SWANS announce full UK tour for summer – Sold out London dates at EartH 25, 26, 27 May

UK TOUR ANNOUNCED FOR SUMMER 2020SPRING EUROPEAN TOUR INC THREE SOLD OUT SHOWS AT EARTH – 25-27 MAYTHE BAND’S FIFTEENTH STUDIO ALBUM IS OUT NOW ON MUTE / YOUNG GOD RECORDS (N AMERICA)

“… simmering and meditative rather than pulverising and explosive” – MOJO 4*“…legendary art-noise eviscerators return in another new guise” – Metal Hammer 4*“The new record is sweeter, too, shifting its focus from raging catharsis to eye-widening beauty.” – Pitchfork“… slowly unfurls in a series of hypnotic songs that coil themselves around your brain, letting repetition and mood do the work.” – MusicOMH 4*“… maintaining a power they never lost … a seismic force in experimental rock” – Best Fit

SWANS have announced a European Summer Tour, performing a series of festivals and dates throughout August before returning to the UK for a tour that will include Brighton, Bristol, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Manchester and Liverpool. The band will perform at London’s Islington Assembly Hall on 28 August, a return to the city after three sold out shows at EartH from 25-27 May – full dates below.

SWANS live will be: Michael Gira (acoustic and electric guitar and voice); Kristof Hahn (lap steel guitar, electric guitar, loops); Phil Puleo (drums, percussion, gizmos); Dana Schechter (bass guitar, lap steel guitar, keys); Christopher Pravdica (bass guitar, loops, keys); Ben Frost (synthesizer, Mellotron, electric guitar).

SWANS EUROPEAN TOUR – SPRING

25 April – Nürnberg DE, Z-Bau – SOLD OUT26 April – Krems an der Donau AT, Donau Festival at Stadtsaal Krems28 April – Berlin DE, Festsaal Kreuzberg – SOLD OUT29 April – Prague CZ, Divaldo ARCHA Theatre30 April – Warsaw PL, Progresia3 May – Stockholm SE, Nalen4 May – Copenhagen DK, Vega Main Hall5 May – Hamburg DE, Übel & Gefährlich8 May – Barcelona ES, Razzmatazz9 May – Madrid ES, KristonFest at Sala la Riviera10 May – Porto PT, Hard Club13 May – Zürich CH, Rote Fabrik 14 May – Milan IT, Santeria Social Club15 May – Belfort FR, La Poudriere18 May – Wiesbaden DE, Kulturzentrum Schlachthof19 May – Paris FR, Le Trabendo20 May – Amsterdam NL, Paradiso Music Hall22 May – Brussels BE, AB23 May – Cologne DE, Gebäude 9 – SOLD OUT25 May – London UK, EartH – SOLD OUT 26 May – London UK, EartH – SOLD OUT27 May – London UK, EartH – SOLD OUT

SWANS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 

5 June – Dallas TX, Granada Theater6 June – Austin TX, Empire Garage9 June – Los Angeles CA, Regent Theatre10 June – San Francisco CA, The Fillmore12 June – Portland OR, Revolution Hall13 June – Seattle WA, The Neptune16 June – Minneapolis MN, Varsity Theater17 June – Chicago IL, Thalia Hall19 June – Detroit MI, El Club20 June – Toronto ON, Lee’s Palace21 June – Montreal QC, Theatre National24 June – Allston MA, Brighton Music Hall25 June – Philadelphia PA, Underground Arts26 June – Brooklyn NY, Warsaw27 June – Brooklyn NY, Warsaw** with very special guest Anna von Hausswolff

SWANS EUROPEAN TOUR – SUMMER

2 Aug – Trondheim NO, Olavesfestival, Nidaros Cathedral Stage 5 Aug – Oslo NO, Parkteatret 6 Aug – Malmo SE, Plan B 7 Aug – Arhus DK, Voxhalle8 Aug – Rees Haldern DE, Haldern Festival 12 Aug – Berlin DE, Festsaal Kreuzberg 13 Aug – Tilburg NL, 013 16 Aug – Budapest HU, A38 Ship 17 Aug – Dresden DE,  Beatpol 19 Aug – Saint Malo FR, Route de Rock Festival, La Nouvelle Vogue 21 Aug – Brighton UK, Chalk 22 Aug – Bristol UK, ArcTanGent Festival 24 Aug – Newcastle UK, Boiler Room 25 Aug – Edinburgh UK, Summerhall Series 28 Aug – London UK, Islington Assembly Hall29 Aug – Manchester UK, Stoller Hall 31 Aug – Liverpool UK, Invisible Wand Factory1 Sep – Nottingham UK, Albert Hall 3 Sep – St Petersburg RU, Aurora 5 Sep – Moscow RU,

TheatreTickets and further information at https://younggodrecords.com/pages/tour-dates 

The new album, leaving meaning., was written and produced by Michael Gira and features contributions from recent and former Swans, members of Angels of Light, as well as Guest Artists Anna and Maria von Hausswolff, Ben Frost, The Necks, Baby Dee, and a Hawk and a Hacksaw.Michael Gira explains, “leaving meaning. is the first Swans album to be released since I dissolved the lineup of musicians that constituted Swans from 2010 – 2017. Swans is now comprised of a revolving cast of musicians, selected for both their musical and personal character, chosen according to what I intuit best suits the atmosphere in which I’d like to see the songs I’ve written presented. In collaboration with me, the musicians, through their personality, skill and taste, contribute greatly to the arrangement of the material. They’re all people whose work I admire and whose company I personally enjoy.”

Buy / listen to leaving meaning.: http://smarturl.it/SWANS-LM

Listen to ‘It’s Coming It’s Real’: https://youtu.be/3ZVZo30M8Lc

Listen to ‘The Hanging Man’

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