Hidden Cameras Announce North American Tour, Offer Free Digital EP For Online Ticket Buyers

BY Jason SchreursPublished Aug 25, 2009

As was to be expected, Toronto's Hidden Cameras have announced a North American fall tour to support their highly anticipated full-length release, Origin:Orphan, which will start on October 21 and run through December. What's more, they are offering fans who buy tickets online at Arts & Crafts a free digital download of their new five-track EP, In the NA.

As we told you earlier, Origin:Orphan was recorded in Berlin and in the band's hometown of Toronto, and apparently finds the group entering new territory. Known for their circus-like cabaret live shows and accompanying tunes, the Hidden Cameras have added some darker sounds on the new album to complement some of its more upbeat numbers, or at least that's according to press release.

And while their forthcoming North American live shows are surely not to be missed, nothing will ever quite compare to August of 2007, when the band played the halftime show at a stadium soccer match in Munich in front of over 100,000 rowdy footie fans. And, yeah, we just wish we could find footage!

Tour dates:


10/21 Peterborough, ON - Montreal House

10/22 London, ON - Call The Office

10/23 Guelph, ON - Dublin Street United Church

10/29 Ottawa, ON - Babylon

10/30 Kingston, ON - Grad Club

10/31 Montreal, QC - Il Motore

11/1 Cambridge, MA - Brattle Theater

11/2 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse

11/4 New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge

11/5 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's

11/6 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall

11/7 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel

11/8 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506

11/10 Atlanta, GA - The Earl

11/12 New Orleans, LA - The Parish

11/13 Denton, TX - Hailey's

11/14 Austin, TX - Emo's

11/17 San Diego, CA - Casbah

11/18 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland

11/19 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill

11/21 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge

11/22 Olympia, WA - Northern

11/23 Seattle, WA - Triple Door

11/24 Victoria, BC - Alix Goolden Hall

11/25 Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret

11/27 Edmonton, AB - Avenue Theatre

11/28 Calgary, AB - Broken City

11/29 Saskatoon, SK - Amigo's

11/30 Winnipeg, MB - Royal Albert Hall

12/2 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry

12/3 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle

* all dates with Gentleman Reg

Origin:Orphan:


1. "Ratify the New"

2. "In the NA"

3. "He Falls to Me"

4. "Colour of a Man"

5. "Do I Belong?"

6. "Walk On"

7. "Kingdom Come"

8. "Origin:Orphan"

9. "Underage"

10. "The Little Bit"

11. "Silence Can Be a Headline"

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