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 (God Speed You! Black Emperor) 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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