Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Beirut Releases Album Art, Tour Dates

Beirut will release their highly anticipated next album The Rip Tide on August 30th on Pompeii Records. In support of the new album the band is hitting the road for their first North American tour in four years. I was lucky enough to catch them their last time through Vancouver (May 22, 2008) and it was probably the best show of the year (they played virtually every song they new and still left us wanting more). I highly recommend catching this band live (if it hasn't already sold out). Check out the first single off the new album titled "East Harlem".


Joining Beirut leader Zach Condon (ukulele, trumpet, piano, vocals) on the road is Perrin Cloutier(accordion, piano), Paul Collins (electric bass, upright bass), Ben Lanz (trumpet, piano, tuba), Nick Petree(drums), and Kelly Pratt (trumpet, euphonium). A six piece band who has consistently honed their live show throughout the band’s career, Beirut puts on an undeniably solid and confident performance and shows a singular band maturing both on record and in concert.



BEIRUT TOUR DATES:
Thu. June 30 -- London, UK @ Hyde Park w/ Arcade Fire
Sun. July 3 -- St. Gallen, Switzerland @ St. Gallen Fest
Tue. July 5 -- Ferrara, Italy @ Costello PIazza
Thu. July 7 -- Republic of Serbia @ Exit Festival
Sat. July 9 -- Slovakia @ Pohoda
Tue. July 12 -- Arles, France @ Arles Fest
Thu. July 14 -- Meco, Portugal @ Super Bock Super Rock
Sat. July 16 -- Valencia, Spain @ Benicassim Festival
Mon. July 18 -- Lyon, France @ Les Nuits de Fourviere
Wed. July 20 -- Nyon, Switzerland @ Paleo Festival
Fri. July 29 -- Portland, ME @ State Theater
Sun. July 31 -- Montreal, QC @ Osheaga
Tue. Aug. 2 --Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix
Thu. Aug. 4 --Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix w/ Owen Pallett
Fri. Aug. 5 -- Sun. Aug. 7 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
Wed. Aug. 10 -- Vancouver, BC @ Commodore
Fri. Aug. 12 -- Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
Sun. Aug. 14 -- San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands
Fri. Sep. 2 -- Dorset, UK @ End of Road Festival
Sun. Sep. 4 -- Stradbally, Ireland @ Electric Picnic
Tue. Sep. 6 -- Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
Thu. Sep. 8 -- Amsterdamn, Netherlands @ Paradiso
Mon. Sep. 12 -- Paris, France @ Olympia
Wed. Sep. 14 -- Brussels, Belgium @ AB
Fri. Sep. 16 -- London, UK @ Brixton Academy
Wed. Sep. 21 -- New York, NY @ Terminal 5
Thu. Sep. 22 -- New York, NY @ Terminal 5
Wed. Sep. 28 -- Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
Tue. Oct. 4 -- Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
Sun. Oct. 9 -- St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
Tue. Oct. 11 -- Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Hall
Tue. Oct. 25 -- Richmond, VA @ The National
Thu. Oct. 27 -- Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
Sat. Oct. 29 -- Austin, TX @ Stubbs Waller Creek
Fri. Nov. 11 -- Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts
Sun. Nov. 13 -- Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory

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