OG Liz Phair fans? Exile in Guyville enthusiasts? You guys are in for a treat. All those who used to scream the lyrics of ‘Never Said’ crying in their bedrooms back in the 90s can now do the same thing with Liz Phair at several locations all across the U.S.!
2023 marks the 30th anniversary of Liz Phair’s ‘Exile In Guyville album, and Liz is keeping the celebrations big and extravagant with a United States of America Tour this year. The singer released the exciting tour announcement via her Instagram account and official website a few days ago, and for fans, November can’t come soon enough.
Adding to the excitement, the tour setlist has been announced to comprise Liz performing her debut album in its entirety, along with a few other hit songs and fan favorites. The tour is set to kick off on November 7th this year, with her first stop scheduled to be The Magnolia in El Cajon, California. With only 18 tour dates, fans have been rallying for more dates in America and a tour location extension to Europe.
Take a look at the other exciting details of Liz Phair, her debut album, and her upcoming tour below!
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Exile In Guyville Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Liz Phair, originally named Elizabeth Clark Phair, is a two-time Grammy Award-nominated American singer-songwriter who found success early in her music career. Early is an understatement because Liz’s music career took off as soon as it began with her critically acclaimed debut album ‘Exile In Guyville’. She recorded her first few tapes under the alias Girly Sound’ and ended up signing with Matador Records to release her first album.
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Produced by Liz herself and Brad Wood, a friend of hers who was also a head of a music label, ‘Exile In Guyville’ was put out in June in the year 1993, and Liz’s popularity skyrocketed. Although her style and tone of music are common now, the 90s had heard nothing like Liz’s music. Her one-of-a-kind monotonous delivery, non-pg-13 lyrics, and music that was a sort of “a hybrid of indie rock and lo-fi” set her album aside from mainstream pop.
Word traveled fast, and she quickly grew a wide fanbase who could relate to her lyrical content. Her success only grew from there as she went on to release more albums, such as Whipsmart and Liz Phair. Her most recent release was in 2021 with an album named ‘Soberish’, after a long gap of eleven years.
This year, Liz and her fans celebrate the passing of 30 years since the release of ‘Exile In Guyville’ an iconic album part of Rolling Stone’s list of the ‘500 Greatest Albums Of All Time’.
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Guyville Tour: Tickets, Tour Dates, And More
On May 16th, Liz Phair announced the ‘GUYVILLE TOUR’ to celebrate the 30th anniversary of her legendary debut album ‘Exile In Guyville.’ Scheduled to last only less than a month, the tour will have 18 stops in cities across the U.S.A., set to come to a close on December 3rd.
Tour dates and venues are as follows:
November 7th – At The Magnolia in El Cajon, CA
November 8th – At Rialto Theatre in Tuscon, AZ
November 10th – At The Wiltern in Los Angeles, CA
November 11th – At The Masonic in San Francisco, CA
November 13th – At Revolution Hall in Portland, OR
November 14th – At Moore Theatre in Seattle, WA
November 17th – At Palace Theatre in St. Paul, MN
November 18th – At The Chicago Theatre in Chicago, IL
November 19th – At Masonic Temple Theatre in Detroit, MI
November 21st – At Roadrunner in Boston, MA
November 22nd – At Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia, PA
November 24th – At Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, N.Y.
November 25th – At The Anthem in Washington, D.C.
November 27th – At Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN
November 28th – At Atlanta Symphony Hall in Atlanta, GA
November 30th – At Orpheum Theater in New Orleans, LA
December 1st – At Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater in Austin, TX
December 3rd – At Majestic Theatre in Dallas, TX
Pre-sales for the tickets went live on May 17th at 10 a.m., and fans were provided with the code GUYVILLE. Tickets for all locations went on sale on May 19th, Friday at 10 a.m., and fans rushed to Ticketmaster to get a front-row seat to Liz performing her debut album in its entirety.
All eighteen shows are to be opened by special guest Blondshell, an indie rock singer known for her single ‘Olympus’.
