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The

Beastie Boys will launch

their 1999 tour February 2nd in Japan, performing for a month

of Asian, Australian and New Zealand dates. In April they will

start a month long European stretch that will start in Germany

and take them through northern Europe and the UK before coming

back to finish in Germany. They are also working with the Milarepa

Fund on initial plans for the next Tibetan Freedom Concert event.

They said they want the next Tibetan Freedom Concert to become

a global effort, with shows being staged in several parts of the

world.

”Actually, [we're] trying to organize it so it’s can be in four

different countries on the same day,” Yauch told MTV. ”We’re

looking at doing one in the United States in Chicago, one probably

in Amsterdam, one in Sydney, Australia and one in Tokyo, Japan.

I guess the idea is to get more of a global focus on the Tibet

situation.” Here are their dates: February

2 – Nagoya, JAP – Diamond Hall

4

– Fukuoka, JAP – Drum Logos

6

– Yokohama, JAP – Yokohama Arena

7 – Yokohama, JAP – Yokohama Arena

9 – Osaka, JAP – Castle-Jo Hall

11 – Perth, AUS – Entertainment Centre

14 – Adelaide, AUS – Entertainment Centre 16 – Hobart, AUS – Hobart

City Hall

18 – Melbourne, AUS – Melbourne Park

20 – Newcastle, AUS – Entertainment Centre 22 – Sydney, AUS –

Entertainment Centre

23 – Sydney, AUS – Entertainment Centre

25 – Brisbane, AUS – Entertainment Centre 27 – Auckland, NZ –

North Shore Events

28 – Auckland, NZ – North Shore Events

March 1 – Wellington, NZ – Queen’s Wharf April 19 – Stuttgart,

GER – Schleyerhalle

20 – Rotterdam, NET – Ahoy

21 – Cologne, GER – Cologne Arena

24 – Stockholm, SWE – Stockholm Globe Arena

25 – Oslo, NOR – Oslo Spektrum

27 – Copenhagen, DEN – Forum

28 – Kiel, GER – Ostseehalle

29 – Berlin, GER – Velodrom

May 1 – Brussels, BEL – Forest National

3 – Glasgow, SCO – S.E.C.C.

4 – Manchester, ENG – Manchester Evening News Arena

5 – Birmingham, ENG – NEC Arena

7 – London, ENG – Wembley Arena

8 – London, ENG – Wembley Arena

11 – Paris, FRA – Palais Omnisports

13 – Zurich, SWI – Hallenstadion Zurich

14 – Munich, GER –