this is from the sonicyouth.com newsletter :

The Lollapalooza festival which Sonic Youth were to tour with this summer has been cancelled. Anyone who has already bought tickets can find details on ticket refunds at http://www.lollapalooza.com.

Sonic Youth still plan to tour North America this summer, and are currently adding shows almost daily to the schedule. Here is what is known so far:

July 13 – Vancouver – Commodore Club ON SALE NOW
July 14 – Seattle – Showbox ON SALE NOW
July 15 – Portland OR – Crystal Ballroom ON SALE NOW
July 17 – San Francisco – The Fillmore ON SALE NOW
July 20 – San Diego – SOMA
July 21 – Phoenix – Marquee ON SALE NOW
July 23 – Las Vegas – House Of Blues at Mandalay Bay ON SALE NOW
July 25 – Salt Lake City – In The Venue (formerly Bricks) ON SALE NOW
July 26 – Denver – Ogden
July 28 – Minneapolis – Quest ON SALE NOW
July 29 – Chicago – The Vic Theatre ON SALE NOW
July 30 – Milwaukee – The Rave ON SALE NOW
July 31 – Columbia MO – Blue Note ON SALE NOW
August 2 – Detroit – Marquee
August 4 – Montreal – Metropolis ON SALE NOW
August 5 – Toronto – Koolhaus
August 6 – Ottawa – Capital Hall ON SALE NOW
August 11 – Washington DC – 9:30 Club
August 14 – Boston – Avalon
August 15 – Portland ME – State Theatre ON SALE NOW
August 19 – Raleigh – Cat’s Cradle
August 20 – Asheville NC – The Orange Peel

Sonic Youth will also tour briefly in Europe. Confirmed dates are:

August 27 – Paris (St. Cloud) Rock En Seine
August 28 – Oudenaarde, Belgium Feest in Het Park
August 30 – Amsterdam Paradiso
September 1 – Glasgow Barrowland
September 2 – London Brixton Academy
September 4 – Bologna, Italy Independent Days Festival

For ticket information and to keep abreast of the newest tour developments, go to http://www.sonicyouth.com.

While on the site be sure to check out the newly revamped store, which will continue to improve and evolve.

Also, look forward to Sonic Youth performing on Late Night with Conan O’Brian on July 7, and the Late Show with Craig Kilbourn on July 19.

And finally, don’t forget that the new CD ‘Sonic Nurse’ and DVD ‘Corporate Ghost’ are available now. ‘Sonic Nurse’ will be available as a double LP July 12.