Having already announced festival dates earlier in the year, Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES are adding a North American tour to their already extensive list of shows supporting the release of their new album, Love Is Dead, out May 25th (Glassnote Records). This is the first time since forming the band, that CHVRCHES will tour with a live drummer. The fall tour will begin September 20th at San Diego’s Open Air Theatre, and visit venues across North America, including Seattle’s Paramount Theatre, St. Paul’s Palace Theatre, Asheville’s Thomas Wolfe Auditorium and Boston’s Orpheum Theatre. See all tour dates listed below. Tickets go on sale 10:00 a.m. local time on Friday, April 27th. The band is teaming up with Plus 1, with $1.00 from each ticket benefittng Girls Rock Camp. Visit www.chvrch.es for more info.
CHVRCHES have shared four songs from the new album, with most recent single “Miracle” being described by Rolling Stone as a “Colossal … thunderous” track. Click to listen to “Get Out”, “My Enemy feat. Matt Berninger” and “Never Say Die”. Pre-order the album HERE.
CHVRCHES ON TOUR
May 26 — Swansea, UK — Radio1 Biggest Weekend
May 31 — Barcelona, Spain — Primavera
June 3 — New York, NY — The Governors Ball
June 8 — Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands — Best Kept Secret
June 10 — Manchester, UK — Parklife
June 17 — Camden, NJ — Bb&T Pavilion
June 22 — Nehausen Ob Eck, Germany — Southside Festival
June 22 — Scheessel, Germany — Hurricane Festival
June 29 — Panensky Tynec, Czech Republic — Aerodrome
June 30 — St Gallen, Switzerland — Openair St Gallen
July 06 — Werchter, Belgium — Rock Werchter
July 08 — Glasgow, UK — TRNSMT Festival
July 11 — Linz, Austria — Ahoi The Full Hit of Summer
July 13 — Alges, Portugal — NOS Alive
July 15 — London, UK — Citadel Festival
July 27 — Yuzawa, Japan — Fuji Rock
August 02 — Chicago, IL — Lollapalooza
August 03 — St Charles, IA — Hinterland Music Festival
August 06 — Denver, CO — Ogden Theatre
August 09 — Ogden, UT — Ogden Twilight
August 31 — Stradbally, Ireland — Electric Picnic
September 20 — San Diego, CA — Open Air Theatre
September 26 — Portland, OR — Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
September 27 — Vancouver, BC — Commodore Ballroom
September 29 — Seattle, WA — Paramount Theatre
October 03 — St. Paul, MN — Palace Theatre
October 04 — Milwaukee, WI — Riverside Theater
October 08 — Birmingham, AL — Iron City Birmingham
October 09 — Asheville, NC — Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
October 10 — — Atlanta, GA — The Tabernacle
October 11 — New Orleans, LA — The Joy Theater
October 15 — Nashville, TN — Ryman Auditorium
October 16 — Charlotte, NC — The Fillmore
October 18 — Washington, DC — The Anthem
October 20 — Boston, MA — Orpheum Theatre
“the threesome have expanded their worldview in a major way… Chvrches are about to take their well-honed pop to the heavens” – GQ
“Oh thank heavens, CHVRCHES are back! – NY Magazine
“They’ve come back sleeker and shinier than ever” – Stereogum
“Chvrches are so good at making pop songs that you almost take them for granted, but perhaps it was about time they they reminded the world what they can do given a few synths, a drum machine, and a great frontperson.” – Noisey
“The sort of catchy rhythms and sparkling hooks fans have come to appreciate from Lauren Mayberry and the boys” – Consequence of Sound
“’Another indication that CHVRCHES are aiming high on their new album, packing more punch than ever in their soaring synth-pop anthems.” – Paste
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