The
Beastie Boys
will launchtheir 1999 tour February 2nd in Japan, performing for a month
of Asian, Australian and New Zealand dates. In April they will
start a month long European stretch that will start in Germany
and take them through northern Europe and the UK before coming
back to finish in Germany. They are also working with the Milarepa
Fund on initial plans for the next Tibetan Freedom Concert event.
They said they want the next Tibetan Freedom Concert to become
a global effort, with shows being staged in several parts of the
world.
”Actually, [we’re] trying to organize it so it’s can be in four
different countries on the same day,” Yauch told MTV. ”We’re
looking at doing one in the United States in Chicago, one probably
in Amsterdam, one in Sydney, Australia and one in Tokyo, Japan.
I guess the idea is to get more of a global focus on the Tibet
situation.” Here are their dates: February
2 – Nagoya, J## – Diamond Hall
4
– Fukuoka, J## – Drum Logos
6
– Yokohama, J## – Yokohama Arena
7 – Yokohama, J## – Yokohama Arena
9 – Osaka, J## – Castle-Jo Hall
11 – Perth, AUS – Entertainment Centre
14 – Adelaide, AUS – Entertainment Centre 16 – Hobart, AUS – Hobart
City Hall
18 – Melbourne, AUS – Melbourne Park
20 – Newcastle, AUS – Entertainment Centre 22 – Sydney, AUS –
Entertainment Centre
23 – Sydney, AUS – Entertainment Centre
25 – Brisbane, AUS – Entertainment Centre 27 – Auckland, NZ –
North Shore Events
28 – Auckland, NZ – North Shore Events
March 1 – Wellington, NZ – Queen’s Wharf April 19 – Stuttgart,
GER – Schleyerhalle
20 – Rotterdam, NET – Ahoy
21 – Cologne, GER – Cologne Arena
24 – Stockholm, SWE – Stockholm Globe Arena
25 – Oslo, NOR – Oslo Spektrum
27 – Copenhagen, DEN – Forum
28 – Kiel, GER – Ostseehalle
29 – Berlin, GER – Velodrom
May 1 – Brussels, BEL – Forest National
3 – Glasgow, SCO – S.E.C.C.
4 – Manchester, ENG – Manchester Evening News Arena
5 – Birmingham, ENG – NEC Arena
7 – London, ENG – Wembley Arena
8 – London, ENG – Wembley Arena
11 – Paris, FRA – Palais Omnisports
13 – Zurich, SWI – Hallenstadion Zurich
14 – Munich, GER –