Swans announce summer tour

On May 13, industrial/art-rock/post-punk icons Swans will release To Be Kind, their follow-up to 2012’s epic The Seer. And that same week, the group will launch the first of several legs of tour dates in North America and Europe in support of the album. Prior to that, frontman Michael Gira will perform a series of solo shows, and during their European trek, they’ll be joined by Jenny Hval. Check out the Swans summer tour dates below.

Swans tour:

3/24 Odessa, Ukraine – Bernardazzi Wine Club (G)
3/26 Bucharest, Romania – Control Club (G)
3/27 Bologna, Italy – Locomotiv (G)
3/28 Milan, Italy – Bloom (G)
3/29 Berlin, Germany – Kantine @ Berghain (G)
5/14 Washington, DC – Black Cat Mainstage (J)
5/15 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer (J)
5/17 Boston, MA – Royale Nightclub (J)
5/18 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom (J)
5/19 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg (J)
5/22 Manchester, England – Academy 2 (J)
5/23 Newcastle, England – Hoults Yard (J)
5/24 Glasgow, Scotland – The Arches (J)
5/25 Aberdeen, Scotland – The Lemon Tree (J)
5/27 London, England – Brixton Electric (J)
5/28 Bristol, England – Trinity Community Arts (J)
5/29 Reading, England – Sub89 (J)
5/31 Birmingham, England – Supersonic Festival – Custard Factory (J)
6/1 Leeds, England – Cockpit
6/2 Brighton, England – Concorde 2
6/17 Quebec City, Quebec – Le Cercle
6/18 Montreal, Quebec – Theatre National
6/20 Toronto, Ontario – MNW Festival (Yonge-Dundas Square)
6/21 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
6/22 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
6/24 St. Louis, MO The Ready Room
6/26 Dallas, TX – Trees
6/27 Austin, TX – Mohawk
6/28 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s Upstairs
6/30 Nashville, TN – Exit / In
7/1 Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre
7/2 Louisville, KY – The New Vintage
7/3 Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theater
7/5 Buffalo, NY – Tralf Music Hall
7/6 New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place