Following a string of 2011 reunion tour dates, Canadian post-rockers Godspeed You! Black Emperor announced plans to work on new material. The group’s announcement of a series of tour dates in 2012 may be the first indication that we’ll receive a preview of their efforts.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor formed in Montreal in 1994, and has since become the first outside group to release their recordings through Constellation, a Montreal-based independent record label that is well-known for its commitment to the experimental. Along with GY!BE, they’ve released albums from Thee Silver Mt.  Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, and Do Make Say Think.

The group will play a single show in Bug Sur, California on April 15 before moving onto a five-night series at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall.

Tickets are onsale now from Folkyeah.com.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s tour dates are as follows:
04/15 – Big Sur, CA — Fernwood Resort
04/16 – San Francisco, CA — Great American Music Hall
04/17 – San Francisco, CA — Great American Music Hall
04/18 – San Francisco, CA — Great American Music Hall
04/19 – San Francisco, CA — Great American Music Hall
04/20 – San Francisco, CA — Great American Music Hall

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