Warpaint has just announced plans to hit the road on a tour that will take the band all the way through the end of the summer. The news comes just weeks after the Los Angeles based, all-female quartet released its sophomore album, Warpaint. The tour hits four continents and several of the year’s major music festivals, including South By Southwest and Coachella. Warpaint won’t have company for much of the tour, but plan to make brief appearances with Queens of the Stone Age and The National.
Warpaint’s sophomore album had a lot to live up to. The band formed almost 10 years ago to the day, but got its first big break when John Frusciante of The Red Hot Chili Peppers mixed its EP, Exquisite Corpse. That was quickly followed by 2010’s The Fool, which earned the band appearances at major music festivals and critical acclaim from the BBC.
Already noted for its heavier percussion beats and softer vocal harmonies, the band’s second full-length album is a dreamier departure from its earlier post-grunge sound and may draw an audience this time that prefers The xx to Siouxsie and the Banshees. The two albums have their differences, but it’s encouraging that Warpaint isn’t losing sight of its roots while simultaneously striking out to try something new.
Warpaint Spring 2014 Tour Dates
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Feb 12: Kuala Lumpur, MY – Bentley Music Auditorium
Feb 13: Manila, PH – Metro Tent Convention Center
Feb 14: Hong Kong – Music Zone
Feb 16: Tokyo, JP – Hostess Club Weekender
Feb 18: London, UK – Koko
Feb 19: Leeds, UK – O2 Academy
Feb 20: Liverpool, UK – O2 Academy
Feb 21: Bristol, UK – O2 Academy
Feb 23: Cologne, DE – Gloria
Feb 24: Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
Feb 25: Munich, DE – Storm
Feb 26: Hamburg, DE – Gruenspan
Feb 28: Madrid, ES – Sala But
Mar 01: Lisbon, PT – Aula Magna
Mar 13-15: Austin, TX – South By Southwest
Mar 21: New York, NY – Webster Hall
Mar 22: Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
Mar 24: Washington, D.C. – Black Cat
Mar 25: Toronto, ON – Danforth
Mar 26: Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
Mar 28: Chicago, IL – Metro
Mar 29: Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Mar 30: Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
Apr 01: Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s
Apr 02: Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
Apr 12: Indio, CA – Coachella Music Festival
Apr 17: San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium*
Apr 19: Indio, CA – Coachella Music Festival
Apr 21: Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater#
Apr 22: Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater#
Apr 23: Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater#
Apr 24: Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s
Apr 26: Dallas, TX – Trees
Apr 28: Aspen, CO – Belly Up
Apr 29: Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
May 01: Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
May 02: Seattle, WA – Neumos
May 03: Bellingham, WA – The Wild Buffalo
May 04: Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
May 24: Boston, MA – Boston Calling
May 29: Barcelona, ES – Primavera Sound
June 06: Porto, PT – Optimus Primavera Sound
June 07: Manchester, UK – Parklife Festival
June 08: London, UK – Field Day
July 03: Roskilde, DK – Roskilde Festival
July 05: Gdynia, PL – Open’er Festival
Aug 22: Reading, UK – Reading Festival
Aug 23: Leeds, UK – Leeds Festival
Aug 24: Paris, FR – Rock En Seine
* = w/ Queens of the Stone Age
# = w/ The National
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