RGG August 2015 - p.13
AUG
13
40th Anniversary Tour
from San Francisco...
THE TUBES
r
gg
since
1995
Featurng:
Fee Waybill, Roger Steen, Prarie Prince, Rick Anderson & David Medd
The Tubes is a San Francisco based rock band whose
debut album included the hit single
"White Punks on Dope" The band's over the top theatrical visual live performances are known
to millions of rock fans around the world for their combined quasi pornography with outrageous
satires of media consumerism and politics epitomised by lead singer Fee Waybill’s deranged on
stage characters such as the larger than life fictitious platform booted drugged out British glam
rock star Quay Lewd They are perhaps best remembered for their
single "She's a Beauty" a
top U S hit with a frequently played music video in the early days of MTV; and in the
film Xanadu singing the rock portion of the cross genre song "Dancin'" opposite a big band
The current five man line up of The Tubes features four original members Fee Waybill (lead vo
cals) Roger Steen (guitar) Rick Anderson (bass) and Prairie Prince (drums) plus David Medd
(keyboards) the latter who’s played with the band since
The August UK
tour celebrates the band’s
th Anniversary The concerts will include all the
band’s most memorable songs including What Do
You Want From Life? Mondo Bondage Amnesia
Sushi Girl Don’t Wanna Wait Anymore Talk To Ya
Later She’s A Beauty and White Punks On Dope
