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre
May 7 Fort Lauderdale, FL BankAtlantic Center
May 8 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live Orlando
May 10 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theatre
May 12 Mexico City Sports Palace
May 14 Guadalajara, Mexico Auditorio Telmex
May 16 Monterrey, Mexico Arena
May 18 Dallas, TX Verizon Theatre
May 20 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
May 21 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Auditorium
May 22 Las Vegas, NV Caesars Palace

Enter to win the tickets by commenting on this post. Only enter once and please remember to leave your email address in the text of your comment. If you cannot be in Manhattan on the day of the concert, your winning entry is transferable to your favorite Kylie fan. Entries close on Thursday at midnight, west coast time. Publicists: If you'd like to take part in Swag Tuesday on JMG, please email me.

(Via - Towleroad)

Kylie Minogue has announced 13 U.S. tour dates.

Apr 28 Montreal at Bell Centre
Apr 29 Boston, MA at Agganis Arena
Apr 30 Washington, D.C. at GMU Patriot Center
May 02 New York, NY at Hammerstein Ballroom
May 03 New York, NY at Hammerstein Ballroom
May 06 Atlanta, GA at Fox Theatre
May 07 Fort Lauderdale, FL at BankAtlantic Center
May 08 Orlando, FL at Hard Rock Live Orlando
May 10 Houston, TX at Verizon Wireless Theatre
May 18 Dallas, TX at Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
May 20 Los Angeles, CA at Hollywood Bowl
May 21 San Francisco, CA at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
May 22 Las Vegas, NV at Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace

Tickets go on sale on her website on Friday.