Nilüfer Yanya announces 2020 spring North American headlining tour

Indie rock artist Nilüfer Yanya will return to North America for a string of headlining shows.

Announced today, the act’s tour kicks off on June 4 inside Pittsburgh’s Thunderbird Café, and it’ll conclude with a performance inside Ann Arbor’s A2SF on June 16. During this trek, Yanya will perform at the Nelsonville Festival and Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.

Tickets for their headlining shows will go on sale to the general public this Friday (March 13) at 10 a.m. EST.

Yanya is touring in support of their debut album Miss Universe, which is out on ATO Records. Later this month, they’ll be supporting King Krule on a handful of U.K. dates.

Nilüfer Yanya tour dates

3/21: Barrowland Ballroom w/ King Krule – Glasgow, UK – SOLD OUT

3/22: Albert Hall w/ King Krule – Manchester, UK – SOLD OUT

3/24: O2 Academy Brixton w/ King Krule – Brixton, UK – SOLD OUT

3/25: O2 Academy Brixton w/ King Krule – Brixton, UK

4/02: KK Ankara – Ankara, TR

5/22: All Points East Festival - Victoria Park – London, UK

6/04: Thunderbird Café – Pittsburgh, PA

6/05: Nelsonville Festival – Nelsonville, OH

6/06: Black Cat – Washington, DC

6/08: Elsewhere – Brooklyn, NY

6/09: Sinclair – Boston, MA

6/10: Fairmount – Montreal, QC

6/11: Mod Club – Toronto, ON

6/13: Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival – Manchester, TN

6/15: Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL

6/16: A2SF – Ann Arbor, MI

8/07: Ypsigrock – Piazza Castello – Bari, IT

10/9-11: Coachella - Indio, CA

10/16-18: Coachella - Indio, CA

Disclosure announce intimate shows across the United States

Following the release of their new EP Ecstasy, electronic act Disclosure unveiled a slew of intimate performances across the United States yesterday.

Their intimate tour, which begins on April 14, is sandwiched between their forthcoming performances at Coachella and III Points Festival. Disclosure will bring unforgettable performances in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit, and Brooklyn. Tickets for these shows will go on sale to the general public tomorrow (March 11) at 10 a.m. local time.

Last month, Disclosure released their second collaboration with Khalid titled “Know Your Worth.” The track peaked at number 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Disclousure tour dates

4/11    Indio, CA Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival

4/14    San Jose, CA San Jose State University – Event Center

4/15    Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl

4/17    Los Angeles, CA 1720 *

4/18    Indio, CA Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival

4/22    San Francisco, CA Halcyon *

4/24    Chicago, IL Spybar *

4/25    Detroit, MI TV Lounge *

4/29    Brooklyn, NY Public Records *

5/1      Miami, FL III Points Festival

* = on sale Wednesday, March 11 at 10 a.m. local time

Brutus announce U.S. 2020 spring tour dates

Prog rock group Brutus will head to the United States for a slew of festival appearances. Today, they’ve unveiled a string of headlining shows surrounding these performances.

Brutus’ headlining trek will include stops in cities such as New Orleans, Nashville, and Philadelphia. You can check out their updated tour routing below. Tickets will go on sale to the general public this Friday (March 6) at 10 a.m. local time.

The band will be supporting their latest studio album Nest. They’ll have performances at Shaky Knees Festival, Epicenter Festival, Welcome to Rockville, Sonic Temple Festival Art & Music Festival, and Calling Music Festival. Tickets for these appearances are on sale to the general public right now.

Brutus tour dates

May 1 Atlanta, GA Shaky Knees Festival
May 2 Concord, NC Epicenter Festival
May 4 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
May 5 Charlottesville, VA The Southern
May 8 Daytona Beach, FL Welcome to Rockville
May 12 New Orleans, LA Santos
May 14 Birmingham, AL Saturn
May 15 Nashville, TN High Watt
May 16 Lexington, KY Cosmic Charlie’s
May 17 Columbus, OH Sonic Temple Festival Art & Music Festival
May 19 Baltimore, MD Metro Gallery
May 20 Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade
May 21 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts (Black Box)
May 22 Boston, MA Boston Calling Music Festival

NCT 127 announce 2020 U.S. arena tour

K-pop act NCT 127 will promote their forthcoming album Neo Zone with an arena tour across the United States.

Announced today, the trek begins inside NYC’s Madison Square Garden on June 5. The tour will make its way to Atlanta, Chicago, San Jose, and Los Angeles before concluding inside Seattle’s WaMu Theater on June 21. Tickets for this trek will go on sale to the general public this Friday (February 28) at 10 a.m. local time.

NCT 127 will unveil their new studio album Neo Zone on March 6 via SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. The 13-track release features the single “Dreams Come True.” Pre-orders for the album can be made here. The album will be released in three different versions (N, C, and T), which will have different packaging, photos, and other content.

NCT 127 tour dates

6/5 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

6/10 – Atlanta, GA @ Infinite Energy Arena

6/15 – Chicago, IL @ Wintrust Arena

6/18 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center

6/19 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum

6/21 – Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater

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Against Me! and Baroness announce co-headlining 2020 spring North American tour

Gainesville punk rock group Against Me! and Savannah metal act Baroness will team up for a co-headlining trek across North America this spring.

Announced today, the tour kicks off on May 1 inside The Majestic Theatre in Detroit, and it’ll conclude with a stop inside The Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania on May 30. During the month long trek, they’ll make their way to cities such as Vancouver, Los Angeles, and Nashville. Destroy Boys and Drug Church will tour as support on select dates.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public this Friday (February 28) at 10 a.m. local time, but a limited amount of pre-sale tickets will be available starting tomorrow (February 26) at 10 a.m. local time. The full tour routing can be seen below.

Against Me! have been working on the follow up to their 2016 studio album Shape Shift with Me. Baroness are supporting their latest studio album Gold & Grey, which topped the Independent Albums chart.

Against Me!, Baroness tour dates

May 1 Detroit, MI The Majestic Theatre

May 2 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection #

May 3 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club

May 5 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue #

May 6 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall #

May 7 Omaha, NE Slowdown #

May 8 Fort Collins, CO Washington’s #

May 10 Boise, ID Knitting Factory #

May 11 Seattle, WA The Showbox #

May 12 Vancouver, BC The Vogue Theater #

May 13 Portland, OR Roseland Theater #

May 15 San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom #

May 16 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern ^

May 17 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory ^

May 19 Phoenix, AZ The Pressroom ^

May 20 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater ^

May 22 Dallas, TX HiFi ^

May 23 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall ^

May 24 San Antonio, TX The Aztec Theatre ^

May 26 Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl ^

May 27 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom ^

May 29 Silver Springs, MD The Fillmore ^

May 30 Stroudsburg, PA The Sherman Theater ^

# - Destroy Boys support

^ - Drug Church support

Armor For Sleep announce 'What To Do When You Are Dead' 15-year anniversary tour

Armor For Sleep will celebrate the 15-year anniversary of What To Do When You Are Dead with a tour across the United States.

Announced today, the tour will kick off on June 18 inside Baltimore Sound Stage in Baltimore, and it’ll have stops in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Orlando before concluding inside Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis on August 15.

Tickets for this trek will go on sale to the general public this Friday (February 28) at 10 a.m. local time. You can check out their tour routing below.

Armor For Sleep’s last trek across the country was celebrating the album’s 10-year anniversary in 2015. Released in 2005, What To Do When You Are Dead topped the Heatseekers Albums chart and peaked at number eight on the Independent Albums chart. The concept album, which deals with the aftermath of one person’s suicide, has sold over 200,000 copies since its release.

Armor For Sleep tour dates

June 18 2020 - Baltimore Sound Stage - Baltimore, MD
June 19 2020 - Gramercy Theatre - New York, NY
June 20 2020 - Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
June 26 2020 - Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA
June 27 2020 - The Glass House - Pomona, CA
June 28 2020 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA
July 9 2020 - Rex Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
July 10 2020 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ
July 11 2020 - TLA - Philadelphia, PA
July 23 2020 - Dada - Dallas, TX
July 24 2020 - Barracuda - Austin, TX
July 25 2020 - Warehouse Live Studio - Houston, TX
August 7 2020 - The Basement East - Nashville, TN
August 8 2020 - The Masquerade Hell Stage - Atlanta, GA
August 9 2020 - The Social - Orlando, FL
August 13 2020 - The Shelter - Detroit, MI
August 14 2020 - Metro - Chicago, IL
Aug 15 2020 - Fine Line Music Cafe - Minneapolis, MN

Kraftwerk announce 2020 North American tour

Kraftwerk will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a special headlining tour across North America.

Announced today, their headlining trek kicks off on June 19 inside Seattle’s Moore Theatre, and it’ll make its way to major cities such as Los Angeles, New York City, and Memphis. The trek concludes with a stop inside Boston’s Boch Center Wang Theatre on July 31. The next day, they’ll have a performance at Montreal’s Osheaga Music and Arts Festival. This trek will find the group bringing their popular 3-D live show.

The tour routing can be seen below. Tickets will go on sale to the general public this Thursday (February 27) at 10 a.m. local time.

In 2017, Kraftwerk released the live album 3-D The Catalogue, which earned them a Grammy for Best Dance/Electronic Album.

Kraftwerk tour dates

June 19 Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre

June 20 Vancouver, British Columbia - Queen Elizabeth Theatre

June 21 Portland, OR - Keller Auditorium

June 23 San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

June 24 Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Auditorium

June 25 San Diego, CA - Balboa Theatre

June 27 Salt Lake City, UT - The Union

June 29 Morrison, CO - Red Rock Amphitheatre

July 1 Austin, TX - ACL Live at the Moody Theater

July 2 Dallas, TX - Bomb Factory

July 5 New Orleans, LA - Orpheum Theater

July 7 Miami, FL - James L. Knight Center

July 8 Orlando, FL - Dr. Phillips Center

July 9 Atlanta, GA - Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

July 11 Washington, D.C. - The Anthem

July 18 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall

July 20 Columbus, OH - Palace Theatre

July 21 Chicago, IL - Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

July 22 Minneapolis, MN - The Armory

July 24 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium

July 25 Memphis, TN - Crosstown Theater

July 26 Saint Louis, MO - The Pageant

July 27 Detroit, MI - Masonic Temple Theatre

July 28 Toronto, Ontario - Meridian Hall

July 30 Philadelphia, PA - The Met

July 31 Boston, MA - Boch Center Wang Theatre

August 1 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Music and Arts Festival

Pet Shop Boys and New Order announce co-headlining 2020 North American tour

Two of England’s most influential bands - Pet Shop Boys and New Order - will head to North America for a co-headlining tour this fall.

Revealed today, the Unity Tour kicks off on September 5 inside Toronto’s Budweiser Stage, and it’ll feature stops in cities such as Philadelphia, New York City, and Minneapolis before concluding inside Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl on October 2.

The full tour routing can be seen below. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday (February 28) at 10 a.m. local time.

New Order’s last studio album was 2015’s Music Complete, which peaked at number seven on the Alternative Albums chart and number eight on the Top Rock Albums chart. Pet Shop Boys will be promoting their new studio album Hotspot, which topped the Dance/Electronic Albums chart.

Pet Shop Boys, New Order tour dates

September 5 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
September 9 – Boston, MA – Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
September 11 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at The Mann
September 12 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
September 15 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
September 18 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
September 20 – Minneapolis, MN – Armory
September 24 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
September 26 – George, WA – Gorge Amphitheatre
September 30 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
October 2 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl

Faith No More and Korn announce 2020 summer co-headlining tour

Faith No More and Korn will rock amphitheatres across North America on their co-headlining tour this summer.

Announced yesterday, the trek kicks off on August 7 inside the Pepsi Center in Denver, and it’ll work its way to major cities such as Dallas, Brooklyn, and Toronto. From August 7 through August 27, Scars on Broadway and Spotlights will join them as support. From August 29 through September 17, they’ll be joined by Helmet & ‘68.

Pre-sale tickets are on sale now until tomorrow (February 19) at 10 p.m. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday (February 20) at 10 a.m. local time.

Faith No More, Korn, and Helmet will join System Of A Down and Russian Circles at Los Angeles’ Banc Of California Stadium on May 22 and May 23.

Faith No More, Korn tour dates

8/7/2020 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center

8/9/2020 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre

8/11/2020 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre

8/13/2020 - Wheatland, CA - Toyota Amphitheatre

8/14/2020 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre

8/16/2020 - Irvine, CA - FivePoint Amphitheatre

8/17/2020 - Phoenix, AZ - Ak-Chin Pavilion

8/19/2020 - Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Amphitheater

8/21/2020 - Dallas, TX - Dos Equis Pavilion

8/22/2020 - Del Valle, TX - Germania Insurance Amphitheater

8/23/2020 - The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

8/25/2020 - Alpharetta, GA - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

8/27/2020 - Scranton, PA - The Pavilion at Montage Mountain

8/29/2020 - Camden, NJ - BB&T Pavilion

8/30/2020 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live

9/1/2020 - Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center

9/2/2020 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center

9/3/2020 - Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center

9/5/2020 - Burgettstown, PA - S&T Bank Music Park

9/6/2020 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Amphitheater

9/9/2020 - Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage

9/10/2020 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre

9/12/2020 - Noblesville, IN - Ruoff Music Center

9/13/2020 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center

9/15/2020 - Tinley Park, IL - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

9/17/2020 - Maryland Heights, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

8/7 – 8/27: with Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway & Spotlights

8/29 – 9/17: with Helmet & ‘68

Lavender Diamond added to Bright Eyes' West Coast tour dates

Today, Lavender Diamond revealed they’re joining Bright Eyes on the West Coast portion of their forthcoming spring North American tour. "We are so delighted and honored to be a part of the first Bright Eyes tour in 9 years. The music of Bright Eyes is essential magic for so many people. We feel it is an incredible blessing that we are able to join forces to magnify love on this tour,” Lavender Diamond vocalist Becky Stark said in a statement.

Lavender Diamond are currently working on the follow up to their 2012 studio album Incorruptible Heart. The forthcoming release will be out on Petaluma Records. You can check out their forthcoming tour dates below.

Lavender Diamond tour dates

5/14: Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory (w/ Bright Eyes)

5/15: Boise, ID - Knitting Factory (w/ Bright Eyes)

5/16: Tacoma, WA - Temple (w/ Bright Eyes)

5/17: Sonoma, CA - Gundelach Bundschu (w/ Bright Eyes)

5/19: Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst (w/ Bright Eyes)

5/21: Los Angeles, CA - Palladium (w/ Bright Eyes) (sold out)