Swans Expand World Tour Schedule, Add Fall Dates in Toronto, Montreal

News > Jun 27 2012

By Alex HudsonSwans will wrap up the summer by releasing their epic-length new album The Seer, and once that doubtless bleak collection arrives, the post-punk outfit will be promoting it with a tour. They've already got some North American dates booked for September, and now Michael Gira and company have expanded their schedule.

Once the initial runs of shows with Xiu Xiu wraps up in late September, Swans will resume touring in October with dates in the eastern half of the continent. This includes two gigs here in Canada: Toronto on October 25 and Montreal the next day.

Then, in November, Swans will hop on a plane an spend a few weeks in Europe. See the schedule below and read up on The Seer here. It drops on August 27 via Young God Records.

Tour dates:

8/3 Berlin, Germany - Berghain
 8/5 Katowice, Poland - OFF! Festival
 8/9 Sibenik, Croatia - Terraneo Festival
 8/9-11 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West
 8/11 Helsinki, Finland - Flow Festival
 9/6 Vancouver, BC - Venue *
 9/7 Seattle, WA - Neumos *
 9/8 Portland, OR - Hawthrone Theater *
 9/9 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Grand Ballroom *
 9/10 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Grand Ballroom *
 9/11 Los Angeles, CA - The Music Box *
 9/12 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom *
 9/14 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa *
 9/15 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's *
 9/16 Dallas, TX - Trees *
 9/18 Oklahoma City, OK - ACM Performance Lab *
 9/19 Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club *
 9/20 Lincoln, NE - Burbon Theatre *
 9/21 Minneapolis, MN - Fineline Music Cafe *
 9/22 Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall *
 9/24 Denver, CO - Gothic Theater *
 10/10 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
 10/11 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
 10/12 Washington, DC - Black Cat Mainstage
 10/13 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
 10/14 Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
 10/16 Orlando, FL - The Social
 10/17 West Palm Beach, FL - TBA
 10/18 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
 10/19 Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
 10/23 St. Louis, MO - Firebird
 10/24 Chicago, IL - Cabaret Metro
 10/25 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
 10/26 Montreal, QC - La Tulipe
 11/1 Reykjavik, Iceland - Airways
 11/15 London, UK - Koko
 11/16 Glasgow, UK - The Arches
 11/17 Manchster, UK - Sound Control
 11/19 Paris, France - Le Trabendo
 11/20 Nijmegen, NL - Doornroosje
 11/21 Haarlem, NL - Patronaat
 11/22 Hamburg, Germany - Kampnagel
 11/23 Copenhagen, Denmark - Det Kgl. Danske Konservatories
 11/24 Prague, Czech Republic - Lucenra Music Bar
 11/28 Vienna, Austra - Arena Big Hall
 11/30 Bologna, Italy - Locomotiv
 12/2 Kortrijk, Belgium - De Kreun
 12/3 Bern, Switzerland - Reitschule Gross Halle
 12/4 Lausanne, Switzerland - Les Docks

* with Xiu Xiu

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