Tour Announcements

The War On Drugs announce new tour dates

Rock band, The War on Drugs, have announced new tour dates for their upcoming North American tour. This is in support of their 2014 Lost in the Dream, and the band is lined up for new dates in places such as California, New York, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. This long leg of the tour is set to run from the end on March o the end of June with stops at Sasquatch! Festival and Field Trip Music Festival.

The full itinerary is below. 

The War on Drugs 2015 Tour Dates:
03/27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theater
03/28 – Norfolk, VA @ The Norva *
03/29 – Richmond, VA @ The National *
03/31 – Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre *
04/01 – Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29 *
04/02 – Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre *
04/03 – Birmingham, AL @ Iron City *
04/04 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall *
04/05 – Tulsa, OK @ Cains Ballroom *
04/07 – Albuquerque, NM @ Historic El Rey Theatre *
04/08 – El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls *
04/09 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Pressroom *
04/11 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/14 – Ventura, CA @ Ventura Theater
04/15 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s
04/18 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
05/21 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
05/23 – George, WA @ Sasquatch! Festival
05/24 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
06/05-07 – New York, NY @ Governors Ball Music Festival
06/06 – Toronto, ON @ Field Trip Music Festival
06/08 – Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
06/09 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
06/10 – Covington, KY @ The Madison Theater
06/11-14 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
06/12 – Indianpolis, IN @ Vogue
06/15 – Tampa, FL @ The Ritz
06/16 – Miami Beach, FL @ The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason
06/17 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham Theatre
06/18 – Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend
06/20 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
06/21 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
06/25-28 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
06/26 – St. Gallen, CH @ Open Air
06/28 – De Groene Heuvels, NL @ Down The Rabbit Hole
07/01-04 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival
07/02-05 – Barcelona, ES @ Vida Festival
08/11-15 – Oslo, NO @ Øya Festival
08/13-15 – Gothenburg, SE @ Way Out West Festival
08/14-16 – Helsinki, FI @ Flow Festival
09/04-06 – Laois, IE @ Electric Picnic
09/06 – Wiltshire, UK @ End of the Road Festival

Prince to play spontaneous concerts across the U.S. starting next week

Prunce had spent much of last year playing spontaneous shows across Europe and the UK in promotion of his new albums, Art Official Age which was solo and Plectrumelectrum, his debut with 3rdEyeGirl. He has now announced that he has plans to do the same thing in the United States.

The first date on the Hint and Run tour is in Louisville, Kentucky on March 14th. There is no venue details yet announced but tickeys begin to go on sale Monday, March 9th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Live Nation. 

Damien Rice announces world tour

Singer-songwriter Damien Rice has expanded his world tour. The new dates go from the end of April to the beginning of August. Rice will play shows in major cities in the US and Europe.

See the full list of shows below.

Damien Rice 2015 Tour Dates:
03/31 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
04/01 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
04/03 – Washington, DC @ The Lincoln Theatre
04/04 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
04/07 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
04/08 – Philadelphia, PA @ Academy of Music
04/11 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
04/13 – Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
04/14 – Chicago, IL @ Auditorium Theatre
04/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ Carlson Family Stage at Northrop Auditorium
04/17 – Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
04/20 – Portland, OR @ Keller Auditorium
04/21 – Seattle, WA @ Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
04/23 – Oakland, CA @ The Fox Theater
04/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
04/27 – Mexico City, MX @ El Plaza Condesa
05/29 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound Festival
06/09 – Edinburgh, UK @ Usher Hall
06/11 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
06/13 – London, UK @ Live at Chelsea
06/17 – Brooklyn, NY @ Prospect Park Bandshell
06/18 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
06/20 – Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion
06/21 – Chicago, IL @ Prirzker Pavilion
06/22 – Toronto, ON @ Echo Beach
06/27 – Wechter, BE @ Rock Werchter
07/12 – Dublin, IE @ The Iveagh Gardens
07/13 – Cork, IE @ Ireland Live at the Marquee
07/16 – Galway, IE @ Galway Arts Festival Big Top
07/20 – Paris, FR @ Le Grand Rex
07/22 – Lucerne, CH @ Blue Balls Festival
08/02 – Copenhagen, DK @ Koncerhuset
08/04 – Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom

Little Dragon announce new North American tour dates

The synth pop outfit, Little Dragon, has announced a new batch of tour dates in North America in support of their Grammy-nominated Nabuma Rubberband. The band will start in Las Vegas in the middle of May, go through California and then around Canada and the United States through June. They will have dates at Sasquatch! and will end their North American tour at Governors Ball before going to Europe for a string of festivals.

Find the full tour dates below.

Little Dragon 2015 Tour Dates:
05/15 – Last Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
05/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
05/18 – San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park
05/19 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
05/21 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
05/22 – George, WA @ Sasquatch! Music Festival
05/23 – Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl
05/25 – Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room
05/26 – Calgary, AB @ Flames Central
05/28 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
05/29 – Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
05/30 – Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot
05/31 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
06/01 – Montreal, QC @ Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre
06/03 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
06/06 – New York, NY @ Governors Ball Music Festival
06/12-16 – Aarhus, DK @ NorthSide Festival
06/17-19 – Dublin, IE @ Longitude Festival

Royal Blood announces extensive tour, including dates with Foo Fighters

UK rock band, Royal Blood will soon tour in North America in support of their recent debut. The leg of the tour will start in April with a stop at Coachella and will stop in the end of August. Besides their tour and festival stops, they will play arena shows to support the Foo Fighters.

Royal Blood 2015 Tour Dates:
02/06-08 – Australia @ Laneway Festival
02/17 – London, UK @ Koko
02/21 – Newcastle, UK @ 6 Music Festival
02/22 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland
02/23 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland
02/27 – Plymouth, UK @ Pavillions
02/28 – Bridlington, UK @ Spa
03/02 – Portsmouth, UK @ Guildhall
03/03 – Newport, UK @ Centre
03/05 – Norwich, UK @ UEA
03/06 – Blackpool, UK @ Empress Ballroom
03/08 – Belfast, UK @ Ulster Hall
03/09 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia
03/10 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia
03/11 – Wolverhampton, UK @ Civic Hall
03/13 – London, UK @ O2 Brixton Academy
03/14 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
03/16 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
03/17 – Paris, FR @ L’Olympia
03/18 – Brussels, BE @ AB
03/20 – Malmo, SE @ Kulturbolaget
03/21 – Oslo, NO @ Rockafeller
03/22 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
03/23 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Medis
03/25 – Bremen, DE @ Aladin
03/26 – Stuttgart, DE @ Rockfabrik
03/28 – Lyon, FR @ Transbourdeur
03/29 – Milan, IT @ Alcatraz
03/31 – Barcelona, ES @ Apolo
04/01 – Lisbon, PT @ Coliseum
04/10-12 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
04/14 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
04/15 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
04/17-19 – Indio, CA @Coachella Music Festival
04/19 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
05/23 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
05/25 – Portland, OR @ Wonderland Ballroom
05/27 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Murray Theater
05/28 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre
05/30 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
05/31 – Madison, WI @ Wooly’s
06/01 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave II
06/03 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
06/04 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
06/05-07 – New York, NY @ Governors Ball Music Festival
06/10 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
06/11 – Charlotte, NC @ Amo’s Southend
06/11-14 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
06/13 – Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
07/07 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center *
07/08 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre *
07/09 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre *
07/13 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center *
07/15 – New York, NY @ Citi Field *
07/16 – New York, NY @ Citi Field *
07/19 – Boston, MA @ Fenway Park *
08/12 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place *
08/13 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabnk Saddledome *
08/16 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater *
08/17 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater *
08/18 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater *
08/21 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center *
08/22 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center *
08/24 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Center *
08/26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ First Niagra Pavilion *

* = w/ Foo Fighters

Lieutenant announces spring tour dates

Nate Mendel, bassist for Sunny Day Real Estate and the Foo Fighters, will be releasing a solo album as Lieutenant later this year and recently, he announced that he will tour in the spring in support. The tour dates are listed below.

Also on the album is Jeremy Enigk from Sunny Day Real Estate, Foo Fighters bandmates Chris Shifflett and members of Helmet, Modest Mouse and The Head and the Heart. For his live band, there are members from Fleet Foxes, The Bronx and Snow Patrol.

Lieutenant — 2015 Tour Dates
Mar 21 SXSW (Dine Alone Showcase) Austin, TX
Mar 21 The Parish @ House of Blues New Orleans, LA
Mar 23 Exit/In Nashville, TN
Mar 24 The Basement Columbus, OH
Mar 26 Black Cat/Back Stage Washington, DC
Mar 27 Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, PA
Mar 28 Mercury Lounge New York, NY
Mar 30 St. Vitus Brooklyn, NY
Apr 01 Mod Club Toronto, Canada
Apr 02 Pike Room Pontiac, MI
Apr 03 Empty Bottle Chicago, IL
Apr 05 Larimer Lounge Denver, CO
Apr 08 The Troubadour Los Angeles, CA

Flight of the Conchords announce plans for a reunion tour which will have new material

After a long time coming, Flight of the Conchords are finally planning their first tour together in five years.

Jermaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, according to Billboard, “planning on touring later on in the year in the States.” Specific details remain unclear but the pair plan on playing new material during the shows.Clement explained: “I really don’t like the studio part of music, I more enjoy playing live and letting others take care of the recording.”

Clement also revealed that during a promotional appearance at the Sundance festival about his latest film, People, Places, Things.

After the production for their titular HBO series ended in 2009, the pair went on a short tour in mid-2010. Since then, their appearances have been rare, including shows in 2012 and a charity single released for Red Nose Day. Last September, reports came out that they would return to HBO, only for the pair to clarify that they were making a different project.
A rumored Flight of the Conchords musical/movie is still being considered.

Twin Shadow releases details about new album Eclipse

Twin Shadow shared information about his upcoming album, Eclipse, which is set to be released on March 17th. The artist, also known as George Lewis Jr., has both shared the cover art for the album and tracklist but he also shared a video teaser and a note on how Eclipse was recorded. Watch the video trailer here.

He wrote:

My whole world seemed to come apart during the recording and touring of my first two albums. It seemed to break off into two large chunks; one relating to self awareness and confidence and the other being a desire to seek out the best in people around me. They began to drift slowly away from each other. Balancing the two became an almost impossible task and I feared having to choose one or the other.

Before the start of the recording of Eclipse I felt these things pull even further away, and in thinking I had lost both, I felt a deep solitude. When I began recording in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery (where I built my studio), I forgot about these things and focused only on what was in front of me: practical things, mundane things, things that simply kept me busy and not bored.

Without realizing it during this period, the things I lost hold of began to move towards each other again. Through this shift many things began to re-establish themselves; including loving relationships, a strength in the dynamic between my mother & I, as well as energetic states of mind and general excitement to play music. Things were aligned again without me trying to control them.

Twin Shadow Eclipse track list:

1. “Flatliners”
2. “When The Lights Turn Out”
3. “To The Top”
4. “Alone” feat. Lily Elise
5. “Eclipse”
6. “Turn Me Up”
7 “I’m Ready”
8. “Old Love/New Love” feat. D’Angelo Lacy
9. “Half Life”
10. “Watch Me Go”
11. “Locked & Loaded”

The Jesus Mary Chain celebrate 30th anniversary of Psychocandy with tour

The Jesus and Mary Chain announced that they will celebrate the 30th year since the release of their popular Psychocandy with a leg of shows. The band have announced UK tour dates already which will go through February and then they will tour in the United States and Canada. Although the east coast has no shows yet, there are shows set for the rest of the country and Canada.

The Jesus and Mary Chain North American tour dates:
May 1 – Toronto, Ontario @ Canadian Music Week
May 3 – Detroit, MI @ St Andrew’s Hall
May 5 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera
May 7 – Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory
May 9 – Austin, TX @ Levitation (Austin Psych Fest)
May 11 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
May 13 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ Vogue Theatre
May 14 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox
May 16 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield

Black Keys cancel upcoming shows due to Patrick Carney’s shoulder injury

Blues rock band, The Black Keys, were forced to cancel most of their tour dates due to a shoulder serious injury drummer Patrick Carney sustained.

The entire European tour which was supposed to begin on February 16th and go through March 10th has been cancelled. The band said in a press release, “Due to prior scheduled commitments and venue availability, efforts to reschedule the original dates were unsuccessful; therefore all tickets will be refunded in full at their point of purchase.”

Carney suffered a dislocated shoulder after a wave slammed into him into the floor of the ocean in early January. He was hospitalized for a brief amount of time.

The band wants to return to touring in April for their Australian tour.

The Black Keys 2015 Tour Dates:
02/16 – Zurich, CH @ Hallenstadion
02/17 – Milan, IT @ Mediolanum
02/19 – Munich, DE @ Zenith
02/20 – Berlin, DE @ Max-Schmeling-Halle
02/21 – Warsaw, PL @ Torwar
02/23 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
02/24 – Antwerp, BE @ Sportpaleis
02/25 – Dusseldorf, DE @ Mitsubishi Electric Halle
02/27 – Manchester, UK @ Phones 4U Arena
02/28 – Birmingham, UK @ LG Arena
03/01 – Glasgow, UK @ SSE Hydro
03/03 – London, UK @ The O2
03/04 – Cardiff, UK @ Motorpoint Arena
03/05 – Leeds, UK @ First Direct Arena
03/07 – Lyon, FR @ Halle Tony Garnier
03/09 – Paris, FR @ Zenith
03/10 – Paris, FR @ Zenith
04/02 – Brisbane, AU @ Riverstage
04/03 – Byron Bay, AU @ Byron Bay Bluesfest
04/05 – Yarra Valley, AU @ Rolling Green at Rochford Wines
04/07 – Melbourne, AU @ Margaret Court Arena
04/10 – Sydney, AU @ Qantas Credit Union Arena
04/11 – Hunter Valley, AU @ Rolling Green at Bimbadgen Winery
04/14 – Perth, AU @ Red Hill Auditorium
04/16 – Adelaide, AU @ Entertainment Centre Theatre
04/18 – Christchurch, NZ @ Horncastle Arena
04/19 – Auckland, NZ @ Vector Arena
04/22 – Tokyo, JP @ Studio Coast
04/23 – Tokyo, JP @ Studio Coast
05/28 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
05/30 – Athens, GR @ Rockwave Festival
06/06 – Hunter Mountain, NY @ Mountain Jam
06/07 – New York, NY @ Governors Ball Music Festival
06/12 – Isle of Wight, UK @ Isle of Wight Festival
06/14 – Aarhus, DK @ NorthSide Festival