Battles’ sophomore LP Gloss Drop is already four years coming, but if you can’t stand to wait another month ahead of its June 7th drop date, then check out the band on the road this for an early preview. Following scheduled trips to Japan and Europe, Battles will arrive stateside April 26th for an 8-date trek. Boston gets first dibs, with the band then hitting New York, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Portland before capping off their travels on May 5th in Seattle. After that, it’s on to Europe for another batch of performances, which now includes a just announced gig at ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas, where they’ll also be curating one day of the festival.
Tickets for most U.S. dates go on sale today, and you can find complete ticketing info on the band’s website.
As mentioned, Gloss Drop arrives June 7th via Warp Records. We’ll post more details on the album and any additional tour dates when they become available.
Battles 2011 Tour Dates:
04/01 – Osaka, JP @ Zettai-Mu
04/03 – Tokyo, JP @ SonarSound Tokyo
04/08 – Rotterdam, NL @ Motel Mosaique
04/09 – Luxembourg @ Out of the Crowd
04/10 – Berlin, DE @ Festaal Kreuzberg
04/11 – Brussels, BE @ Domino Festival
04/12 – Lille, FR @ Aeronef
04/20 – London, UK @ ICA
04/26 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
04/27 – New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
04/29 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
04/30 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
05/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echo
05/03 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
05/04 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
05/05 – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
05/27 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
05/28 – Dundingen, CH @ Kilbi Festival
05/31 – Marseille, FR @ Espace Julien
06/02 – Poiters, FR @ Confort Moderne
06/03 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
06/04 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo
06/05 – Dublin, IE @ Forbidden Fruit Festival
06/06 – Leeds, UK @ Cockpit
06/07 – Glasgow, UK @ The Arches
06/10 – Dortmund, DE @ FZW
06/11 – Munich, DE @ Feierwerk
07/01-03 – London, UK @ Wireless Festival
12/10 – Minehead, UK @ ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas