Polyvinyl is excited to announce that Japandroids will take their explosive live show back on the road in late August for a five-week, North American underplay tour. This is the band’s first headline in tour in almost a year. Japandroids have been busy writing the follow up to their critically acclaimed debut POST-NOTHING and will premiere new songs from their forthcoming album due in 2012.
The tour begins on August 27 in Vancouver, BC at The Waldorf Hotel and wraps up on September 29 in Edmonton, AB at Brixx and will also feature support from Fat Possum recording act Bass Drum of Death (select dates). Additionally, the tour includes a few festival appearances — Hopscotch in Raleigh, NC (Sep. 09), Pop Montreal in Montreal, QC (Sep. 21) and Polyvinyl Records 15th Anniversary Showcase at Pygmalion Music Festival in Champaign, IL (Sep. 24). Full tour details below.
Tour Dates
Aug. 27 – Vancouver, BC – The Waldorf Hotel*
Aug. 28 – Victoria, BC – Lucky Bar*
Aug. 30 – Seattle, WA – The Sunset*
Aug. 31 – Portland, OR – Bunk Bar*
Sep. 02 – San Francisco, CA – The Hemlock*
Sep. 05 – Phoenix, AZ – Trunk Space*
Sep. 07 – Dallas, TX – Bryan Street Tavern*
Sep. 08 – Austin, TX – Mohawk (Inside)*
Sep. 09 – Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Fest
Sep. 12 – Washington, DC – Red Palace*
Sep. 13 – Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie*
Sep. 14 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
Sep. 15 – Boston, MA – Middle East Upstairs*
Sep. 16 – Fredericton, NB – The Capital Complex*
Sep. 17 – Halifax, NS – The Seahorse Tavern*
Sep. 19 – Charlottetown, PEI – Hunter’s Ale House*
Sep. 20 – Quebec City, QC – L’Agitee*
Sep. 21 – Montreal, QC – Pop Montreal @ Le Divan Orange*
Sep. 22 – Toronto, ON – Sneaky Dee’s*
Sep. 23 – Chicago, IL – Schubas Tavern*
Sep. 24 – Champaign, IL – Pygmalion Festival @ The High Dive / Polyvinyl Records 15th Anniversary Showcase
Sep. 26 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry*
Sep. 27 – Winnipeg, MB – Royal Albert Arms Hotel
Sep. 29 – Edmonton, AB – Brixx
* with Bass Drum of Death
