Sigur Rós Steps Up

Announcing its biggest North American tour ever, Icelandic band Sigur Rós will venture out playing theatres and arenas in 2013. Stops include Boston, Montreal, Denver, Houston and San Francisco as well as a night headlining New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

The band has a new song for you. Sigur Rós debuted “Brennisteinn” at this year’s Iceland Airwaves Festival.

How is Sigur Rós’ biggest North American outing shaping up? The band is aiming high this time around as it targets arenas in selected markets such as Boston’s Agganis Arena and the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va.

Here’s the schedule:

March 24 – Fairfax, Va., Patriot Center
March 25 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
March 26 – Boston, Mass., Agganis Arena
March 27 – Montreal, Quebec, Bell Centre
March 29 – Ottawa, Ontario, Scotiabank Place
March 30 – Toronto, Ontario, Air Canada Centre
April 1 – Detroit, Mich., Fox Theatre
April 2 – Chicago, Ill., UIC Pavilion
April 3 – Saint Paul, Minn., The Roy Wilkins Auditorium
April 6 – Broomfield, Colo., 1stBank Center
April 8 – Grand Prairie, Texas, Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie
April 9 – Houston, Texas, Bayou Music Center
April 10 – Cedar Park, Texas, Cedar Park Center
April 12 – Phoenix, Ariz., Comerica Theatre
April 17 – San Francisco, Calif., Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

Photo: Randall Michelson
Greek Theatre, Los Angeles.

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