Every now and then, a band brings a musical sub-genre up from the crowded pond and breathes in new life. Wavves are to surf-rock as Fitz and The Tantrums are to soul-pop. The L.A. rockers led by Michael Fitzpatrick made a breakthrough with their single “Moneygrabber” off of their Pickin’ Up the Pieces debut, and now they’re breaking out onto the road with a healthy dose of end-of-the-year tour dates.
They’ll perform at the Silopanna Music Festival in Annapolis before the month is out, but the tour proper kicks off September 2nd in Del Mar as part of the city’s Summer Concert Series. Fitz and his kicking and screaming bandmates are actually somewhat festival darlings, as they’ll stop at ACL for both a fest set and an aftershow, in addition to Voodoo, Bumbershoot, and even some non-indie-centric events like Telluride Blues & Brews and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. The group wraps things up with a two-night stint at Chicago’s Metro on November 19th and 20th.
Find the band’s full touring schedule below, and take a listen to their latest single, “Don’t Gotta Work It Out”.
Fitz and The Tantrums – “Don’t Gotta Work It Out”
Fitz and The Tantrums 2011 Tour Dates:
08/27 – Annapolis, MD @ Silopanna Music Festival
09/02 – Del Mar, CA @ Del Mar Summer Concert Series
09/04 – Aspen, CO @ Snowmass Resort
09/05 – Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot
09/09 – Hollywood, CA @ The Greek Theater
09/10 – Columbia, MO @ Roots ‘N Blues ‘N BBQ Festival
09/16 – Telluride, CO @ Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
09/17 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits (Zilker Park)
09/17 – Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa (ACL Aftershow)
09/18 – Milwaukee, WI @ Veterans Park
09/24 – Saint Louis, MO @ Taste of St. Louis
09/30 – 10/02 – San Francisco, CA @ Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
10/15 – Madison, WI @ Willow Island at Alliant Energy Center
10/26 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
10/27 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
10/28 – New Orleans, LA @ Voodoo Experience
10/29 – Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
10/30 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham Theatre
11/01 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
11/02 – St. Petersburg, FL @ The State Theatre
11/03 – Atlanta, GA @ 40 Watt Club
11/04 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
11/05 – Richmond, VA @ The National
11/07 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
11/08 – Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
11/10 – New York, MY @ Terminal 5
11/11 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
11/12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts
11/15 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom & Tavern
11/16 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
11/18 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
11/19 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
11/20 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
