Echo & The Bunnymen’s ‘Meteorites’ Strike

Echo & The Bunnymen returns to the U.S. in August. Touring in support of a new album that’s only weeks away from release, the Liverpool band will launch the adventure in Los Angeles in early August.

Photo: John Davisson

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Indio, Calif.

Meteorites is the name of the new Echo & The Bunnymen long player. Scheduled to be released May 26 in the U.K. and June 3 in the U.S., the album contains ten new songs penned by founder Ian McCulloch. As far as singles go, look for “Holy Moses” in the States and “Lovers On The Run” in the U.K. Meteorites is the band’s first album since 2009’s The Fountain.

And what does Mr. McCulloch have to say about the disc?

“For me, this is a whole new approach, it’s more edgy than anything I’ve ever done,” McCulloch said. “I’m dealing with something on this record I didn’t want to deal with for a long time.”

Here’s the tour:

Aug. 1 – Los Angeles, Calif., Orpheum Theatre
Aug. 2 – San Francisco, Calif., The Regency Ballroom
Aug. 4 – Portland, Ore., McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Aug. 5 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Commodore Ballroom
Aug. 6 – Seattle, Wash., The Showbox (Showbox At The Market)
Aug. 9 – Minneapolis, Minn., First Avenue
Aug. 10 – Chicago, Ill., Metro / Smart Bar
Aug. 11 – Detroit, Mich., St. Andrews Hall
Aug. 12 – Toronto, Ontario, The Danforth Music Hall
Aug. 14 – Boston, Mass., Paradise Rock Club
Aug. 16 – New York, N.Y., Irving Plaza Powered By Klipsch
Aug. 17 – New York, N.Y., Irving Plaza Powered By Klipsch
Aug. 18 – Silver Spring, Md., The Fillmore Silver Spring
Aug. 19 – Philadelphia, Pa., Union Transfer

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