British Sea Power announce North American tour
Brighton band will hit the road in February
British Sea Power have announced a tour of North America, scheduled to begin February 25 in San Diego.
The outing will support the release of the band’s third album ‘Do You Like Rock Music?’ which will be released on February 12.
Record in a converted water tower, a 200 year-old fort and the forests of the Krivoklatsko Biosphere Reserve in the Czech Republic, the album was produced by Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire), Efrim Menuck () and Graham Sutton (Jarvis Cocker).
The Brighton-based quartet will make stops at SXSW in Austin and San Francisco’s Noise Pop festival as part of the jaunt.
The dates are:
San Diego, CA Casbah (February 25)
Los Angeles, CA The Echo (27)
Los Angeles, CA Spaceland (28)
Visalia, CA Cellar Door (29)
San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill (NoisePop) (March 1)
Portland, OR Doug Fir (3)
Seattle, WA Neumo’s (4)
Vancouver, BC Plaza Club (5)
Denver, CO Hi-Dive (8)
Austin TX SxSW (March 12-16)
Omaha, NE Waiting Room (19)
Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews (2)
Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock (21)
Urbana, IL Canopy Club (22)
Chicago, IL Empty Bottle (24)
Pontiac, MI Eagle Theatre (25)
Cleveland, OH Grog Shop (26)
Columbus, OH The Basement (27)
Louisville, KY Phoenix Hill Tavern (28)
St. Louis, MO Billiken Club (29)
--By our New York staff.
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The outing will support the release of the band’s third album ‘Do You Like Rock Music?’ which will be released on February 12.
Record in a converted water tower, a 200 year-old fort and the forests of the Krivoklatsko Biosphere Reserve in the Czech Republic, the album was produced by Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire), Efrim Menuck () and Graham Sutton (Jarvis Cocker).
The Brighton-based quartet will make stops at SXSW in Austin and San Francisco’s Noise Pop festival as part of the jaunt.
The dates are:
San Diego, CA Casbah (February 25)
Los Angeles, CA The Echo (27)
Los Angeles, CA Spaceland (28)
Visalia, CA Cellar Door (29)
San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill (NoisePop) (March 1)
Portland, OR Doug Fir (3)
Seattle, WA Neumo’s (4)
Vancouver, BC Plaza Club (5)
Denver, CO Hi-Dive (8)
Austin TX SxSW (March 12-16)
Omaha, NE Waiting Room (19)
Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews (2)
Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock (21)
Urbana, IL Canopy Club (22)
Chicago, IL Empty Bottle (24)
Pontiac, MI Eagle Theatre (25)
Cleveland, OH Grog Shop (26)
Columbus, OH The Basement (27)
Louisville, KY Phoenix Hill Tavern (28)
St. Louis, MO Billiken Club (29)
--By our New York staff.
Find out more about NME.
The Shockwaves NME Awards 2008 are coming soon – and it’s time to have your say. Vote now by heading to NME.COM/awardsvote and you could win VIP tickets to the ceremony, which takes place in London on February 28.
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