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Iggy Pop Scores Highest Charting Album With Post Pop Depression

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Iggy Pop's newest, possibly last, album Post Pop Depression is his highest charter ever. The LP debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200, his best showing since 1977 when his album Idiot landed at number 72.

Pop's band on the album includes Queen of the Stone Age's Josh Homme, Matt Helders (drummer for the Arctic Monkeys), and QOTSA's Dean Fertita.

Post Pop Depression - featuring the previously released singles "Gardenia," "Sunday," and "Break Into Your Heart" - landed March 18.

Pop's support tour for the LP picks up on April 2 at Denver's Ellie Caulkins Opera House.

Full list of dates:

04/02 - Denver, CO @ Ellie Caulkins Opera House

04/04 - Minneapolis, MN @ Northrop Auditorium

04/06 - Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre

04/07 - Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre

04/09 - Toronto, ON @ Sony Centre for the Performing Arts

04/11 - Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre

04/12 - New York, NY @ United Palace Theatre

04/15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Academy of Music

04/19 - Miami Beach, FL @ The Fillmore Miami Beach at the
Jackie Gleason Theater

04/28 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre

05/04 - Stockholm, SE @ Cirkus

05/05 - Copenhagen, DK @ Falconer

05/07 - Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom

05/08 - Hamburg, DE @ Mehr! Theater

05/10 - Amsterdam, NL @ Heineken Music Hall

05/13 - London, UK @ Royal Albert Hall

05/15 - Paris, FR @ Le Grand Rex

05/28 - Munchen, DE @ Rockavaria ^

06/04 - Vienna, AT @ Rock in Vienna ^

06/09 - Isle of Wight, UK @ Isle of Wight Music Festival ^

06/17 - Aarhus, DK @ NorthSide Festival ^

06/19 - Hinwil, CH @ Rock the Ring ^

07/01 - Araas, FR @ Main Square Festival ^

07/03 - Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter ^

07/06 - Cognac, FR @ Jardin Public de Cognac ^


^ = Iggy Pop solo

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