Rock icon Joan Jett hits the road in the fall with Eagles of Death Metal

By Patrick Luce Aug 21, 2006, 18:01 GMT

Joan Jett, the queen of punk and rock, is back and bad as ever!  Hot off her headlining status on this Summer's Warped Tour, Joan, forever the eternal outsider and her infamous Blackhearts will continue their endless tour with an eclectic punk-rock line-up. 

The 30 city North American trek will include special guests Eagles of Death Metal as well as Throw Rag (on dates 10/26-11/7), Riverboat Gamblers (on dates 11/10-19) and Valient Thorr (on dates 10/12 -21).  Internet pre-sales for all shows have begun Joan Jett’s website along with public on-sales.

Joan is also celebrating the long-awaited release of her new record ‘Sinner.’ The album features Joan Jett and The Blackhearts on 15 new songs including the lead single and video (starring Carmen Electra) “A.C.D.C."  The single kicks off with Joan's classic punk rock snarl and never lets up for 3 minutes and 30 seconds. 

Always daring to be different while remaining a multi-faceted artist and visionary, Joan also tackles today's political climate with two anti-war anthems "Riddles" and "Change the World."  ‘Sinner,’ produced by Kenny Laguna, also features other stand-out tracks as the hardcore primal rock of "Fetish," the crunching guitar work of "Naked," as well as the spunky  "Tube Talkin'" featuring Le Tigre's Kathleen Hanna, and a cover of  The Replacements classic "Androgynous." 

As with all of Joan's previous records, ‘Sinner’ was released on her own Blackheart Records label and is the eleventh studio album by her and the Blackhearts.  2006 also marks the 25th anniversary of Blackheart Records, which was started by Jett and Laguna after being turned down by over 23 record labels.

As a result, Joan Jett became the first woman in rock and roll to own her own record company. To help celebrate the labels 25th anniversary along with her long list of accomplishments, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will re-release the majority of the catalog completely re-mastered with additional bonus material.  Joan's other Blackheart Records
releases include: 1980's Joan Jett and the groundbreaking ‘Bad Reputation,’ 1981's ‘I Love Rock 'n' Roll,’ 1983's ‘Album,’ 1984's ‘Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth,’ 1986's ‘Good Music,’ 1988's Grammy nominated ‘Up Your Alley,’ 1990's ‘Hit List,’ 1991's ‘Notorious,’ 1992's ‘Flashback’ and 1994's ‘Pure & Simple.’  So far, the seminal ‘Bad Reputation,’ ‘I Love Rock 'n' Roll,’ and ‘Evil Stig’  (the 1995 side project Joan collaborated on with the remaining members of The Gits to help find lead singer, Mia Zapata's killer) have been released.  Other titles to follow this Fall.

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will also be performing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Wednesday, September 20.  This will mark the first time in Joan's career that she has appeared on the show.  You can also listen to The Radio Revolution with Joan Jett as part of Little Steven's Underground Garage Network on Sirius Radio channel 25 every
Saturday 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. and Sunday's 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. 

Here is the complete list of tour dates:

Date                      City                Venue

Oct. 12         Philadelphia, PA     Theatre of Living Arts
       13         Boston, MA           Avalon Ballroom
       15         New York, NY        Irving Plaza
       17         Washington DC      930 Club
       20         Cincinnati, OH       Bogarts
       21         Cleveland, OH       Agora Theatre
       26         Chicago, IL           Vic Theatre
       27         St. Louis, MO        Mississippi Nights                      
       29         Denver, CO           Gothic Theatre

Nov. 1           Seattle, WA          Showbox
       2           Portland, OR          Roseland Theatre
       4           San Francisco, CA  The Fillmore
       7           Los Angeles, CA     Henry Fonda Theatre
       10         Las Vegas, NV        House of Blues
       11         Tempe, AZ             Marquee Theatre
       13         Dallas, TX              Gypsy Tea Room
       14         Austin, TX              Stubbs BBQ
       17         Orlando, FL             House of Blues
       18         Atlanta, GA             Roxy Theatre
       19         North Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues