Scottish noise pop pioneers The Jesus and Mary Chain have announced a string of North American tour dates in support of the 30th anniversary of their classic debut album Psychocandy. According to Pitchfork, the North American leg of the tour kicks off on May 1 in Toronto, and finishes up on May 16 in San Francisco, with a stop at the Austin Psych Fest in Austin, Texas on May 9. Fans living on the East Coast are out of luck though, unless they want to drive all the way to Toronto or Detroit.
You can check out The Jesus and Mary Chain's upcoming tour dates right here, including their February dates across Europe:
02/16: Liverpool, UK @ Liverpool Guild of Students
02/17: Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy Leeds
02/18: Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK @ O2 Academy
02/21: Norwich, UK @ Norwich UEA
02/22: Nottingham, UK @ Rock City Nottingham
02/23: Brighton, UK @ Brighton Dome
02/25: Birmingham, UK @ Digbeth Institute
02/26: Bristol, UK @ O2 Bristol Academy
02/27: Cardiff, UK @ The Great Hall
05/01: Toronto, ON @ Canadian Music Week
05/03: Detroit, MI @ St Andrew's Hall
05/05: Chicago, IL @ Riviera
05/07: Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory
05/09: Austin, TX @ Levitation (Austin Psych Fest)
05/11: Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
05/13: Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
05/14: Seattle, WA @ Showbox
05/16: San Francisco, CA @ Warfield
The Jesus and Mary Chain's 1985 debut album Psychocandy is considered one of the greatest albums of the '80s, and is widely credited with kickstarting the noise pop genre that would later be expanded upon by bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Dinosaur Jr., and Yo La Tengo. The band's most recent album Munki, their sixth overall, was released back in 1998. Though the band originally split up in 1999, they reunited in 2007.
You can check out The Jesus and Mary Chain's music video for their single "You Trip Me Up" right here:
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