Baltimore's dream pop duo Beach House are currently getting ready for some 2016 tour dates in support of their two 2015 albums, Thank Your Lucky Stars and Depression Cherry. While this Spring tour is hitting so many cities around the country, singer and keyboardist Victoria Legrand and guitarist Alex Scally this week announced even more performances, with an interesting twist. Beach House will bring a number of their songs to audiences with an instillation concert series involving art and music. Read more on this news below.
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In an official announcement on their website, linked from their social media pages, the duo explained the idea behind the upcoming concert series and shared the limited engagement dates as well.
"We are going to install a design we have created and play as a two-piece within this 'installation.' The performance will be continuous without breaks," Beach House announced this week. "Due to the lack of stages, the audience will be expected to sit on the floor (bring a pillow!). The show will feature songs mostly from Thank Your Lucky Stars, Devotion and our self-titled record (songs we can play as a two piece). This is by no means a 'stripped down' or intentionally intimate performance. The design requires a maximum audience of 200, so that all can see the performance space...It has always been difficult to carry the initial moments of creativity that inspire our music through the process of making and releasing a record. There are many chances along the way for the feeling to get lost. A lot of 'bedroom' bands experience this when they get to the studio or the stage. This installation performance is an attempt to elicit this pure, embryonic state of mind for ourselves and our audience."
Beach House also explains why the ticket pricing is higher than their other shows.
We are playing "installation" shows as a two piece throughout our spring tours----details in bio
A photo posted by Beach House (@beaccchhoussse) on Feb 25, 2016 at 8:01am PST
According to the band's record label, Sub Pop, these instillation performances will take place in Chicago, Toronto, Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Baltimore, Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle, with venues and locations announced to ticket holders 24-48 hours before each show.
Here are the new concert series dates (aside from the other spring tour dates):
Mar. 2 Chicago
Mar. 4 Toronto
Mar. 8 Montreal
Mar. 12 Boston
Mar. 20 Philadelphia
Mar. 22 New York
Mar. 23 New York
Mar. 24 Baltimore
Apr. 10 Austin
Apr. 21 Los Angeles
Apr. 26 San Francisco
Apr. 29 Portland
May 1 Vancouver
May 3 Seattle
