Hollerado had already announced plans to tour North America with the Zolas in support of this year's excellent White Paint, and now the Canadian power-pop band have expanded the schedule with a heap of additional shows.
Following a few festival gigs in the summer, the "So It Goes" fall tour will launch in September in Ontario. From there, the band will head into the U.S. and Quebec in October before making their way westward, arriving on the Pacific coast in November. They will then make their way back across the Prairies.
The Zolas were previously confirmed as openers for a number of these shows, and it's not yet clear if they will join any more of the dates.
In advance of the tour, Hollerado have unveiled a video for the White Paint standout "So It Goes." The extended 10-minute clip — which is part music video, part mini-doc — is streaming below [via Huffington Post], and it's described in a press release like this:
The song is written about lead singer Menno Versteeg's Dutch grandfather (seen above 2nd from left pointing to a map to help direct Canadian soldiers) and the incredible story of how his life was spared by a Nazi officer during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands in WWII. After the war, Menno's "Opa" who was part of the Dutch Resistance, testified on behalf of the former SS soldier during a tribunal and recounted how the man had compassionately spared his life. In doing so, Menno's grandfather helped spare the German's life in return. With the help of the Dutch government, the band was actually able to track down the German's grandson, and Menno and the grandson — who are alive today because of both of their grandfathers' compassion and courage — have an emotional meeting in Munich while Hollerado was in Rotterdam shooting the music video.
Tour dates:
08/04 Montreal, QC - Osheaga Festival
08/09 Fredericton, NB - FredRock
08/11 Collingwood, ON - Wakestock
08/23 Peterborough, ON - KawarthaFest
09/13 Toronto, ON - The Danforth Music Hall *
09/26 Waterloo, ON - Starlight Social Club
09/27 London, ON - Call The Office
10/03 Guelph, ON - Peter Clark Hall
10/04 Hamilton, ON - Casbah Lounge *
10/05 Ridgeway, ON - The Sanctuary
10/11 Detroit, MI - Crofoot Pike Room
10/12 Buffalo, NY - The Waiting Room
10/19 Quebec, QC - Le Cercle *
10/31 Sudbury, ON - The Townehouse *
11/01 Sault Ste Marie - Loplop Lounge & Gallery *
11/02 Thunder Bay, ON - Crocks *
11/05 Saskatoon, SK - Amigo's *
11/07 Lethbridge, AB - The Slice *
11/08 Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room
11/09 Calgary, AB - Republik
11/10 Nelson, BC - Spiritbar at the Hume Hotel
11/12 Kamloops, BC - The Blue Grotto
11/13 Kelowna, BC - Habitat
11/14 Vancouver, BC - The Commodore Ballroom *
11/15 Cumberland, BC - Waverly Hotel
11/16 Victoria, BC - Sugar Nightclub
11/17 Whistler, BC - Garibaldi Lift Company
11/20 Canmore, AB - Communitea Café
11/21 Medicine Hat, AB - Schooners Pub
11/22 Regina, SK - The Exchange *
11/23 Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre *
* with Zolas
Following a few festival gigs in the summer, the "So It Goes" fall tour will launch in September in Ontario. From there, the band will head into the U.S. and Quebec in October before making their way westward, arriving on the Pacific coast in November. They will then make their way back across the Prairies.
The Zolas were previously confirmed as openers for a number of these shows, and it's not yet clear if they will join any more of the dates.
In advance of the tour, Hollerado have unveiled a video for the White Paint standout "So It Goes." The extended 10-minute clip — which is part music video, part mini-doc — is streaming below [via Huffington Post], and it's described in a press release like this:
The song is written about lead singer Menno Versteeg's Dutch grandfather (seen above 2nd from left pointing to a map to help direct Canadian soldiers) and the incredible story of how his life was spared by a Nazi officer during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands in WWII. After the war, Menno's "Opa" who was part of the Dutch Resistance, testified on behalf of the former SS soldier during a tribunal and recounted how the man had compassionately spared his life. In doing so, Menno's grandfather helped spare the German's life in return. With the help of the Dutch government, the band was actually able to track down the German's grandson, and Menno and the grandson — who are alive today because of both of their grandfathers' compassion and courage — have an emotional meeting in Munich while Hollerado was in Rotterdam shooting the music video.
Tour dates:
08/04 Montreal, QC - Osheaga Festival
08/09 Fredericton, NB - FredRock
08/11 Collingwood, ON - Wakestock
08/23 Peterborough, ON - KawarthaFest
09/13 Toronto, ON - The Danforth Music Hall *
09/26 Waterloo, ON - Starlight Social Club
09/27 London, ON - Call The Office
10/03 Guelph, ON - Peter Clark Hall
10/04 Hamilton, ON - Casbah Lounge *
10/05 Ridgeway, ON - The Sanctuary
10/11 Detroit, MI - Crofoot Pike Room
10/12 Buffalo, NY - The Waiting Room
10/19 Quebec, QC - Le Cercle *
10/31 Sudbury, ON - The Townehouse *
11/01 Sault Ste Marie - Loplop Lounge & Gallery *
11/02 Thunder Bay, ON - Crocks *
11/05 Saskatoon, SK - Amigo's *
11/07 Lethbridge, AB - The Slice *
11/08 Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room
11/09 Calgary, AB - Republik
11/10 Nelson, BC - Spiritbar at the Hume Hotel
11/12 Kamloops, BC - The Blue Grotto
11/13 Kelowna, BC - Habitat
11/14 Vancouver, BC - The Commodore Ballroom *
11/15 Cumberland, BC - Waverly Hotel
11/16 Victoria, BC - Sugar Nightclub
11/17 Whistler, BC - Garibaldi Lift Company
11/20 Canmore, AB - Communitea Café
11/21 Medicine Hat, AB - Schooners Pub
11/22 Regina, SK - The Exchange *
11/23 Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre *
* with Zolas