Since Tom Waits announced his tour with a "press conference," a few details have emerged.
Longtime bassist Larry Taylor is on board along with Omar Torrez (guitar), Patrick Warren (keyboards) and son Casey Waits (drums and percussion). A reed player will be hired.
Waits' website will soon have all tour info, including a detailed explanation of the ticket policy. U.S. booking agent and longtime tour director Stuart Ross is working on a plan to cut down on ticket scalpers' access.
Waits did offer a comment on why hit really warm cities in the summer. “We’re going to the deep south where they still love a man who wears red pants and they make him feel welcome.”