This fall has seen a lot of awesome old dudes getting back together and touring — Pavement, Guided by Voices, and The Vaselines, to name a few. I, personally, was sorely disappointed to miss Swans’ date in Chicago this fall, as they joined the illustrious lineup of 2010 reunions (or the “reconstitution,” as Michael Gira stubbornly preferred to call it) sweeping across the country. Now that Swans fans have been given more time to obtain and memorize all songs from the new album on Young God, My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky (TMT Review), Gira has made the wise decision of adding more dates into 2011.
Remaining dates plus new additions:
11.23.10 - Gronignen, Netherlands - VERA *
11.24.10 - Utrecht, Netherlands - Le Guess Who Fest at Tivoli de Helling *
11.25.10 - Brussels, Belgium - AB *
11.26.10 - Lille, France - Le Grande Mix *
11.27.10 - Rouen, France - 106 Club *
11.28.10 - Paris, France - BBMIX Festival *
11.30.10 - Toulouse, France - Le Phare *
12.01.10 - Lyon, France - Epicerie Moderne *
12.02.10 - Geneva, Switzerland - L’Usine *
12.03.10 - Turin, Italy - Musica90 c/o Sala Espace *
12.04.10 - Bologna, Italy - Locomotive Club *
12.05.10 - Rome, Italy - Piper Club *
12.07.10 - Vienna, Austria - Arena *
12.08.10 - Prague, Czech Republic - Akropolis *
12.09.10 - Wroclaw, Poland - Firlej *
12.10.10 - Warsaw, Poland - Palladium *
12.12.10 - Hamburg, Germany - Kampnagel *
12.13.10 - Berlin, Germany - Volksbuehne *
02.18.11 - Austin, TX - Mohawk ^
02.19.11 - Dallas, TX - South Side Music Hall ^
02.22.11 - Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall ^
02.25.11 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre ^
02.26.11 - Seattle, WA - Neumo’s Crystal Ball Reading Room ^
02.27.11 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater ^
03.01.11 - San Francisco, CA - The Regency Grand Ballroom ^
03.02.11 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey ^
03.06.11 - Auckland, New Zealand - Powerstation
03.10.11 - Melbourne, Australia - Forum Theatre
03.11.11 - Brisbane, Australia - The Hi-Fi
03.12.11- Sydney, Australia - Metro Theatre
04.09.11 - Lisboa, Portugal - Aula Magna
04.10.11 - Porto, Portugal - Porto Casa da Musica
04.12.11 - Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel - Barby
04.14.11 - Athens, Greece - Gagarin 205
04.16.11 - Tilburg, Netherlands - Roadburn Festival (Main Stage)
05.02.11 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
05.03.11 - Aarhuis, Denmark - VoxHall
05.04.11 - Sweden - TBA
05.06.11 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
05.07.11 - Drammen, Norway - Union Scene
05.08.11 - Sweden - TBA
05.10.11 - Tampere, Finland - Klubi
05.11.11 - Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia
05.12.11 - Tallinn, Estonia - Von Krahl Theatre Bar
05.13.11 - Riga, Latvia - Grivas Mebeles
05.14.11 - St. Petersburg, Russia - SKIF Festival
05.15.11 - Moscow, Russia - Avant Club
05.17.11 - TBA
05.18.11 - TBA
05.19.11 - TBA
05.20.11 - Brataslava, Slovakia - Majestic Music Club
05.21.11 - Budapest, Hugnary - Trafó House of Contemporary Arts
05.23.11 - Zagreb, Croatia - Teatar Itd
05.24.11 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Kino Kiska Centre for Urban Culture
05.25.11 - Salzburg, Austria - Rockhouse
* James Blackshaw
^ Wooden Wand
• Swans: http://www.myspace.com/swansaredead
• Young God: http://younggodrecords.com
