The Cars North American Tour Spring 2011

North American Tour Spring 2011

Tour by The Cars
Location	North America
Associated album	Move Like This
Start date	May 10, 2011
End date	May 26, 2011
Number of shows	11

The Cars North American Tour Spring 2011 is a set of eleven concerts in the United States and Canada featuring the newly reunited American band The Cars.^[1] Announced in April 2011 prior to the release of the band's album Move Like This,^[2] the concerts feature material from Move Like This and from the band's 1970s and 1980s albums.^[3] Singer/guitarist Ric Ocasek, keyboardist Greg Hawkes, guitarist Elliot Easton and drummer David Robinson perform as a quartet; original Cars singer and bassist Benjamin Orr died in 2000.^[4] Orr's bass parts are performed by Hawkes on keyboard and bass; the vocals on songs originally sung by Orr ("Just What I Needed", "Let's Go" and "Moving in Stereo") are performed by Ocasek.^[3]

Tour dates

Date[1]	City	Country	Venue
May 10, 2011	Seattle	United States	Showbox SoDo
May 12, 2011	Los Angeles		Hollywood Palladium
May 13, 2011	Oakland		Fox Theater
May 15, 2011	Denver		Fillmore
May 17, 2011	Minneapolis		First Avenue
May 18, 2011	Chicago		Riviera Theatre
May 20, 2011	Toronto	Canada	Sound Academy
May 22, 2011	Philadelphia	United States	Electric Factory[5]
May 23, 2011	Washington, D.C.		9:30 Club
May 25, 2011	New York City		Roseland Ballroom
May 26, 2011	Boston		House of Blues

Reception

The performances and set lists were met with mixed reviews: Hollywood Reporter reviewer Erik Pedersen found Move Like This to be a "surprisingly good" album but described the Hollywood Palladium show as "icy" and unenthusiastic.^[3] San Jose Mercury News reviewer Jim Harrington described the band's performance at Oakland's Fox Theater as "incredibly flat and dispassionate", but praised the band's "solid" musicianship.^[6]

Band members

• Ric Ocasek – lead vocals, guitar
• Elliot Easton – guitars, background vocals
• Greg Hawkes – keyboards, bass guitar, background vocals
• David Robinson – drums, background vocals

References

1. Adams, Gregory (April 1, 2011). "The Cars Announce North American Tour, Play Toronto". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
2. Blau, Max (April 4, 2011). "The Cars Announce North American Tour". Paste (magazine). Retrieved May 19, 2011.
3. Pedersen, Erik (May 13, 2011). "The Cars at Hollywood Palladium: Concert Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
4. Hyden, Steven (May 13, 2011). "Ric Ocasek interview". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
5. "Concert and club listings". The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
6. Harrington, Jim (May 14, 2011). "Review: The Cars at the Fox in Oakland". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved February 18, 2012.

External links

• The Cars - Official Site