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Tom Waits dates for everyman: Glitter and Doom Summer tour will start at the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix on June 17-18

I’ve been sitting on Tim Waits tour dates for about a week. I’m glad I did, because the itinerary has been substantially revised from the original announcement. In the new line-up, Phoenix will come first, with two dates at the historic Orpheum Theatre.

Here are all the dates announced so far:

  • Orpheum, Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 9:00 PM, Phoenix
  • Orpheum, Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 9:00 PM, Phoenix
  • Plaza Theatre, Friday, June 20, 2008, 9:00 PM, El Paso
  • Jones Hall, Sunday, June 22, 2008, 9:00 PM, Houston
  • Palladium, Monday, June 23, 2008, 9:00 PM, Dallas
  • Brady Theatre, Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 9:00 PM, Tulsa
  • Fox Theatre, Thursday, June 26, 2008, 9:00 PM, St Louis
  • Ohio Theatre, Saturday, June 28, 2008, 9:00 PM, Columbus
  • Civic Theatre, Sunday, June 29, 2008, 9:00 PM, Knoxville
  • Moran Theatre, Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 9:00 PM, Jacksonville
  • Saenger Theatre, Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 9:00 PM, Mobile
  • Alabama Theatre, Thursday, July 3, 2008, 9:00 PM, Birmingham
  • Fox Theatre, Saturday, July 5, 2008, 9:00 PM, Atlanta

There will be a European leg to the tour, as well, but I haven’t seen any dates for that yet.

And: What does Tom Waits have to do with real estate? If for nothing else, he commands our attention with this perfectly apposite observation: “The large print giveth and the small print taketh away.”