Tortoise, have announced a round of summer dates hitting several major American cities and a few festivals far and wide. "Beacons of Ancestorship" is the band’s first record in over five years and continues to demonstrate their ability to push boundaries, remold their sound and yet still retain a sense of cohesion – a singular "Tortoise" mood/feeling/sound that is truly their own. The band will tour Europe in the late summer and return to the US for another string of dates in the fall. One of the first single’s from the new album recently made it’s debut on Pitchfork TV and can be seen below! Keep an eye ou
SUMMER TOUR 2009 AND FESTIVAL DATES
May 29 Buffalo, NY Tralf Music Hall
May 30 Brooklyn, NY The Bell House
May 31 New York, NY World Financial Center Winter
Jun 11 Athens, Greece Synch Festival
Jul 11 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
Jul 13 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
Jul 15 Austin, TX The Mohawk
Jul 17 Chicago, IL Pitchfork Music Festival
Jul 19 Washington, DC Black Cat
Jul 20 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
Jul 24 Tokyo, Japan Fuji Rock Festival
Aug 14 St. Malo, France La Route Du Rock
Aug 22 Hasselt, Belgium Pukkelpop
