Alcest announces North American tour dates


French metal/shoegaze band Alcest is returning to North America in 2013, after having last made a visit here following the release of 2012’s Les Voyages de L’Âme. The band is co-headlining with UK alt-doom band Anathema, and Aaron Turner’s Mammifer is opening. In a Facebook post, Alcest frontman Niege said it will be an opportunity to play some new material. The band has been working on a new album this year, some (or all?) of which was recorded in Sigur Rós’ studio in Iceland.
Tracklist:
9/12 Philadelphia, PA / Underground Arts
9/13 Springfield, VA / Empire
9/14 New York, NY / Gramercy Theater
9/15 Boston, MA / Middle East
9/16 Montreal, QC / Foufounes Electriques
9/18 Toronto, ON / Opera House
9/19 Flint, MI / The Machine Shop
9/20 Cleveland, OH / Peabody’s
9/21 Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s
9/22 Minneapolis, MN / Mill City Nights
9/24 Denver, CO / Summit City Music Hall
9/25 Salt Lake City, UT / In The Venue
9/26 Boise, ID / Knitting Factory
9/27 Seattle, WA / Studio Seven
9/28 Vancouver, BC / Rickshaw Theater
9/29 Portland, OR / Hawthorne Theater
10/1 Oakland, CA / Oakland Opera House
10/3 Los Angeles, CA / El Rey Theater
10/4 San Diego, CA / The Casbah
10/5 Tempe, AZ / The Marquee Theater

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