Calgary's Viet Cong are set to release their self-titled album on January 20 through Flemish Eye/Jagjaguwar, and while they already had a heap of tour dates planned for 2015, they've just expanded their schedule and unveiled a music video.
Their previously confirmed itinerary already included January stops in Montreal and Toronto, in addition to U.S. and European dates. The latest leg expands the tour with more North American stops, including additional U.S. shows plus a hometown gig in Calgary. See the expanded calendar below.
Additionally, the band's spiky post-punk single "Continental Shelf" has gotten a rather unsettling NSFW video. This horror movie-style clip was shot by director Yoonha Park on 16mm film. The director said in a statement, "I wanted the video to feel like a reel of film that was purchased accidentally at a garage sale or found buried under someone's front porch. It's meant to be an incomplete picture — like screen tests from a lost movie."
Scroll past the tour dates to watch it.
By Alex Hudson
11/19 London, UK - Scala *
11/20 Brussels, Belgium - AB Club *
11/21 Utrecht, Netherlands - Le Guess Who? Festival
11/22 Paris, France - La Mécanique Ondulatoire
01/28 Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool #~
01/29 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
01/30 Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz PDB ^~
01/31 Toronto, ON - The Garrison
02/05 Manchester, UK - Deaf Institute
02/06 Glasgow, UK - Broadcast
02/07 Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social
02/08 Brighton, UK - Green Door Store
02/10 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
02/11 Berlin, Germany - West Germany
02/12 Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen
02/13 Oslo, Norway - Pokalen
02/15 Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang
02/16 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Rotown
02/17 Kortrijk, Belgium - De Kreun
02/28 Calgary, AB - Nite Owl
03/03 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
03/05 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
03/06 Los Angeles, CA - Echo
03/07 San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
03/08 Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
03/11 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
03/12 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
03/14 Oberlin, OH - Dionysus Club at Oberlin College
03/24 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
03/25 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
03/27 Seattle, WA - Barboza
* with Ought
# with Honey
~ with PC Worship
^ with Unblonde
Their previously confirmed itinerary already included January stops in Montreal and Toronto, in addition to U.S. and European dates. The latest leg expands the tour with more North American stops, including additional U.S. shows plus a hometown gig in Calgary. See the expanded calendar below.
Additionally, the band's spiky post-punk single "Continental Shelf" has gotten a rather unsettling NSFW video. This horror movie-style clip was shot by director Yoonha Park on 16mm film. The director said in a statement, "I wanted the video to feel like a reel of film that was purchased accidentally at a garage sale or found buried under someone's front porch. It's meant to be an incomplete picture — like screen tests from a lost movie."
Scroll past the tour dates to watch it.
By Alex Hudson
11/19 London, UK - Scala *
11/20 Brussels, Belgium - AB Club *
11/21 Utrecht, Netherlands - Le Guess Who? Festival
11/22 Paris, France - La Mécanique Ondulatoire
01/28 Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool #~
01/29 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
01/30 Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz PDB ^~
01/31 Toronto, ON - The Garrison
02/05 Manchester, UK - Deaf Institute
02/06 Glasgow, UK - Broadcast
02/07 Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social
02/08 Brighton, UK - Green Door Store
02/10 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
02/11 Berlin, Germany - West Germany
02/12 Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen
02/13 Oslo, Norway - Pokalen
02/15 Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang
02/16 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Rotown
02/17 Kortrijk, Belgium - De Kreun
02/28 Calgary, AB - Nite Owl
03/03 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
03/05 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
03/06 Los Angeles, CA - Echo
03/07 San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
03/08 Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
03/11 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
03/12 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
03/14 Oberlin, OH - Dionysus Club at Oberlin College
03/24 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
03/25 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
03/27 Seattle, WA - Barboza
* with Ought
# with Honey
~ with PC Worship
^ with Unblonde