Last month, Slowdive toured North America, and this summer, Ride will follow suit. Not to be outdone, Swervedriver are getting back into the stateside touring game as well, announcing a 16-date North American run that finds them performing both debut album Raise and sophomore effort Mezcal Head in their entirety.
The tour begins September 7 in Chicago and wraps September 24 in Los Angeles. Three dates in is a September 9 show at Brighton Music Hall in Allston, and tickets go on sale this Friday (June 9) at 10 a.m.
Here’s the good word: “In 2013, Swervedriver performed their debut album, ‘Raise’, in its entirety in Australia and the UK and then went on to record the band’s highly acclaimed fifth album, ‘I Wasn’t Born To Lose You’, released in March 2015. This September, Adam Franklin, Jimmy Hartridge, Mikey Jones and Mick Quinn will be reprising the performance of ‘Raise’ shows — for the first time in the USA — but with one large difference: they will also be performing their much loved second album, ‘Mezcal Head’, from front-to-back. The show will comprise of two sets. A new (sixth) album has been penciled in for a 2018 release — stay tuned for more details.”
A Swervedriver tour and a low-key promise for new music? Not bad for a Monday.
Swervedriver North American Tour 2017
September 7 – Chicago, IL – Metro
September 8 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
September 9 – Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
September 10 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
September 11 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
September 12 – Washington D.C. – Black Cat
September 14 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
September 15 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
September 16 – Orlando, FL – The Social
September 17 – New Orleans, LA – Siberia
September 18 – Dallas, TX – Trees
September 19 – Austin, TX – 3Ten Austin City Limits Live
September 21 – Tucson, AZ – 191 Toole
September 22 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
September 23 – San Francisco, CA – Bimbo’s 365 Club
September 24 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
