Paul Banks’ Name Is On The Ticket

The Interpol frontman is launching a solo tour in early November to go along with next month’s release of his second full-length solo album. This time around Paul Banks will be using his own name rather than his former alter ego, Julian Plenti.

The new album, simply titled Banks, is due out Oct. 23 on Matador Records as the follow-up to 2009’s Julian Plenti Is … Skyscraper.

An announcement from Matador notes that Banks will perform with a full band on tour.

Photo: Andy Argyrakis / ConcertLivewire.com

Day three of Voodoo Experience, City Park, New Orleans, La.

The U.S. excursion begins Nov. 3 with a set at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas. Dates are scheduled through early December.

Banks has already made plans for 2013 with a European tour in January and February including stops in the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, France and Greece.

Here’s the U.S. routing:

Nov. 3 – Austin, Texas, Auditorium Shores, Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov. 9 – Washington, D.C., The Howard Theatre
Nov. 10 – Philadelphia, Pa., Trocadero Theatre
Nov. 13 – New York, N.Y., Webster Hall
Nov. 29 – Las Vegas, Nev., House Of Blues
Nov. 30 – Santa Ana, Calif., The Observatory
Dec. 1 – San Francisco, Calif., Slim’s
Dec. 3 – San Diego, Calif., House Of Blues
Dec. 5 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Fonda

An onsale for select dates begins Saturday, Sept. 15. Some shows are on sale now.

For more information visit BanksPaulBanks.com or MatadorRecords.com.