The Joy Formidable have signed with Passion Pit keyboardist Ayad Al Adhamy’s label, Black Bell Records, and will re-release the band’s 2009 EP A Balloon Called Moaning on May 4. The Joy Formidable are a personal favorite of Adhamy’s and the two bands have played numerous shows together. The Joy Formidable is currently touring various European and northeastern U.S. cities.

The Joy Formidable’s tour dates are the following:

3/25 – Southampton, UK – Joiners
3/26 – Bristol, UK – Start The Bus
3/27 – Cardiff, UK – Barfly
3/29 – Northampton, UK – Roadmender
3/30 – Sheffield, UK – Academy 2
3/31 – Newcastle, UK – Academy 2
4/1 – Wrexham, UK – Central Station
4/3 – Glasglow, UK – King Tuts
4/4 – Inverness, UK – Madhatters
4/5 – Aberdeen, UK – Snafu
4/6 – Dundee, UK – Fat Sam’s
4/16 – Barcelona, ES – Razzmatazz
4/17 – Granada, ES – Loop Festival
4/18 – Lisbon, PT – Santiago Alquimista
4/19 – Madrid, ES – TBC
4/21 – Paris, FR – Flech D’or
4/22 – Belgium – TBC
4/23 – Amsterdam, NL – London Calling
4/30 – Big Indian, NY – Truck America Festival
5/1 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
5/2 – East Rutherfor, NJ – Bamboozle Festival
5/4 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
5/5 – Montreal, QC – The Green Room
5/6 – Allston, MA – Harper’s Ferry
5/7 – Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie
5/8 – Albany, NY – Julian’s
5/27 – Cork, IE – Cyprus Avenue
5/28 – Dubline, IE –  Academy 2
5/29 – Belfast, IE – Spring & Airbrake
6/3 – Berlin, DE – Comet
6/4 – Munich, DE – Atomic Cafe
6/5 – Schomdoft, DE – Manufaktur
6/6 – Koln, DE – Gebaude 9
7/16 – Tonsberg, NO – Slottsfjell Festival

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