This past weekend, Prairie pop-rockers Rah Rah took home the prize for Independent Album of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards for their latest full-length, The Poet's Dead. This fall, the band will celebrate the victory by heading out in tour in North America.
The outing stretches from this weekend until early November. In that time, Rah Rah will head through the northeast region of the U.S. and play a number of gigs in Canada's eastern half. They've got 15 shows in all, seven of them here in Canada.
This marks the first time the band have played in Eastern Canada since releasing The Poet's Dead. Many of the Canadian shows are with Poor Young Things. See the schedule below.
Tour dates:
10/13 Pittsburgh, PA - World Cafe Live *
10/15 S. Burlington, VT - Higher Ground *
10/16 Philadelphia, PA - Smiling Moose *
10/17 Boston, MA - Great Scott *
10/19 New York, NY - Fat Baby (SonicBids CMJ Showcase)
10/21 Moncton, NB - Tide and Boar *
10/22 Fredericton, NB - Capital Bar *
10/23 Saint Andrews, NB - Red Herring *
10/24 Halifax, NS - Michael's Bar & Grill (Halifax Pop Explosion)
10/25 Saint John, NB - Pepper's Pub *
10/26 Charlottetown, PEI - Hunter's Ale House *
10/30 Windsor, ON - Phog Lounge
11/01 Indianapolis, IN - Do317 Lounge
11/02 Chicago, IL - Double Door
11/03 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry ^
* with Poor Young Things
^ with Paper Kites
The outing stretches from this weekend until early November. In that time, Rah Rah will head through the northeast region of the U.S. and play a number of gigs in Canada's eastern half. They've got 15 shows in all, seven of them here in Canada.
This marks the first time the band have played in Eastern Canada since releasing The Poet's Dead. Many of the Canadian shows are with Poor Young Things. See the schedule below.
Tour dates:
10/13 Pittsburgh, PA - World Cafe Live *
10/15 S. Burlington, VT - Higher Ground *
10/16 Philadelphia, PA - Smiling Moose *
10/17 Boston, MA - Great Scott *
10/19 New York, NY - Fat Baby (SonicBids CMJ Showcase)
10/21 Moncton, NB - Tide and Boar *
10/22 Fredericton, NB - Capital Bar *
10/23 Saint Andrews, NB - Red Herring *
10/24 Halifax, NS - Michael's Bar & Grill (Halifax Pop Explosion)
10/25 Saint John, NB - Pepper's Pub *
10/26 Charlottetown, PEI - Hunter's Ale House *
10/30 Windsor, ON - Phog Lounge
11/01 Indianapolis, IN - Do317 Lounge
11/02 Chicago, IL - Double Door
11/03 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry ^
* with Poor Young Things
^ with Paper Kites
