Belle and Sebastian have announced summer North American tour dates, according to Pitchfork. This tour will lead up to their Boaty Weekender cruise, which will take place in August.

The tour kicks off on July 11 in Charlottesville, VA, and wraps up on July 21 in Royal Oak, MI. Ex Hex and Men I Trust will be accompanying the band on select dates.

In October 2017, Belle and Sebastian announced a trio of EPs, entitled How to Solve Our Human Problems. Read our reviews for Part I, Part II, and Part III.

In addition to this, the band also announced in October 2018 that they will be scoring a film entitled Days of the Bagnold Summer, according to Deadline. The film is directed by Simon Bird, most well known for his role on The Inbetweeners.

Belle and Sebastian tour dates:

07-11 Charlottesville, VA – Sprint Pavilion *
07-12 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
07-13 Boston, MA – House of Blues *
07-15 Montreal, Quebec – M Telus
07-16 Toronto, Ontario – Danforth Music Hall ^
07-18 Pittsburgh, PA – The Warhol at Carnegie Music Hall ^
07-19 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues ^
07-21 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre

* with Ex Hex
^ with Men I Trust

Photo credit: Demian Becerra