After sharing news of their first three full band shows in over a year—in some of their biggest rooms to date—Manchester Orchestra today announced they’re bringing their critically acclaimed new album, The Million Masks of God, to life with a triumphant North American tour spanning across October/November 2021 and February/March 2022. The 38-show run will take the band’s renowned live show throughout the U.S. and into Canada, and will mark the live debut of Masks, out now via Loma Vista Recordings, including the epic, AAA radio Top 3 and Alternative radio Top 20 hit, Bed Head.
“It is our absolute pleasure to announce our return to the stage across the United States. We have missed playing together in a communal setting more than we ever thought we could,” says singer/guitarist Andy Hull. “This is about to be a party. See you all soon.”
Manchester Orchestra—Hull, Robert McDowell, Tim Very, and Andy Prince—recently released the heavy, slow-burning new song, Never Ending, their contribution to the Dark Nights: Death Metal Soundtrack, executive produced by Tyler Bates (“Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Watchmen,” “John Wick”) and out digitally now. It followed the gorgeous, stripped-back Bed Head (Acoustic), a new version of their lead single; the band has also performed a blistering rendition of Bed Head for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert #PlayAtHome series, as well as three acoustic versions on CBS This Morning: Saturday Sessions. The Million Masks of God, recently named one of the Best Albums of 2021 (So Far) by Uproxx, has been earning the band career-high praise from Stereogum, NPR Music (All Songs Considered), Uproxx, SPIN, American Songwriter, and many more, in addition to guest appearances on WNYC New Sounds, Comedy Bang Bang’s 12th anniversary special, Kesha And The Creepies podcast, and Emily Kinney’s My Caffeine Withdrawal, among others.
Produced by Manchester Orchestra’s lead songwriting duo of Hull and McDowell, Catherine Marks (PJ Harvey, The Killers) and Ethan Gruska (Phoebe Bridgers), The Million Masks Of God presents an even grander scale of the epic and re-focused approach to record-making that the band has forged in recent years. Their sixth album finds the band relentlessly pushing themselves to create a work that breaks beyond the scope and limits of every previous release in an effort to create their most towering achievement to date, all while sorting through the aftermath of a devastating loss.
Manchester Orchestra Tour Dates:
October 5, 2021 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey
October 6, 2021 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
October 8, 2021 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
October 9, 2021 – Fort Lauderdale,FL – Revolution Live
October 10, 2021 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
October 12, 2021 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
October 13, 2021 – Richmond, VA – The National
October 15, 2021- Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
October 16, 2021 – Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head Live
October 18, 2021 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
October 19, 2021- Portland, ME – State Theater
October 21, 2021 – New York, NY – The Hammerstein Ballroom
November 16 2021 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
November 17, 2021 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
November 18, 2021 – Birmingham, AL – Alabama Theater
November 19, 2021 – Atlanta GA – Manchester Orchestra’s The Stuffing at Fox Theatre
February 16, 2022 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
February 17, 2022 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
February 18, 2022 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theater
February 19, 2022 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
February 21, 2022 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theater
February 22, 2022 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
February 23, 2022 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theater
February 25, 2022 – Berkeley, CA – The UC Theater
February 26, 2022- Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
February 27, 2022 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
March 1, 2022 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
March 2, 2022 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
March 4, 2022 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s
March 5, 2022 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion
March 6, 2022 – Omaha, NE – The Admiral
March 8, 2022 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
March 9, 2022 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theatre
March 11, 2022 – Columbus, OH – Express Live!
March 12, 2022 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
March 13, 2022 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Riverworks
March 15, 2022 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
March 16, 2022 – Montréal, QC – Corona Theatre
