[press release] Vancouver duo Japandroids have announced a full European tour starting this August that will take them through September. This comes on the heels of their current North American tour, where they have sold out shows in Seattle, Portland, SF, LA, San Diego, Denver, Chicago, Toronto, NYC, Brooklyn, Philly, DC and Vancouver. Tickets for all dates are on sale now, see below for the full list.
Their long awaited follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2009 debut Post-Nothing, Celebration Rock, came out on June 5th, debuting at #37 on the Billboard charts. The album was produced by Jesse Gander and Japandroids and has been called "one of the year's most thrilling rock records" by Rolling Stone and "a rock record for the ages" by Pitchfork and the critics have unanimously agreed with that.
The band performed two songs on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,"Fire's Highway" for TV, and a special online performance of "The House That Heaven Built" featuring The Roots' "Captain" Kirk Douglas on backing guitars and vocals.
Celebration Rock, featuring eight new tracks, is available now on CD/LP/Digital. Their first single for "The House That Heaven Built" with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds "Jack The Ripper" cover on the b-side is currently available on iTunes and 7". Visit HERE to place your orders.
Japandroids on tour:
6/21 -- Chicago, IL -- Lincoln Hall* SOLD OUT
6/22 -- Cleveland, OH -- Grog Shop*
6/23 -- Toronto, ON -- Lee's Palace* SOLD OUT
6/25 -- Montreal, QC -- La Sala Rossa*
6/26 -- Boston MA -- Brighton Music Hall* SOLD OUT
6/27 -- NYC, NY -- Bowery Ballroom* SOLD OUT
6/28 -- Brooklyn, NY -- Music Hall of Williamsburg* SOLD OUT
6/29 -- Philadelphia, PA -- Johnny Brenda's * SOLD OUT
6/30 -- Washington, DC -- Rock & Roll Hotel* SOLD OUT
7/3 -- Minneapolis, MN -- 7th Street Entry*
7/7 -- Vancouver, BC -- Biltmore Cabaret SOLD OUT
7/13 -- Chicago, IL -- Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival)
8/14 -- Ponte Do Lima, Portugal -- Paredes De Coura
8/16 -- Dublin, Ireland -- Workmans Club
8/17 -- Belfast, UK -- Mandela Hall
8/18 -- Skipton, UK -- Beacons Festival
8/19 -- Leicester, UK -- Summer Sundae Festival
8/22 -- Reykjavik, Iceland -- Gamli Gaukurinn
8/24 -- Hannover, Germany -- Bootboohook Festival
8/25 -- Dornstadt, Germany -- Obstwiesenfestival
8/27 -- Frankfurt, Germany -- Zoom
8/28 -- Dresden, Germany -- Beatpol
8/29 -- Berlin, Germany -- Magnet
8/31 -- Poznan, Poland -- Minoga
9/1 -- Warsaw, Poland -- Hydrozagadka
9/3 -- Budapest, Hungary -- Akvarium
9/4 -- Vienna, Austria -- Chelsea
9/6 -- Ljubljana, Slovenia -- Kino Siska
9/7 -- Graz, Austria -- Postgarage
9/8 -- Zagreb, Croatia -- NKC Park
9/10 -- Prague, Czech Republic -- Lucerna Music Bar
9/11 -- Munich, Germany -- Feierwerk
9/12 -- Luzern, Switzerland -- Treibhaus Luzern
9/14 -- Brussels, Belgium -- La Chocolaterie
9/15 -- Leffinge, Belgium -- Leffingeleleuren Festival
9/16 -- Tilburg, Netherlands -- Incubate Festival
9/18 -- Amsterdam, Netherlands -- Paradiso
9/19 -- Rotterdamn, Netherlands -- Rotown
9/21 -- Hamburg, Germany -- Reeperbahn Festival
9/22 -- Munster, Germany -- Gleiss 22
9/23 -- Cologne, Germany -- Luxor
9/25 -- Copehagen, Denmark -- Pumpehuset
9/26 -- Aarhus, Denmark -- Voxhall
9/28 -- Gothenburg, Sweden -- Pustervik
9/29 -- Stockholm, Sweden -- Strand
9/30 -- Oslo, Norway -- John Dee
11/1-3 -- Paris, France -- Pitchfork Music
* with Cadence Weapon
CELEBRATION ROCK:
"I think it's the best rock record I've heard this year." - NPR'S 'All Things Considered'
"a rock record for the ages" - Pitchfork 'Best New Music' 8.8
"These two know how hard they've worked to buy themselves some time, and how expensive and precious time can get, the darkness of maturity creeping closer but never quite arriving. This is not the sound of settling." - Spin 9/10
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