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Eels map North American tour

The Eels

The Eels

It all kicks off on Valentine's Day

Eels have announce a tour of the US and Canada, beginning with a warm-up show on Valentine’s Day in Santa Ana, CA.

The band then head to Europe before returning to North America where the dates will pick up March 28 in Philadelphia and wind up mid-April in Los Angeles.

The dates will support the release of the band’s recent greatest hits album, ‘Meet the Eels’ and their rarities record ‘Useless Trinkets’.

The dates are:

Santa Ana, CA Galaxy Theater (February 14)
Philadelphia, PA 1st Unitarian Church (March 28)
Washington, DC 6th & I Synagogue (29)
Boston, MA Somerville Theatre (31)
New York, NY Highline Ballroom (April 1,2)
Toronto, ONT The Mod (4)
Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre (5)
Chicago, IL Park West (6)
Minneapolis, MN Pantages Theatre (7)
Boulder, CO Fox Theatre (9)
Seattle, WA Showbox Theatre (11)
Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom (13)
San Francisco, CA Palace Of Fine Arts (14)
Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theater (16)


--By our New York staff.
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