Swans, who recently announced their seventeenth studio album, Birthing, arriving May 30 via Young God Records/Mute, have confirmed their first North American tour in support of the highly-anticipated release, launching on Sept. 4 in Philadelphia.
Tickets are on-sale this Friday, March 21, at 10 a.m. local time. Little Annie & Paul Wallfisch open.
Prior to the Swans tour, Michael Gira embarks on a solo European run, joined by Kristof Hahn for the 12- date outing, which also includes a performance at Roadburn.
Swans North American tour dates:
September 4 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
September 5 Washington, DC The Howard Theatre
September 6 Norfolk, VA The NorVa
September 9 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
September 10 Austin, TX Mohawk Austin
September 12 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
September 13 Tucson, AZ The Rialto Theatre
September 15 Los Angeles, CA Lodge Room
September 16 Los Angeles, CA Lodge Room
September 17 Los Angeles, CA Lodge Room
September 20 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
September 21 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
September 23 Seattle, WA The Neptune Theatre
September 24 Portland, OR Revolution Hall
September 27 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
September 28 Omaha, NE Waiting Room Showroom
September 30 Chicago, IL Cabaret Metro
October 1 Detroit, MI The Magic Bag
October 3 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
October 4 Montreal, QC Theatre National
October 6 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
October 7 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
Eruopean Tour Dates
April 9 Prague, CZ Meet Factory
April 10 Linz, AT Grüner Anker
April 12 Trieste, IT Teatro Miela
April 13 Milan, IT Spazio Teatro 89
April 15 Brussels, BE Ancient Belgique
April 17 London, UK EartH
April 18 Paris, FR Cafe de la Danse
April 20 Tilburg, NL Roadburn Festival
April 21 Cologne, DE Helios 37
April 23 Leipzig, DE Heilandskirche
April 25 Warsaw, PL Palladium
April 27 Berlin, DE Heimathafen Neukölln