Gene plans September club jaunt, fall outing
The English pop group Gene is gearing up for its first U.S. tour since 1999.
The English pop group Gene is gearing up for its first U.S. tour since 1999.
The brief jaunt, featuring the Chicago band Matthew in the support slot, kicks off Sept. 12 in Chicago, and focuses on the Midwest and East Coast. Gene will return to the U.S. for more tour dates this fall.
The band is touring in support of its fifth U.S. album, “Libertine,” which it co-produced with Hugh Jones and Stephen Street. The record, which surfaced on Aug. 6, marks Gene’s first for record label iMUSIC/Artist Direct/BMG. The first single, “Let Me Move On,” is available as a free MP3-download at the group’s official website.
The website also features the Gene Rarities Forum, which is an e-mail service that delivers access to download and preview privately filmed concerts, demo recordings and live-concert recordings from the band’s archives.
Gene--vocalist-keyboardist Martin Rossiter, guitarist Steve Mason, bassist Kevin Miles and drummer Matt James--released its debut album, “Olympian,” in 1995.
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