SI Road
Trippers
From Dixie Chicks to Destiny’s Child, this
fall’s CONCERT TOURS offer plenty of pop
performers to ^o around. BY WO OK KIM
WITH ALL THE HUBBUB
about MP3s, Napster,
and recordable CDs,
there’s still something to
be said for seeing your favorite
artists live, on stage, performing for
your listening pleasure. Besides,
where else will you be able to buy
that really overpriced concert T
shirt? Here’s a six-pack of the fall’s
most promising tours.
MOBY
DJ. Vegan. Philosopher. Christian ide
alist. Yes, we’re talking about Moby,
everybody’s favorite living descendant
of Moby Dick author Hennan Melville.
The veteran knob-twirler had been
mulling over a wish list of opening acts,
including Stereolab and the British
band Moloko, before settling on elec
tronica collective Hybrid. That lineup
should ensure that fans will have a, uh,
whale of a good time. Where Just
about all of North America...even
Canada When September through
November Why According to The
Guinness Book of World Records, he’s
the writer and performer of the
world’s fastest single (the song “Thou
sand” reaches an epileptic-seizure
inducing 1,015 beats per minute). Can
your ears withstand the aural assault?
ANT DiFRANCO
On the basis other career thus far, this
self-empowered neo-folkie would have
done well on Survivor: She embodies
B.B.’s work ethic, Susan’s blunt hon
esty, and Sean’s fondness for beach
bowling (we kid, we kid). One thing’s
for sure: Touring is in her blood. Dur
ing the past decade, this
performing dynamo has
been averaging 200
shows a year. Where
East Coast and the
Midwest When Sep
tember1 through November1 Why Giv
en her commitment to social and femi
nist causes (which is, sadly, all too rare
among her peers), seeing DiFranco in
concert is empowering in itself.
SUPERGRASS
Clever, irreverent, and brimming
with musical inventiveness, Super
grass are purveyors of guitar-driven
Brit pop so exuberant it’s practically
a parody of itself. Bring plenty of atti
tude, as this band is all about being
tres cheek. Where The Midwest,
Southwest, and West Coast When Oc
tober and November Why These
blokes should make for an interesting
evening when paired with the some
what more introspective sounds of
tour mates Pearl Jam.
DIXIE CHICKS
Just how big are these three gals?
To clumsily invert an overused
metaphor, Tiger Woods is the Dixie
Chicks of golf. Their
first major-label effort,
Wide Open Spaces, was
one of country music’s
best-selling debuts, and
their latest, Fly, just
notched its impressive
49th week on the Bill
board country chart.
Where Over 70 cities in
the South and Midwest
and on the East Coast
When Now through
Dec. 1 Why Like the
large crowds that follow
Tiger’s every move,
here’s a chance to watch
a band playing at the
peak of their talent.
DESTINY’S
CHILD
Never underestimate
the buying power of
teen girls: These TRL favorites hap
pen to be the top-selling female
group in the country. They’re cur
rently on tour with Christina Agui
lera. Now go ahead and pray for the
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