# Strange Little Birds Tour

The Strange Little Birds Tour was the seventh concert tour by American rock band Garbage, in support of their sixth studio album, Strange Little Birds (2016). The tour began on May 16, 2016, in Irvine, California, and ended on December 17, 2016, in Lima, Peru.
Garbage's touring line-up is augmented by Eric Avery on bass guitar. Due to illness, Butch Vig was replaced by Matt Walker for European and North American shows at the start of the run and later Eric Gardner. Garbage have been supported by a number of hand-picked opening acts on this tour; including Tiny Little Houses, Olympia, Tash Sultana, The Pearl Harts, Kristin Kontrol and Cigarettes After Sex.

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| United States ||||
| May 14, 2016 | Irvine | United States | KROQ Weenie Roast Irvine Meadows Amphitheater |
| Europe Support: The Pearl Harts (on headline shows) ||||
| May 24, 2016 | Reims | France | La Cartonnerie |
| May 26, 2016 | Dortmund | Germany | Rock im Revier |
| May 27, 2016 | Frankfurt | Germany | Women of the World Festival Alte Oper |
| May 28, 2016 | Munich | Germany | Rockavaria |
| May 30, 2016 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Paradiso |
| May 31, 2016 | Hollerich | Luxembourg | Den Atelier |
| June 1, 2016 | Crans-près-Céligny | Switzerland | Caribana Festival |
| June 3, 2016 | Lyon | France | Le Radiant |
| June 5, 2016 | Grenoble | France | La Belle Electrique |
| June 7, 2016 | Ljubljana | Slovenia | Center urbane kulture Kino Šiška |
| June 8, 2016 | Milan | Italy | Fabrique |
| June 10, 2016 | Nickelsdorf | Austria | Nova Rock Festival |
| June 13, 2016 | London | United Kingdom | Troxy |
| June 14, 2016 | Nottingham | United Kingdom | Rock City |
| June 16, 2016 | Madrid | Spain | Mad Cool Festival, Caja Mágica |
| North America Support: Kristin Kontrol (on headline shows) ||||
| June 18, 2016 | Chicago | United States | WKQK Piqniq Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre |
| July 6, 2016 | Milwaukee | United States | Summerfest |
| July 7, 2016 | Minneapolis | United States | Skyway Theater |
| July 8, 2016 | Papillion | United States | Sumtur Amphitheater |
| July 10, 2016 | Kansas City | United States | Uptown Theater |
| July 12, 2016 | St. Louis | United States | The Pageant |
| July 13, 2016 | Tulsa | United States | Brady Theater |
| July 15, 2016 | Indianapolis | United States | Old National Center |
| July 16, 2016 | Detroit | United States | The Fillmore Detroit |
| July 17, 2016 | Columbus | United States | PromoWest Fest |
| July 19, 2016 | Knoxville | United States | The Mill & Mine |
| July 20, 2016 | Nashville | United States | Ryman Auditorium |
| July 22, 2016 | Atlanta | United States | The Tabernacle |
| July 23, 2016 | Charlotte | United States | Fillmore Charlotte |
| July 25, 2016 | Richmond | United States | National Theater |
| July 27, 2016 | Sayreville | United States | Starland Ballroom |
| July 28, 2016 | Boston | United States | House of Blues |
| July 30, 2016 | Philadelphia | United States | Fillmore Philadelphia |
| July 31, 2016 | Baltimore | United States | Rams Head Live! |
| August 1, 2016 | New York City | United States | Summerstage |
| August 3, 2016 | Washington, D.C. | United States | Lincoln Theatre |
| Europe ||||
| August 6, 2016 | Rheinfelden | Switzerland | River Nights Festival |
| August 8, 2016 | Lokeren | Belgium | Lokerse Festival |
| August 10, 2016 | Luhmühlen | Germany | A Summer's Tale Festival |
| August 12, 2016 | Saint-Brieuc | France | Fêtes du Bruit |
| August 14, 2016 | Riga | Latvia | Kubana Festival |
| August 16, 2016 | Binyamina | Israel | Zappa Shuni |
| August 17, 2016 | Binyamina | Israel | Zappa Shuni |
| August 20, 2016 | Bodø | Norway | Parkenfestivalen |
| North America Support: Cigarettes After Sex ||||
| September 4, 2016 | Guadalajara | Mexico | Diana Theatre |
| September 5, 2016 | Monterrey | Mexico | Monterrey Arena |
| September 7, 2016 | Mexico City | Mexico | Mexico City Arena |
| September 9, 2016 | Houston | United States | Revention Music Center |
| September 10, 2016 | Dallas | United States | South Side Ballroom |
| September 11, 2016 | San Antonio | United States | Majestic Theatre |
| September 14, 2016 | Aspen | United States | Belly Up |
| September 15, 2016 | Denver | United States | Fillmore Auditorium |
| September 16, 2016 | Salt Lake City | United States | The Complex |
| September 18, 2016 | Portland | United States | Roseland Theater |
| September 19, 2016 | Seattle | United States | Paramount Theatre |
| September 22, 2016 | Las Vegas | United States | The Foundry at SLS |
| September 23, 2016 | Irvine | United States | 93.1 JACK FM's 11th Irvine Meadows Amphitheater |
| September 24, 2016 | San Francisco | United States | The Masonic |
| October 20, 2016 | Ventura | United States | Ventura Theater |
| October 21, 2016 | Los Angeles | United States | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
| October 27, 2016 | Phoenix | United States | Arizona State Fair |
| Europe ||||
| November 2, 2016 | Florence | Italy | Teatro Obihall |
| November 3, 2016 | Padua | Italy | Gran Teatro Geox |
| November 5, 2016 | Paris | France | Salle Pleyel |
| November 7, 2016 | Oslo | Norway | Sentrum Scene |
| November 8, 2016 | Odense | Denmark | Posten |
| November 9, 2016 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Vega |
| November 11, 2016 | Brussels | Belgium | Cirque Royal |
| November 13, 2016 | Kyiv | Ukraine | Stereo Plaza |
| November 15, 2016 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | A2 Club |
| November 17, 2016 | Moscow | Russia | Yotaspace |
| November 18, 2016 | Moscow | Russia | Yotaspace |
| November 19, 2016 | Yekaterinburg | Russia | Tele-club |
| Oceania A Day on the Green tour with The Temper Trap ||||
| November 24, 2016 | Melbourne | Australia | Regent Theatre |
| November 26, 2016 | Yarra Valley | Australia | Rochford Wines |
| November 27, 2016 | Adelaide | Australia | Leconfield Wines |
| November 29, 2016 | Perth | Australia | Kings Park and Botanic Garden |
| December 2, 2016 | Sydney | Australia | Hordern Pavilion |
| December 3, 2016 | Hunter Valley | Australia | Bimbadgen Winery |
| December 4, 2016 | Brisbane | Australia | Sirromet Wines |
| South America ||||
| December 10, 2016 | São Paulo | Brazil | Tropical Butantã |
| December 11, 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Circo Voador |
| December 13, 2016 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Estadio Luna Park |
| December 14, 2016 | Santiago | Chile | Teatro Caupolicán |
| December 15, 2016 | Santiago | Chile | Teatro Caupolicán |
| December 17, 2016 | Lima | Peru | VIVO X EL ROCK Festival |

### Cancelled shows

| June 4, 2016 | Montereau-Fault-Yonne | France | Festival de Montereau Confluences | Cancelled |
| December 1, 2016 | Wollongong | Australia | WIN Entertainment Centre | Cancelled |

## Setlist

The tour set list omits less well known songs for festival appearances. Songs introduced during the run include "So Like A Rose" (from Beautiful Garbage) performed in both London and St. Louis as a tribute to "Blood For Poppies" music video director Matt Irwin. At the beginning of July, debut album track "Supervixen" was added to the set, along with "Shut Your Mouth", while "Subhuman", "Queer", "Milk", "Androgyny" and "Beloved Freak" returned to the set on occasion over the following two months. During September, Strange Little Birds tracks "Night Drive Loneliness" and "Magnetized" were performed in concert, "So We Can Stay Alive" has also been sound-checked.
During this tour, Shirley has been quoting lines from the Beyoncé songs "Sorry" and "Don't Hurt Yourself" alongside lyrics from Marianne Faithfull's "Why D'Ya Do It", Patti Smith Group's "Revenge" and Siouxsie and the Banshees' "Drop Dead/Celebration" on "Vow". In addition to interpolating from "Talk of the Town" by The Pretenders on "Special", Shirley has also quoted lines from their song "Kid" and their cover of "I Go to Sleep".
* "Sometimes"
* "Empty"
* "Stupid Girl"
* "Special"
* "Blood for Poppies"
* "Bleed Like Me"
* "My Lover's Box"
* "Even Though Our Love is Doomed"
* "Control"
* "#1 Crush"
* "I Think I'm Paranoid"
* "Battle In Me"
* "Only Happy When It Rains"
* "Why Do You Love Me"
* "The Trick Is to Keep Breathing"
* "Blackout"
* "Push It"
* "Vow"
* "Automatic Systematic Habit"
* "A Stroke of Luck"
* "Sex Is Not the Enemy"
* "Cherry Lips"