Primal Scream Brings ‘More Light’ To 2014

Touring in support of its first album in five years, Primal Scream follows up its fall North American run with more dates on this side of the pond. The spring adventure includes a headlining set at Austin’s PsychFest as well as stops in Memphis, Philadelphia and Toronto.

Photo: Jim Ross / Invision / AP

Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm, Pilton, UK

Released earlier this year, More Light was written by Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie and Andrew Innes and was produced by David Holmes. Robert Plant, Kevin Shields, The Pop Group’s Mark Stewart and Jason Faulkner guested on the long-player.

The latest video from the album is for “Goodbye Johnny” and marks the directorial debut of Alister Mackie.

Here are the new dates:

April 30 – Houston, Texas, Fitzgerald’s
May 2 – Austin, Texas, Carson Creek Ranch (Austin PsychFest)
May 3 – Dallas, Texas, Granada Theater
May 4 – Memphis, Tenn., Tom Lee Park (Beale Street Music Festival)
May 6 – Atlanta, Ga., Center Stage Theater
May 8 – Washington, D.C., Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
May 9 – Philadelphia, Pa., Theatre Of Living Arts
May 11 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Warsaw
May 12 – New York, N.Y., Irving Plaza Powered By Klipsch
May 13 – Boston, Mass., Royale Nightclub Boston
May 15 – Montreal, Quebec, Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre
May 16 – Toronto, Ontario, The Danforth Music Hall

Check with your local venue regarding ticket onsales. Several shows go on sale Dec. 17. Boston goes up Dec. 20. Visit PrimalScream.net for more information.