MOGWAI ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
NEW ALBUM, RAVE TAPES, SET FOR JAN. 21 RELEASE VIA SUB POP
Seattle, Nov. 4, 2013 – Mogwai, who recently announced the release of their eighth studio album, Rave Tapes, on Jan. 21 via Sub Pop, have confirmed an extensive Spring tour of North America (dates listed below).
The Scottish quintet gave fans an early listen to music from Rave Tapes last week, streaming the single “Remurdered” via Sub Pop’s Soundcloud (and below). Pitchfork described the single as “night shivers coupled with blocky electronics,” adding that the track “heads down a mazy path while the volume gradually increases, ultimately peaking in a mesh of criss-crossing synthetic textures.”
Rave Tapes was recorded over the summer in the band’s Castle of Doom studio in Glasgow and reunites the band with Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will Co-Producer Paul Savage.
Mogwai previously announced two live dates for late 2013: a Nov. 28 performance at Junction in Cambridge, UK and a slot on All Tomorrow’s Parties “End of an Era” on Dec. 1 at Pontins Holiday Park in the UK. The band returns to the road in late January for a short European trek (dates listed below).
In related news, Mogwai recently scored the French supernatural thriller, Les Revanants, the most popular TV series in Canal + history. The show has since aired in the UK to rave reviews and made its stateside debut as The Returned on The Sundance Channel on Oct. 31.
North American tour dates:
Apr. 21 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theatre
Apr. 22 – El Paso, TX – Tricky Falls
Apr. 23 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
Apr. 24 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
Apr. 25 – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s
Apr. 26 – Raton Rouge, LA – Varsity Theatre
Apr. 27 – New Orleans, LA – Civic Theatre
Apr. 29 – Miami, FL – Grand Central
Apr. 30 – Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor
May 1 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham Theatre
May 3 – Nashville, TN – Exit In
May 6 – Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend
May 7 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
May 8 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
May 9 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
May 10 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
May 11 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis
May 13 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
May 14 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
May 15. – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
May 16 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre
May 17 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
May 18 – Minneapolis, MN – First Ave
May 20 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
May 21 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
May 24 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
May 25 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
European tour dates:
Nov. 28 – Cambridge, UK – Junction
Dec. 1 – Camber Sands, UK – All Tomorrow’s Parties “End of an Era”
Jan. 22 – Newcastle, UK – Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre
Jan. 24 – London, UK – Royal Festival Hall
Jan. 25 – London, UK – Royal Festival Hall
Jan. 27 – Manchester, UK – Bridgewater Hall
Jan. 28 – Glasgow, UK – Royal Concert Hall
Jan. 30 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
Feb. 1 – Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique – SOLD OUT
Feb. 2 – Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgigue
Feb. 3 – Paris, FR – Olympia
Feb. 4 – Frankfurt, DE – Batschkapp
Feb. 5 – Munich, DE – Backstage Werk
Feb. 6 – Berlin, DE – Temperdrome
Mar. 23 – Gothenburg, SE – Konserthuset
Mar. 24 – Stockholm, SE – Cirkus
Mar. 25 – Copenhagen, DK – Koncertsalen
Mar. 26 – Hamburg, DE – Grosse Freiheit
Mar. 27 – Zurich, DE – Volkshaus
Mar. 29 – Nimes, IT – Paloma
Mar. 30 – Bologna, IT – Estragon
Mar. 31 – Milan, IT – Alcatraz
Apr. 1 – Karlsruhe, DE – Substage
Apr. 2 – Cologne, DE – E-Werk
Apr. 3 – Lille, FR – Aeronef
Tickets for all North American dates are on-sale this weekend.