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The Duke Spirit plot US tour

The Duke Spirit October 2005

The Duke Spirit October 2005

They'll support BRMC on several dates

The Duke Spirit have announced the dates of an extensive US tour this spring.

The band are set to play three west coast dates before performing at several showcases at Austin's South by Southwest Festival next month.

They'll then launch a US tour supporting Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. They'll kick things off on April 8 at New York's Bowery Ballroom and play dates in cities including Toledo, Athens and Milwaukee before wrapping up the tour in Chicago on May 4.

The band will be supporting their forthcoming sophomore album 'Neptune', which is due out on April 8 in the US.

The tour dates are:

Los Angeles, CA The Echo
 (March 5)
Seattle, WA Neumo's
 (7)
San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
 (10)
Austin, TX SXSW - KCRW Showcase Buffalo Billiards
 (12)
Austin, TX SXSW (13)

 


Opening for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club:

New York, NY Bowery Ballroom 
(April 8)
Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection (16) 

Toledo, OH Frankie's (17)

Covington, KY Mad Hatter Club (18)

Lexington, KY The Dame
 (19)
Charlotte, NY Visulite Theatre (22)
Athens, GA 40 Watt
 (23)
Knoxville, TN Valarium
 (24)
St. Louis, MO The Pageant (25)

Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
 (26)
Columbus, Ohio Skully's
 (29)
Urbana, IL Canopy Club
 (May 1)
Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall
 (2)
Madison, WI High Noon Saloon (3)

Chicago, IL Metro
 (4)


--By our Los Angeles staff.
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