[Rev_Blair]

Henry Rollins is coming to Winnipeg with his spoken word tour. The former front man for Black Flag, political activist and societal critic is coming to the Burton Cummings Theatre.

I'm gonna go see him.

[Hopper]

I always loved Black Flag. Henry Rollins has always been good for destroying the misconception that heavy music is only played by and listened to by angry uneducated guys.

[Rev_Blair]

Yeah, they kind of carried folk/punk lyrics and ideas into a whole new realm. What's always amazed me about Rollins is how funny he is. He doesn't look like a guy who'd be quick with a phrase or willing to make fun of himself, so it kind of catches you by surprise.

[Goaler27]

Pre-Sale Ticket Information:
www.henryrollins.musictoday.com

Spoken Word Tour Dates:

February 27 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note
February 28 - Louisville, KY - Jillian's
February 29 - Orange Peel Theater - Asheville, NC

March 2 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
March 3 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
March 4 - Univ. of Maryland, College Park (students only)
March 5 - Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theatre
March 6 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
March 7 - Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall
March 9 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
March 10 - Colorado Springs, CO - Pikes Peak Center
March 11 - Grand Junction, CO - Avalon Theatre
March 13 - Boise, ID - The Big Easy
March 14 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
March 15 - Spokane, WA - Met Theatre
March 17 - Portland, OR - Schnitzer Concert Hall
March 19 - Santa Cruz, CA - Rio Theatre
March 20 - Davis, CA - Freeborn Hall UC Davis
March 18 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater
March 21 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield
March 22 - Vancouver, Canada - Vogue Theater
March 23 - Calgary, Canada - MacEwan Hall
March 24 - Edmonton, Canada / Francis Winspear Centre
March 26 - Winnipeg, Canada / Burton Cummings Theatre

Here is henry's tour dates, I would love to see him and to hear what he has to say about Canada/US relations and stuff.

Keep us posted on the big high lites of the show.

[Rev_Blair]

I got my tickets today, I got my tickets today.

[ckzero]

Yeah I'm hitting Rollins in Calgary on the 23rd... should be angst filled goodness..

[Rev_Blair]

Tonight is the show. Yay.

[Rev_Blair]

If you ever get a chance to go see Henry Rollins, do it. Fuck, I went three hours without a smoke it was so good.

That's right, this guy talked for three hours. He took three sips of water. There was no intermission. If any of you have ever done any public speaking you know that 5 minutes is an eternity and 15 minutes almost unthinkable. I used to do 1 hour training sessions and it just about killed me every time. Henry Rollins does three hours and you don't even really notice.

Rollins was so good that even the airhead behind us shut up and actually listened. It was entertaining as hell...informative, funny and, because it was Henry Rollins, just a wee bit rude.

It doesn't matter whether he's talking about making a record with William Shatner, George Bush's complete incompetence, going to Afghanistan on a USO tour, or wearing a helmut while jerking off. The man is hilarious and he always has a point. Sometimes it takes a while to get to that point, but you never notice.

So he'll be on in a town near you sometime soon. Apparently he's going on another USO tour...this time to Bahgdad, when he finishes this tour, but he'll be back out after that. Spend the money. Go have fun. Learn a bit.

[RoyalHighlander]

According to the tour info i missed him as he was here the 23 rd.. They were promoting him on a few of the local radio stations, and I liked what I heard.. now im gonna doi some looking on the "net" to find out about him... seems like im sorry I missed his show here....

[Rev_Blair]

He'll be back, RH. His story about his six-year love affair with Sheryl Crowe is worth the price of a ticket.

[feeko]

I saw it on cable a few months back...not a whole 3 hrs.but he had me rolling....he is a very good speaker and story teller..

[Gallagher]

A friend of mine in Oklahoma uploaded some Rollins talk stuff to my server a number of years back. I was very slow to get around to listening to it. There were issues I had, and thought that this friend was poking at me in subtle ways.

Subtle is not a word to describe Rollins. I damn near pissed myself laughing. He is blunt, open, intelligent, sometimes crass, certainly not direct, but well worth listening to. Whenever I burn cds for people of stuff I have kicking around (very little copyright breaching) I usually throw the Rollins stuff I have in mp3 format on the disc as well, just because. Invariable they find it funny, and pass the obsession on to others.

If I ever have the financial chance to see him live I will be there.

-Gallagher

[DevonGrey]

Rev_Blair Rev_Blair:

Henry Rollins is coming to Winnipeg with his spoken word tour. The former front man for Black Flag, political activist and societal critic is coming to the Burton Cummings Theatre.

I'm gonna go see him.

Rollins is so wickedly funny! The last time he played/spoke in Ontario I missed out and vowed to never miss out again. He's gotta be the hardest working man in music.. looking at his website, the man's done so much! music, movies, books, spoken word, etc.. simply wow!

[Gonzo]

Of course Rollins can do a three hour speech. Look at him. He works out until he cant move anymore, three hours of speeking is nothing to him.
Tugging with a helmet? Probably makes it safer.