Japandroids’s U.S. Invasion

Japandroids has filled in its schedule in between festival appearances from May 24 at Sasquatch! Music Festival in Quincy, Wash., to June 22 at Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Del., with a dozen U.S. headline dates.

The rockers don’t actually hail from Japan. The Canadian rock duo came up with its name by mixing drummer/co-vocalist David Prowse’s idea of Japanese Scream with guitarist/co-vocalist Brian King’s suggestion of Pleasure Droids, according to Exclaim!

Touring in support of its sophomore album, 2012’s Celebration Rock, Japandroids has plenty of dates to take care of before May. After playing Snowball Music Festival in Winter Park, Colo., Austin’s SXSW and Vive Latino in Mexico City this month, the band is headed to Europe with The Gaslight Anthem. Once it’s back on this side of the Atlantic, the duo has booked appearances at Coachella in Indio, Calif., as well as a handful of additional gigs in the Golden State.  

Here’s the itinerary for the new dates:     

May 27 – Milwaukee, Wis., Turner Hall Ballroom     
May 28 – Indianapolis, Ind., The Vogue     
May 29 – Lawrence, Kan., Granada Theatre     
May 31 – Austin, Texas, Emo’s
June 3 – Baton Rouge, La., Spanish Moon     
June 5 – Carrboro, N.C., Cat’s Cradle     
June 11 – Chicago, Ill., Metro / Smart Bar     
June 12 – Columbus, Ohio, Newport Music Hall     
June 15 – Louisville, Ky., Headliners Music Hall
June 16 – Millvale, Pa., Mr. Small’s Theatre     
June 20 – Charlottesville, Va., Jefferson Theater     
June 21 – Baltimore, Md., Ottobar

Along the way the band will also hit up Free Press Summer Fest in Houston, Governors Ball Music Festival in New York City, Orion Music + More in Detroit and Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn.

Tickets for the new dates go on sale March 8.

For more information visit Japandroids.com
 

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