This Valentine’s Day marks the 25th anniversary of Magnetic Fields 69 Love Songs. To honor the momentous occasion Magnetic Fields will perform the full 3 disc masterpiece in full across the span of 2 nights. Which will be the band’s first time performing this material in almost two decades. The shows are expected to start in March and go on throughout 2024.
New dates for the shows have recently been added, in which composer Stephin Merritt will be joined by original members Sam Davol and Shirley Simms, along with Chris Ewen and Anthony Kaczynski. The dates for the shows will take place in the Summer/Fall of 2024, with performances at Durham, Atlanta Austin, Boulder, Portland, and Seattle per press release. For European fans dates for shows have also been announced.
The way the shows will work is the band will perform the album in full order over 2 nights, with one-half of the triple-disc album performed each night of the shows. Each show is expected to feature multiple singers, and an orchestral pop arrangement with cello, uke, guitars, and keyboards.
The original album was released in 1999 and was written and recorded by Stephen Merritt. The release landed on a majority of year-end lists including Rolling Stone, The New York Times, SPIN, LA Times, and The Washington Post, and received notable praise from Pitchfork, The Guardian, and Stereogum.
MAGNETIC FIELDS 2024 USA TOUR DATES
March 22-23—North Adams, MA—MASS MoCA
March 24-25—Boston, MA—Roadrunner
April 3-10—New York, NY—The Town Hall
April 17-20—Chicago, IL—Thalia Hall
April 23-24—Los Angeles, CA—United Theater on Broadway
April 26-29—San Francisco, CA—Curran Theatre
May 29-30—Durham, NC—Carolina Theatre
June 1-2—Atlanta, GA—Variety Playhouse
October 19-20—Washington, DC—Lincoln Theatre
October 22-23—Austin, TX—Paramount Theatre
October 26-27—Boulder, CO—Boulder Theater
October 29-30—Portland, OR—Revolution Hall
November 1-2—Seattle, WA—Neptune Theatre
UK AND EUROPE 2024 TOUR DATES
August 21-22—Dublin, Ireland—Vicar St.
August 28-29—Manchester, UK—Albert Hall
August 31-September 1—London, UK—Barbican
September 4-5—Barcelona, Spain—Paral.lel 62
September 8-9—Vienna, Austria—Volkstheater
September 11-12—Utrecht, Netherlands—Tivoli Vredenburg Hertz
September 14-15, 2024—Stockholm, Sweden—Nya Cirkus
September 16-17— Copenhagen, Denmark—Bremen Theatre
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