Following their performances at the Arts and Music festival, Coachella, Future Islands have announced the band will be adding bunch of dates to their tour in support of this year’s The Far Field. With 20 new dates being added to an already extensive run of dates it’s going to be a busy summer for the band. The tour schedule now will run into late November and includes stops in Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Seattle, LA, Dallas, Houston, and more.
Future Islands will embark on a European tour April 27th before returning to North American for a run that starts May 25th in Providence, Rhode Island. Future Islands new North American dates will start off in early September with a gig in Richmond, Virginia, and wrap up almost a month later in Boston, Massachusetts. For two very special dates, they’ll share the stage alongside Explosions in the Sky.
While this extensive schedule would prove daunting to some, the band’s attitude ahead of the schedule is nothing but optimistic. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, singer Samuel Herring spoke about how important the band’s live show is to him.
“I don’t really have a ‘happy place’; a happy memory is also something you long for, something that’s not there, so I don’t really have them. I go to the coast when I’m home and it makes me feel like a kid again. It’s beautiful to hear the sounds, to smell it.But it all becomes the longing for something that’s not there. My happiest place in this world is the stage. That’s where I have purpose. It’s what makes me know I deserve to be – not that I need to be – on this earth.”
Future Islands 2017 Tour Dates
04/27: Glasgow, UK – Barrowlands
04/28: Leeds, UK – Leeds University Refectory
04/29: Liverpool, UK – O2 Academy
04/30: Brighton, UK – Dome
05/02: Nottingham, UK – Rock City
05/03: Bristol, UK – O2 Academy
05/05: Murica, ES – Wam Festival
05/06: Barcelona, ES – Razzmatazz
05/09: Paris, FR – Elysee Montmartre
05/10: Paris, FR – Elysee Montmartre
05/12-14: Arcosanti, AZ – Form Arcosanti Festival
05/25: Providence, RI – Lupo’s
05/26: Ithaca, NY – State Theatre
05/27: Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
05/28: Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
05/29: Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
05/30: Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theatre
06/01: Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
06/02: Ponte Vedra, FL – Ponte Vedra Social Hall
06/03: Pensacola, FL – Vinyl
06/05: St. Louis, MO – Pageant
06/06: Chicago, IL – Riviera
06/07: Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theatre
06/09: Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room
06/08-11: Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music Festival
06/16: Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
06/17: Buffalo, NY – Alternative Buffalo’s Kerfuffle 2017
06/21-25: Pilton, UK – Glastonbury Festival
06/22: Nottingham, UK – Rock City
06/23-25: Scheeßel, DE – Hurricane Festival
06/24-07/01: Roskilde, DK – Roskilde Festival
06/27: Cologne, DE – Live Music Hall
06/30: Werchter, BE – Rock Werchter
07/01: Cambridge, UK – Corn Exchange
07/03: Limerick, IE – Dolans Pub
07/04: Cork, IE – Opera House
07/05: Galway, IE – The Black Box
07/06: Dublin, IE – Iveagh Gardens
07/06-08: Trencin, SK – Pohoda Festival
07/21-23: Byron Bay, AU – Splendor in the Grass
07/28-30: New York, NY – Panorama Music Festival
08/11-13: San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands Festival
08/16-19: Tabuao, PT – Paredes de Coura Festival
08/17-20: Brecon Beacons, UK – Green Man Festival
08/17-29: St. Malo, FR – La Route du Rock
08/18-20: Biddinghuizen, NL – Lowlands Festival
09/05: Richmond, VA – The National
09/11: Baton Rouge, LA – The Varsity
09/12: Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
09/13: Dallas, TX – Bomb Factory
09/15: Sante Fe, NM – Meow Wolf
09/17: San Diego, CA – Open Air Theatre *
09/19: Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
09/22: Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
09/23: Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
09/27: Missoula, MT – The Wilma
09/28: Jackson, WY – Pink Garter Theatre
09/29: Denver, CO – The Fillmore
09/30: Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room Outside *
10/01: Minneapolis, MN – First Ave
10/02: Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre
10/05: Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/06: Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
10/07: Montreal, QC – Metropolis Theatre
10/09: Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
10/26: Vilnius, LT – Compensa
10/27: Tallin, EE – Rocke Café
10/29: Helsinki, FI – Circus
10/31: Stockholm, SE – Münchenbryggeriet
11/01: Gothenburg, SE – Pustervik
11/02: Gothenburg, SE – Pustervik
11/04: Oslo, NO – Sentrum Scene
11/06: Hamburg, DE – Docks
11/08: München, DE – Theaterfabrik
11/09: Luxembourg, LU – Den Atelier
11/10: Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique
11/13: Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
11/14: Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
11/16: Strasbourg, FR – La Laiterie
11/17: Feyzin, FR – L’Epicerie Moderne
11/18: Euralille, FR – L’Aeronef
* = w/ Explosions in the Sky
feature image by Sharon Alagna
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