Belle & Sebastian's upcoming studio album, Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance, is set for release next week and in support of the album, the band has extended their world tour with a new string of North American tour dates for the spring. According to Entertainment Weekly, the first North American leg of the tour kicks off on March 30 in Boston and finishes up in on April 18 with the band's second appearance at Coachella 2015, while the second leg kicks off on June 9 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania and finishes up on June 18 in Kansas City. Singer-songwriter Perfume Genius will be opening for six dates, while New Jersey indie rock band Real Estate will be opening on two dates.
You can check out all of Belle & Sebastian's upcoming tour dates right here:
01/26: Auckland, New Zealand @ Laneway Festival
01/28: Brisbane, Australia @ The Tivoli
01/29: Sydney, Australia @ Enmore Theatre
01/31: Sydney, Australia @ Taronga Zoo
02/01: Melbourne, Australia @ Palais Theatre
02/03: Perth, Australia @ Astor Theatre
02/12: Seoul, Korea @ AX Club
02/14: Singapore @ Fort Canning Green
02/16: Taipei, Taiwan @ Hostess Club Taipei at Legacy
02/21: Tokyo, Japan @ Studio Coast (Hostess Club Weekender)
03/30: Boston, MA @ House of Blues (w/ Honeyblood)
04/01: Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall (w/ Honeyblood)
04/02: Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre (w/ Honeyblood)
04/03: Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre (w/ Honeyblood)
04/04: Madison, WI @ Overture Hall (w/ Honeyblood)
04/07: Seattle, WA @ Paramount Ballroom (w/ Perfume Genius)
04/08: Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre (w/ Perfume Genius)
04/09: Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater (w/ Perfume Genius)
04/11: Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04/12: Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre (w/ Perfume Genius, Real Estate)
04/14: Davis, CA @ Mondavi Center (w/ Perfume Genius)
04/17: San Diego, CA @ The North Park Theatre (w/ Perfume Genius)
04/18: Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
05/03: Cardiff, UK @ St. David's
05/04: Bristol, UK @ Colston Hall
05/05: Portsmouth, UK @ Guildhall
05/07: Cambridge, UK @ Corn Exchange
05/08: Norwich, UK @ Open
05/10: Birmingham, UK @ Symphony Hall
05/11-12: London, UK @ Westminster Central Hall
05/14-15: Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
05/16: Newcastle, UK @ City Hall
05/18: Buxton, UK @ Opera House
05/19: Leeds, UK @ City Hall
05/22: Glasgow, UK @ Hydro Arena (with the Scottish Festival orchestra)
05/24: Liverpool, UK @ Sound City
06/09: Upper Darby, PA @ Tower Theatre
06/10: New York NY @ Radio City Music Hall (w/ Real Estate)
06/11: Washington, DC @ Echostage
06/14: Columbus, OH @ Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
06/17: Morrison, Co @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre (w/ Charles Bradley)
06/18: Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre
07/02-04: Keflavik, Iceland @ ATP Iceland
Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance is Belle & Sebastian's ninth studio album overall, their first studio effort since 2010's Write About Love and their first album release since 2013's b-sides and rarities compilation, The Third Eye Centre.
You can check out Belle & Sebastian's music video for "Nobody's Empire" right here:
