The Decemberists Announce 7-Date UK Tour For 2011 & Tickets
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Written by Jon Stickler
The Decemberists have announced a series of UK and Ireland shows in support of 'The King Is Dead', their forthcoming Rough Trade Records album which will be released January 17.
The 7-city run will kick off at Dublin's Vicar Street on March 4th, and culminate with a show at London's Hammersmith Apollo on March 16th.
Gillian Welch has been announced as a special guest joining The Decemberists when they perform the new album’s lead single “Down by the Water” on Conan O’Brien’s newly launched late show “Conan” on US TV channel TBS this Thursday, November 18. A pre-order of The King Is Dead will launch at Decemberists.com beginning November 22.
'The King Is Dead', release in early 2011, marks a deliberate turn towards simplicity after the band’s wildly ambitious and widely acclaimed 2009 song-cycle 'The Hazards of Love'. Produced once again by Tucker Martine, the album features Welch on seven tracks and R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck on three tracks. Rolling Stone has already called it "the most pastoral, rustic record they've ever made," while SPIN declared it "a bold, straight-up folk-rock record, perhaps their most accessible one yet." Check out a short video preview of the album below.
The Decemberists March 2011 UK and Ireland Tour Dates:
March 4, Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland
March 5, ABC, Glasgow,
March 7, Birmingham Institute, Birmingham,
March 8, Bristol Academy, Bristol
March 10, Manchester Academy, Manchester
March 11, Leeds Academy, Leeds
March 16, Hammersmith Apollo, London
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