Mogwai Announces New Record, World Tour

Mogwai’s seventh album, “Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will” will be released on February 15, 2011. Sub Pop Records will release in North America and Rock Action Records, the band’s own label, will release the album in the UK.

The album, recorded over the summer at Chem 19 studios in Hamilton, is produced by Paul Savage and follows up the band’s previous album, 2008’s “The Hawk is Howling.”

“Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will” tracklisting:
1. White Noise
2. Mexican Grand Prix
3. Rano Pano
4. Death Rays
5. San Pedro
6. Letters To The Metro
7. George Square Thatcher Death Party
8. How To Be A Werewolf
9. Too Raging To Cheers
10. You’re Lionel Richie

A limited edition version of the album, including a bonus CD, features a 26-minute long piece called “The Singing Mountain” recorded for Douglas Gordon and Olaf Nicolai’s “Monument for Forgotten Future” installation in Essen, Germany.

The band will play shows across Scotland, Ireland, the UK, Europe, the US and Japan. A 5-show stint in their Native Scotland will kick off the tour. A limited number of Mogwai Season Tickets allowing fans admittance to all 5 Scottish shows in January 2011 for a total cost of £65.

EUROPEAN DATES
1/26/2011 – Stirling – Tolbooth
1/27/2011 – Paisley – Paisley Town Hall
1/28/2011 – Perth – Perth Theatre
1/29/2011 – Aberdeen – The Lemon Tree
1/30/2011 – Glasgow – Grand Ole Opry
2/2/2011 – Tokyo
2/3/2011 – Belfast – Mandela Hall
2/13/2011 – Feb 13: Mandela Hall, Belfast
2/14/2011 – Galway – The Live Lounge
2/15/2011 – Dublin – Olympia Theatre
2/17/2011 – Bournemouth – O2 Academy
2/18/2011 – Cardiff University
2/19/2011 – Bristol O2 Academy
2/20/2011 – Leeds – O2 Academy
2/21/2011 – Edinburgh – Edinburgh Picture House
2/23/2011 – Oxford – The Regal
2/24/2011 – Birmingham Institute
2/25/2011 – London – Brixton O2Academy
2/26/2011 – Manchester Academy
2/27/2011 – Gateshead – The Sage
3/6/2011 – Frankfurt, Germany – Mousonturm
3/7/2011 – Munich, Germany – Backstage
3/8/2011 – Vienna, Austria – WuK
3/9/2011 – Bologna, Italy – Estragon
3/10/2011 – Milan, Italy – Alcatraz
3/11/2011 – Zurich, Switzerland – Rote Fabrik
3/13/2011 – Luxemborg – Den Atelier
3/14/2011 – Cologne, Germany – Stollwerck
3/15/2011 – Amsterdam, Holland – Paradiso
3/17/2011 – Paris, France – Trianon
3/18/2011 – Lille, France – Aeronef
3/19/2011 – Strasbourg, France – La Laterie
3/20/2011 – Lyon, France – Transbordeur
3/21/2011 – Nice, France – Theatre Lino Ventura
3/22/2011 – Toulouse, France – Le Bikini
3/24/2011 – Bordeaux, France – Rockschool Barbey
3/25/2011 – Caen, France – BBC
3/26/2011 – Brussels, Belgium – AB
3/29/2011 – Berlin, Germany – Postbahnhof
3/30/2011 – Copenhagen, Denmark
3/31/2011 – Aarhus, Denmark
4/2/2011 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Tradgarn
4/3/2011 – Stockholm, Sweden – Debaser Medis
4/5/2011 – Helsinki, Finland – Tavastia

US DATES
4/19/2011 – Washington, DC – 9.30 Club
4/20/2011 – Philadelphia, PA – Starlight Ballroom
4/21/2011 – New York – Webster Hall
4/22/2011 – New York – Webster Hall
4/23/2011 – Boston – Paradise Rock Club
4/25/2011 – Montreal – Olympia Club
4/26/2011 – Toronto, Canada – Phoenix Concert
4/27/2011 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
4/28/2011 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
4/29/2011 – Chicago, IL – Metro
4/30/2011 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
5/2/2011 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
5/3/2011 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
5/5/2011 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
5/6/2011 – Vancouver, Canada – Commodore Ballroom
5/7/2011 – Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market
5/9/2011 – San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom
5/10/2011 – Los Angeles, CA – Mayan Theater
5/11/2011 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
5/13/2011 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theatre
5/15/2011 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theatre
5/16/2011 – Austin, TX – Stubbs Waller Creek
5/17/2011 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
5/19/2011 – Birmingham, AL – Workplay Theater
5/20/2011 – Atlanta, GA – Center Stage