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Swans expand North American tour, share new live video (Consequence of Sound)
http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/04/swans-expand-north-american-tour-share-new-live-video/
Swans have extended their upcoming world tour with a new string of U.S. dates for this fall. The iconic post-rockers will trek down the West Coast in early September, starting in Seattle on the 2nd and ending in Hollywood on the 11th. They already have a hefty number of stops mapped out from May to July, and you can find their entire docket ahead.
The band’s year-long tour comes in support of their forthcoming recordTo Be Kind, due out May 13th via Young Gods/Mute Records. Featuring the guest talents of St. Vincent’s Annie Clark, Cold Specks, Little Annie, and Bill Rieflin, the album was partially funded by a live album culled from Swans’ 2012-2013 world tour. It’s fitting, then, that they’ve also released a concert video to coincide with the new dates. Below, watch the band deliver a truly forceful rendition of “Just A Boy” during last year’s Hellfest in Clisson, France.
Swans 2014 Tour Dates:
05/14 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat *
05/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
05/17 – Boston, MA @ Royale Nightclub *
05/18 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
05/19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
05/22 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 2 *
05/23 – Newcastle, UK @ Hoults Yard *
05/24 – Glasgow, UK @ The Arches *
05/25 – Aberdeen, UK @ The Lemon Tree *
05/27 – London, UK @ Brixton Electric *
05/28 – Bristol, UK @ Trinity Community Center *
05/29 – Reading, UK @ Sub89 *
05/31 – Birmingham, UK @ Custard Factory *
06/01 – Leeds, UK @ Cockpit
06/02 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
06/17 – Quebec City, QC @ Le Cercle #
06/18 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre National #
06/20 – Toronto, ON @ MNW Festival
06/21 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall #
06/22 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall #
06/24 – St. Louis, MO @ The Ready Room #
06/26 – Dallas, TX @ Trees #
06/27 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk #
06/28 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Upstairs #
06/30 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In #
07/01 – Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre #
07/02 – Louisville, KY @ The New Vintage #
07/03 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theater #
07/05 – Buffalo, NY @ Tralf Music Hall #
07/06 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place #
09/02 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
09/04 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox
09/05 – Vancouver, BA @ The Venue
09/06 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
09/08 – San Francisco, CA @ Independent
09/11 – Hollywood, CA @ The Roxy Theatre
* = w/ Jenny Hval
# = w/ Xiu Xiu