As the weather gets colder here on the east coast, there are other ways we can get that happiness from sunshine and vitamin D, and that's from live music. Luckily, there are plenty of live events to fill the void of the summer festival season with everything from "Hyper House" to trip hop to the truest form of rock. Keep reading or your guide through the best of the tours announced this past week.
The Cure
Iconic English rock band The Cure have just announced a full tour to come in 2016, featuring 25 dates across the US and support from The Twilight Sad. Robert Smith will lead the band through big stops on the tour will feature The Hollywood Bowl and Madison Square Garden.
Anna Lunoe
Aussie producer, DJ and singer has just announced her Hyper House tour that will feature a posse of fellow dance producers including DJ Sliink, Wuki and Sleepy Tom among them. The tour comes following the big success of her Beats1 Radio Show and begins this weekend at San Diego's CRSSD Festival.
GRiZ
We recently got to hear some of Detroit's GRiZ's latest album, and it seems we won't be the only ones who get to experience his new sound. With the launch of his Super Shagadelic Fall Tour, GRiZ will perform with support from Russ Liquid, Louie Lastic, Big Wild and Muzzy Bearr, and also hit up his hometown for a special GRiZmas show at Detroit's Masonic Temple.
Upcoming Tour Dates
OCT 10 – Georgia Theatre – Athens, GA
OCT 11 – Austin City Limits Music Festival – Austin, TX
OCT 14 – The Ritz Ybor – Tampa, FL
OCT 15 – Venue 578 – Orlando, FL
OCT 16 – Music Farm – Columbia, SC
OCT 17 – The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC
OCT 20 – Lincoln Theatre – Raleigh, NC
OCT 21 – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA
OCT 22 – Calvin Theatre – Northampton, MA
OCT 23 – Upstate Concert Hall – Clifton Park, NY
OCT 24 – State Theatre – Portland, ME
OCT 25 – Royale – Boston, MA
OCT 28 – Bogarts – Cincinnati, OH
OCT 29 – Egyptian Ballroom – Indianapolis, IN
OCT 30 – Freaky Deaky – Bridgeview, IL
NOV 1 – Suwannee Hulaween – Live Oak, FL
NOV 11 – La Maroquinerie – Paris, France
NOV 12 – Birthdays – London, UK
NOV 20 – Mattatoio CultureClub – Carpi, Italy
NOV 21 – Mascotte – Zurich, Switzerland
NOV 24 – Molotow Skybar – Hamburg, Germany
NOV 25 – Kantine am Berghain – Berlin, Germany
NOV 26 – Ampere / Muffatwerk – Munich, Germany
NOV 27 – La Graviere – Geneva, Switzerland
NOV 28 – Ebullition – Bulle, Switzerland
DEC 19 – Detroit Masonic Temple – Detroit, MI
JAN 3 – Holy Ship 2016 – Miami, FL
Kendrick Lamar
Compton's Kendrick Lamar announced that he will be going on tour yesterday via his Instagram. The tour is named "Kunta's Groove Sessions," and will be an eight-night, eight-city long tour, with cities yet to be announced.
Sweater Beats
Filipino future electronica artist Sweater Beats has anounced his "Future Feels World Tour," where he will take the sound attached to his remixes of Gallant and JoJo on the road with Bondax and others.
Massive Attack
We haven't seen new music from Bristol's trip hop and electronica icons Massive Attack since Heligoland in 2010, but the duo just announced they'll be going on tour in early 2016 with the support of some to be determined new music. With support from Young Fathers, the tour will be through Europe only as of now.
01-19 Dublin, Ireland – Olympia Theatre * 01-22 Glasgow, Scotland – O2 Academy * 01-25 Leicester, England – De Montfort Hall * 01-27 Leeds, England – O2 Academy * 01-28 Manchester, England – The Apollo * 01-30 Birmingham, England – O2 Academy * 01-31 Portsmouth, England – The Guildhall * 02-01 Brighton, England – The Dome * 02-03 London, England – Brixton O2 Academy * 02-04 London, England – Brixton O2 Academy * 02-07 Copenhagen, Denmark – Tap 1 * 02-09 Esch Alzette, Luxembourg – Rockhal * 02-10 Brussels, Belgium – Palais 12 * 02-12 Milan, Italy – Fabrique * 02-14 Padova, Italy – Geox Theatre * 02-16 Cologne, Germany – Palladium * 02-17 Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom * 02-20 Vienna, Austria – Gasometer * 02-21 Munich, Germany – Tonhalle * 02-24 Eindhoven, Netherlands – Klokgebouw * 02-25 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Heineken Music Hall * 02-26 Paris, France – Zenith *
* with Young Fathers
Arty
As Russian dance artist Arty gears up for the release of his first album, Glorious, he'll be on a corresponding tour where he'll showcase all of his new music.
