Brit-rock group Elastica's first U.S. tour in more than four years kicks off Sept. 20 in San Francisco, according to the band's management.

The brief tour comes in support of the band's second album, The

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Menace, which was released in the United States Aug. 22. The LP features the new single "Mad Dog," as well as the band's cover of the cult hit by '80s band Trio, "Da Da Da."

Elastica performed before an exuberant crowd at the Carling Weekend Reading Festival in England on Saturday (Aug. 26) but were forced to pull out of the Leeds Festival the following day after singer Justine Frischmann lost her voice.

Peaches & Gonzales, two Canadian-born, Germany-based solo artists who often work together, will open all but the first three dates of the tour. Peaches, whose music combines old-school dance, punk, rock and rap, releases her full-length debut in September. Gonzales' upcoming hip-hop/dance record, The Entertainist, is due in October. The duo's single, "Red Leather," is also due in October.

Elastica Tour Dates:

Sept. 20; San Francisco, Calif.; The Fillmore

Sept. 21–22; Los Angeles, Calif.; The Roxy

Sept. 24; Denver, Colo.; Bluebird Theatre

Sept. 26; Minneapolis, Minn.; First Avenue

Sept. 27; Chicago, Ill.; Park West

Sept. 28; Detroit, Mich.; Shelter at St. Andrews

Sept. 29; Toronto, Ontario; Guvernment

Oct. 1; Cleveland, Ohio; The Odeon

Oct. 2; Philadelphia, Pa.; Theater of Living Arts

Oct. 3; Washington, D.C.; 9:30

Oct. 4; New York, N.Y.; Bowery Ballroom

Oct. 7; Boston, Mass.; Karma