Photo by Photo by Derek Bremner
SuicideGirls is officially announcing the return of the SuicideGirls Blackheart Burlesque tour in the U.S.! The most creative, sexy, and all-around fun show will dazzle audiences in sixty cities across the country starting in San Diego, CA on April 13th, 2017 and returning to Los Angeles on June 24th, 2017. This geek fantasy spectacular will amaze as the girls perform the sexiest striptease numbers filled with pop-culture references. “The show is unlike anything you have ever seen. It’s tongue-in-cheek, it’s sexy, it’s fun, it’s silly and highly choreographed. It’s impossible to leave without a smile!”- Missy Suicide, founder of SuicideGirls.
Photo courtesy Jon Burkhart
SuicideGirls, an online community that celebrates alternative beauty and indie culture from around the world, has taken classic burlesque and added a spin to satisfy everyone’s geek side. Star Wars, Stranger Things, A Tribute to Prince and David Bowie, and West World are a few of the pop-culture references unique to this year’s show - We challenge you to find them all!
Photo courtesy Derek Bremner
SuicideGirls has been re-imagining burlesque since 2002. They have been consistently on the road for the past four years, playing sold out shows across the United States, Chile, Australia, Canada, the U.K. and, most recently, Germany. The girls have huge plans ahead, with an expanded and much anticipated 2017 U.S. Spring tour roster.
We had a chance to chat with the co-founder of SuicideGirls, Missy Suicide, about how the website and tour all started.
Photo courtesy Missy Suicide via Facebook
Nardcast: When you launched Suicide Girls, what was the intial mission and thought process of the brand?
Missy: The initial mission was to try and give a place for the girls I thought were beautiful and appreciated for being themselves. There were only two places that women were accepted as beautiful and celebrated as beautiful. The first place was the stick thin supermodel and the second place was the buxom enhanced Pamela Anderson type women and being a five foot girl. I don’t really fall into a category but I found that the girls I knew were the most beautiful girls in the world and I wanted to create a place where they could be themselves and they could see that they were beautiful.
What do you think makes women beautiful?
Individuality and their confidence. There are so many body types and when a women has that confidence to own their body, I think that is so beautiful rather than trying to fit into a category of the straight and narrow category.
So, not being afraid to be yourself?
Exactly!
Did you think it would be such a success?
When I first started, I thought it would be popular in Seattle, but it's obviously a lot more popular now. There was no social network and the world seems so much smaller and connected now, we have the knowledge of the world in our pocket at all times. I didn’t know there would be so many people who thought and think like me, but the message has been transformed and there’s now 3,000 women around the world who think like me. We have girls from all over the world on every continent including Antarctica.
What could we expect at this year’s SuicideGirls Blackheart Burlesque Tour?
There’s a lot of new numbers, all of our numbers are influenced by popular culture. This year’s new numbers are based on television themes such as' Stranger Things' and 'Westworld.'
Which act are you most excited about?
I am most excited about the Westworld number as Sunny Suicide sings in that number and it is really amazing.
What’s next for SuicideGirls?
Well, I am writing a book and there’s the tour and another photo book. I just want to continue to spread the message.
Is there anything else you want everyone to know?
We are so excited for San Diego and the start of the tour! Come out and see us.
Check out below for a full event calendar or BlackheartBurlesque.com to see where they are headed next!
April 13 | San Diego, CA | The Music Box | Buy Tickets
April 14 | Los Angeles, CA | Teragram Ballroom
April 15 | Phoenix, AZ | The Pressroom
April 16 | Tucson, AZ | Fox Tucson Theatre
April 18 | Albuquerque, NM | Kimo Theatre
April 19 | Colorado Springs, CO | The Black Sheep
April 20 | Denver, CO | Summit Music Hall
April 21 | Lawrence, KS | The Granada
April 22 | Omaha, NE | Sokol Auditorium
April 23 | Wichita, KS | The Cotillion
April 24 | Oklahoma City, OK | Diamond Ballroom
April 26 | Dallas, TX | Gas Monkey Live
April 27 | Austin, TX | Emo’s
April 28 | San Antonio, TX | Alamo City Music Hall
April 29 | Houston, TX | Warehouse Live
April 30 | Pensacola, FL | Vinyl Music Hall
May 02 | Bonita Springs, FL |Sanjan Theatre
May 03 | St. Petersburg, FL | State Theatre
May 04 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | The Culture Room
May 05 | Orlando, FL | The Plaza Live
May 06 | Charleston, SC | Music Farm May 07 | Atlanta, GA | Center Stage
May 08 | Columbia, SC | Music Farm Columbia
May 09 | Charlotte, NC | Neighborhood Theatre
May 11 | Greensboro, NC The Blind Tiger
May 12 | Washington, DC | The Howard Theatre
May 13 | Brooklyn, NY | Music Hall of Williamsburg
May 14 | New York City, NY | Le Poisson Rouge
May 16 | Baltimore, MD | Baltimore Soundstage
May 17 | Philadelphia, PA | Union Transfer
May 18 | New Haven, CT | College Street Music Hall
May 19 | Portland, ME | The State Theatre
May 20 | Boston, MA | Royale
May 22 | South Burlington, VT | Higher Ground
May 23 | Clifton Park, NY | Upstate Concert Hall
May 24 | Cleveland, OH | Beachland Ballroom
May 25 | Detroit, MI | El Club
May 27 | Pittsburgh, PA | The Rex Theatre
May 28 | Louisville, KY | Zanzabar
May 30 | Lexington, KY | Cosmic Charlie’s
May 31 | Nashville, TN | Exit/In
June 01 | Sauget, IL | Pop’s Concert Venue
June 02 | Indianapolis, IN | The Vogue
June 03 | Chicago, IL | Park West
June 05 | La Crosse, WI | Cavalier Theatre
June 06 | Milwaukee, WI | Turner Hall Ballroom
June 07 | Madison, WI | Majestic Madison
June 08 | Minneapolis, MN | Amsterdam Bar and Grill
June 09 | Fargo, ND | Sanctuary Events Center
June 10 | Sioux Falls, SD | Icon Lounge
June 12 | Billings, MT | Pub Station
June 14 | Seattle, WA | Showbox
June 15 | Portland, OR | Revolution Hall
June 16 | Eugene, OR | Wow Hall
June 17 | San Francisco, CA | The Independent
June 18 | Petaluma, CA | Mystic Theatre
June 19 | Sacramento, CA | The Crest
June 20 | Santa Cruz, CA | The Catalyst
June 22 | Fresno, CA | Strummers
June 24 | Los Angeles, CA | Teragram Ballroom
More info, visit blackheartburlesque.com
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