Gary Numan - Rescheduled.

It was a sad day for Gary Numan fans in North America last April when he had to postpone the United States leg of his The Pleasure Principle tour as a result of the spewing ash propelled by Iceland's temperamental Eyjafyallajökull volcano, wasn't it? Yes, it was indeed!

Luckily, he's officially come through with his rescheduling promise and, on top of that, he's expanded the original scope and will now be hitting fourteen cities, instead of the original two (plus Coachella) he had originally planned on. Rock on, Mr Numan, rock on.

Is your city on the list? Look below at the new and expanded dates of the 2010 The Pleasure Principle Tour of North America.

Oct 17. Orlando. The Club at Firestone 578 N. Orange Ave. Orlando. FL 32801 Tickets $20 Advance. $25 on the door.Oct 18. Atlanta. The Masquerade 695 North Ave. NE Atlanta. GA 30308 Tickets $25 Advance. $28 on the door. Oct 20. Washington DC. Black Cat 1811 14th St. NW Washington. DC 20009 Tickets $25 Oct 21. Philadelphia. The Trocadero 1003 Arch St. Philadelphia. PA 19107 Tickets $24 Advance. $26 on the door. **With support: Emillie Autumn** Oct 22. Boston. Paradise Rock Club 967 Commonwealth Ave. Boston. MA 02215 Tickets $25 Oct 23. New York City. Nokia Theatre 1515 Broadway @ W44th St. New York. NY 10036 Tickets $27.50 Advance. $29 on the door. **With support: Emillie Autumn** Oct 24. Toronto. Opera House 735 Queen St. East Toronto. ON. M4M 1H1 Tickets $27.50 Advance. $30 on the door. Oct 25. Detroit. Majestic Theatre 4120 Woodward Ave. Detroit. MI 48201-2027 Tickets $25 Advance. $28 on the door. Oct 26. Chicago. Metro 3730 North Clark. Chicago. IL 60613 Tickets $25 Oct 28. Denver. Gothic Theatre 3263 S Broadway Englewood. Denver CO 80113 - 2425 Tickets $23.50 Advance. $28.50 on the door. Oct 31. Seattle. Neumo's 925 East Pike St. Seattle. WA 98122 Tickets $23 Advance. $25 on the door. Nov 1. Portland. Roseland Theater 8 Northwest 6th Ave. Portland. OR 97209 - 3607 Tickets $25 Advance. $30 on the door. Nov 2. San Francisco. The Fillmore 1805 Geary Blvd. San Francisco. CA 94115 Tickets $27.50 Nov 3. Los Angeles. El Rey Theatre 5515 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles. CA 90036 Tickets $33 Nov 4. Los Angeles. El Rey Theatre 5515 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles. CA 90036 Tickets $33

So, there you have it! If you get a chance to attend, then I would highly recommend doing so. He doesn't tour all that often, and he puts on one hell of a show. He's Gary freaking Numan, for crying out loud!

And it's The Pleasure Principle in its entirety. You gotta admit, even if you're not especially a fan of synth-pop, this is a damn fine album. Anyway, for your amusement this first of July, here's a taste. This is Gary performing "M.e" from the aforementioned album at the Wembley Arena in 1981. I think, after thirty years, it's going to sound even better! (Not to mention it's my favorite track from TPP.)

I Nearly Married A Human: Gary Numan Live!

One unfortunate result of Icelandic volcano Eyjafyallajökull blowing its top and stranding thousands upon thousands of travelers was that Gary Numan -- he of "Cars" and "Are Friends Electric?" fame and noted idol of The Mighty Boosh's Vince Noir -- found himself stranded in the UK on the eve of his United States "mini-tour" touching down at the Coachella Festival and two shows in Los Angeles and San Francisco, performing his masterpiece The Pleasure Principle in its entirety, natch. In a heart-felt apology on his webpage, Numan mentions re-scheduling the Los Angeles and San Francisco shows in September this year, which is good news so hold on to those tickets if you got 'em, 'cos they'll be honoured at the rescheduled events. Also, he states, "we hope to make that September tour a much bigger affair than the three shows we had in place this time."

So that's good news. Can't wait to see you, Gary. On a related note, did you know that Gary Numan is a registered pilot? Now you do!

In 2008, Gary Numan launched a tour (though not of the United States) featuring the performance of Replicas in its entirety. I had a chance to see it at the IndigO2 Arena when I was in London, but sadly the Silver Jubilee Line was down, and there was no conceivable way to make it that far from West Hampstead. Luckily, cameras were present on the tour (professional ones!) and filmed the whole damn thing.

From Gary Numan's 2008 Replicas Tour, here is the man himself performing one of the strongest tracks off of the album, "I Nearly Married A Human." Enjoy, my friends!