Ra Ra Rioting In The Fall

Ra Ra Riot has announced plans to follow-up its summer of support dates and festival appearances with a North American headline tour in the fall.

The Canadian headline dates begin with a Sept. 25 show in Kelowna, British Columbia, at Malkin Bowl.

The New York indie band will also play Calgary, Alberta at The Gateway @ SAIT (Sept. 28); The Exchange in Regina, Saskatchewan (Sept. 30); Winnipeg, Manitoba at Pyramid Cabaret (Oct. 1); Toronto at Lee’s Palace (Oct. 6); and Montreal at Il Motore (Oct. 8).

Photo: James P. Hendershot

Sweetlife Festival, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Md.

The U.S. headline tour kicks off with two shows scheduled in-between the Canadian run. Those shows take place Oct. 2 in Minneapolis at Fine Line Music Café and Oct. 4 in Grand Rapids, Mich., at The Pyramid Scheme.

U.S. fans can also find Ra Ra Riot playing Carrboro, N.C., at Cat’s Cradle (Oct. 28); Memphis’ Hi-Tone Café (Oct. 31); Dallas’ Granada Theater (Nov. 3); Santa Fe Brewing Company in New Mexico (Nov. 7); Los Angeles’ El Rey Theatre (Nov. 10); and Chicago’s Metro/Smart Bar (Nov. 18). Dates are scheduled through a Nov. 21 gig at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Lecture Hall.

Ra Ra Riot performs at Capitol Hill Block Party on Friday in Seattle. Additional festival appearances include XPoNential Music Festival in Camden, N.J.; Fuji Rock Festival in Niigata, Japan; Newport Sunset Music Festival in Rhode Island; Celebrate Brooklyn! Performing Arts Festival in New York; MTK: Music To Know Festival in East Hampton, N.Y., and Rifflandia Music Festival in Victoria, British Columbia.

The band also has a number of August support dates with Guster to take care of.

An exclusive pre-sale for the U.S. fall tour went on sale Wednesday through the band’s website.

For more information, click here for Ra Ra Riot’s website.