Pitchfork reports that Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy has announced a tour of the US and Europe in support of his upcoming album Sukierae, which he recorded with his new band Tweedy, featuring his 18-year-old son Spencer on drums. The tour kicks off in Athens, Georgia on Sept. 19 and ends in Leuven, Belgium on Nov. 15. In addition to the Tweedy tour dates, Wilco will also be playing four dates at the beginning of September in Ohio and Virginia.
Sukierae is set for release on Sept. 16 through dBpm Records. Here's what Tweedy had to say about the record's origins:
"When I set out to make this record, I imagined it being a solo thing, but not in the sense of one guy strumming an acoustic guitar and singing. Solo to me meant that I would do everything — write the songs, play all the instruments and sing. But Spencer's been with me from the very beginning demo sessions, playing drums and helping the songs take shape. In that sense, the record is kind of a solo album performed by a duo."
Check out Wilco and Tweedy's upcoming tour dates:
Wilco:
09/03: Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion
09/04: Akron, OH @ Akron Civic Theatre
09/06: Arrington, VA @ Lockn' Festival
09/07: Arrington, VA @ Lockn' Festival
Tweedy:
09/19: Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre
09/20: Bristol, TN @ Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
09/21: Philadelphia, PA @ Merriam Theater
09/23: Brooklyn, NY @ BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
09/24: Ithaca, NY @ State Theatre of Ithaca
09/26: Boston, MA @ Berklee Performance Center
09/27: Northampton, MA @ Calvin Theatre
09/28: Portland, ME @ State Theatre
09/29: Burlington, VT @ Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
10/03-05: San Francisco, CA @ Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
11/04: London, England @ Palladium
11/06: Berlin, Germany @ Apaostel-Paulus Kirche
11/07-08: Leubeck, Germany @ Rolling Stone Weekender
11/09: Copenhagen, Denmark @ DR Concert House, Studio2
11/10: Oslo, Norway @ Sentrum Scene
11/11: Stockholm, Sweden @ China Theatre
11/13: Koln, Germany @ Theater am Tanzbrunnen
11/15: Leuven, Belgium @ Het Depot
Check out the video for Tweedy's "Summer Noon":
