Alt-J Announce North American Tour
By Sam Sodomsky.
Alt-J have announced a North American tour behind their upcoming album Relaxer***, which arrives June 2 via Canvasback Music. The new dates follow Alt-J’s previously announced European shows, which include festival stops at Panorama and Spain’s Mad Cool. The first stop on the new leg is in Portland in October; they are currently scheduled to wrap up the following month in Houston. See their full itinerary below. Relaxer is Alt-J’s first album since 2014’s This Is All Yours*. So far, they have shared the tracks “3WW” and “In Cold Blood.” Recently, the group launched a new web game on their site, soundtracked by “3WW.”
Alt-J:
06-16 London, England - O2 Arena
06-20 Zagreb, Croatia - INmusic Festival
06-23 Scheessel, Germany - Hurricane Festival
06-25 Neuhausen, Germany - Southside Festival
06-28 Piazza Castello, Ferrara, Italy - Bands Apart
07-01 St Gallen, Switzerland - St Gallen Open Air
07-02 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter
07-06 Lisbon, Portugal - NOS Alive
07-07 Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain - Mad Cool Festival
07-08 Trencin, Slovakia - Pohoda Festival
07-09 Cheshire, England - Bluedot
07-11 Dublin, Ireland - Trinity College
07-15 Cluj-Napoca, Romania - Electric Castle Festival
07-19 Ostrava, Czech Republic - Colours of Ostrava
07-20 Wiesen, Austria - Out of the Woods
07-23 Paris, France - Lollapalooza
07-27 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
07-28 Boston, MA - Blue Hill Bank Pavilion
07-29 New York, NY - Panorama Music & Arts Festival
08-01 Cleveland, OH - Jacobs Pavilion
08-03 Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theater
08-04 St. Charles, IA - Hinterland Music Festival
08-07 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater
08-09 Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Auditorium
08-13 Newquay, England - Boardmasters Festival
08-15 Budapest, Hungary - Sziget Festival
08-17 Trondheim, Norway - Pstereo
08-19 Lelystad, Netherlands - Lowlands
08-28 Kiev, Ukraine - Stereoplaza
08-30 Moscow, Russia - Stadium Live
08-31 St Petersburg, Russia - A2
09-02 Stockholm, Sweden - Popaganda
10-09 Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
10-12 Seattle, WA - WAMU Theater
10-13 Vancouver, British Columbia - Thunderbird Sports Center
10-15 Edmonton, Alberta - Winspear Centre
10-17 Calgary, Alberta - Big Four Building
10-20 Minneapolis, MN - Roy Wilkins Auditorium
10-21 Indianapolis, IN - Murat at the Old National Centre
10-23 Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater
10-24 Grand Rapids, MI - 20 Monroe Live
10-25 Columbus, OH - Express Live!
10-27 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
11-03 Raleigh, NC - Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
11-04 Asheville, NC - ExploreAsheville.com Arena
11-06 Nashvill, TN - Nashville Municipal Auditorium
11-07 Atlanta, GA - Coca-Cola Roxy Theater
11-10 Miami, FL - The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason
11-14 Dallas, TX - Pavilion at Music Factory
11-15 Austin, TX - ACL Live at The Moody Theater
11-17 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
This story originally appeared on Pitchfork.
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