Grails Announce North American Tour, Play Toronto and Montreal

BY Gregory AdamsPublished Jun 24, 2013

Portland post-rock combo Grails haven't yet followed up their 2012 split LP with Finland's Pharaoh Overlord, but the instrumental act are making their return to concert stages this September.

The crew kick off their first tour in nearly two years down in Nashville and will be bringing "their virtuosic instrumental prowess" up to Canada for shows in Montreal and Toronto.

Coming along with the outfit for the bulk of the dates will be band members Alex Hall and Emil Amos' side project Lilacs and Champagne, as well as Chicago soundscaper Wrekmeister Harmonies (a.k.a. JR Robinson). You can peep all the details down below.

Tour dates:

9/10 Nashville, TN - The End
9/11 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
9/12 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
9/13 Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery
9/14 Philadelphia, PA - Boot and Saddle
9/15 New York, NY - St Vitus
9/16 Boston, MA - Great Scott 
9/17 Montreal, QC - Il Motore
9/18 Toronto, ON - The Drake
9/19 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick Lounge
  9/20 Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
9/21 Lexington, KY - Boomslang Festival *

* without Wrekmeister Harmonies, Lilacs & Champagne

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