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Swans announce UK tourdates with Xiu Xiu for April (or possibly play elaborate April Fools’ prank)

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[Update: many more tourdates have been announced; see the updated list below.]

UK Swans fans, you’re in luck. Michael Gira and company are stopping in the United Kingdom for a string of shows as part of a larger European tour in April. The band will be hitting four cities with Xiu Xiu in tow, as well as headlining the Gira-curated Mouth to Mouth mini-festival with Xiu Xiu, Mercury Rev’s Cinematic Silent Sound Tettix Wave Ensemble, Ben Frost, and more to be announced.

A busy 2012 is turning into a busy 2013 as Swans are still touring in support of their acclaimed 2012 album The Seer (TMT Review) which was pretty high up on our Favorite 50 Albums list. We dug it.

Here are the UK WORLD tourdates (written with the month first because this is America, damn it) and again, all dates include Xiu Xiu:

02.06.13 - Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Music Hall
02.07.13 - Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Music Hall
02.13.13 - Sydney, Australia - Manning Bar
02.15.13 - Melbourne, Australia - Corner Hotel
02.16.13 - Melbourne, Australia - ATP Festival
02.19.13 - Tokyo, Japan - UNIT
03.12.13 - Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia
03.14.13 - Brno, Czech Republic - Fleda Club
03.15.13 - Krakow, Poland - Kwadrat
03.16.13 - Warsaw, Poland - Stodola
03.18.13 - Moscow, Russia - Moscow Hall
03.19.13 - Budapest, Hungary - Akvarium Klub
03.21.13 - Milan, Italy - Magazzini Generali
03.22.13 - Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artisti
03.23.13 - Verona, Italy - Interzona
03.25.13 - Basel, Switzerland - Kaserne
03.26.13 - Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland - L’Amalgame Club
03.27.13 - Feyzin, France - L’Epicerie Moderne
03.28.13 - Dijon, France - Le Consortium
03.29.13 - Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg - Central Cultrel Kulturfabrik
03.30.13 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix Venue
04.01.13 - Birmingham, UK - HMV Institute
04.02.13 - Brighton, UK - Concorde 2
04.04.13 - London, UK - KOKO (Mouth To Mouth)
04.05.13 - Leeds, UK - Stylus
04.06.13 - Bristol, UK - Arnolfini
04.07.13 - Istanbul, Turkey - Salon IKSV

• Swans: http://younggodrecords.com
• Xiu Xiu: http://www.xiuxiu.org