Ben Gibbard Fall Solo Shows

The Death Cab For Cutie frontman is headed out on the road all by himself this fall to support his debut solo album. Former Lives is due out Oct. 16 on Barsuk, three weeks after the first stop of the tour.

Before Ben Gibbard does his own thing he has a few more summer Death Cab gigs to play. This weekend the indie rock band will be in Japan for the Summer Sonic festival – Saturday in Tokyo and Sunday in Osaka. The last scheduled show is Aug. 22 in Honolulu at The Republik.

Photo: James P. Hendershot

Firefly Music Festival, Dover International Speedway, Dover, Del.

Gibbard launches his solo North American tour in Big Sur, Calif., Sept. 26. He’ll journey to the East Coast and play one gig in Canada before returning to the West Coast.

Here’s the routing:

Sept. 26 – Big Sur, Calif., Henry Miller Library
Oct. 14 – Toronto, Ontario, Danforth Music Hall
Nov. 1 – Minneapolis, Minn., The Theatre At The Woman’s Club
Nov. 2 – Chicago, Ill., Athenaeum Theatre
Nov. 4 – Somerville, Mass., Somerville Theatre
Nov. 5 – New York, N.Y., Town Hall
Nov. 7 – Glenside, Pa., Keswick Theatre
Nov. 8 – Washington, D.C., Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Nov. 10 – Saxapahaw, N.C., Haw River Ballroom
Nov. 11 –Atlanta, Ga., Variety Playhouse
Nov. 13 – San Francisco, Calif., Palace Of Fine Arts Theatre
Nov. 14 – Los Angeles, Calif., Wilshire Ebell Theatre

The tour features special guest Advance Base Nov. 1-11. Damien Jurado takes over the special guest role Nov. 13-14.

Tickets for most dates went on sale to the general public today. Los Angeles’ onsale is Aug. 18 and San Francisco’s onsale is Aug. 19.

For more information visit BenjaminGibbard.net or DeathCabForCutie.com.