Millencolin Coming To North America

The long wait for Millencolin’s North America fans is finally over. The Swedish skate-punk band will begin its first tour of the continent in six years, beginning with Denver’s Riot Fest and headlining shows in Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Dallas, Boston and Los Angeles and other markets.

Photo: Epitaph Records

That a tour was forthcoming must have been on the minds of fans since the band’s first album since 1998 – True Brew – arrived April 28 on Epitaph. Add to that the video for Millencolin’s single “Bring Me Home” and the anticipation must have been peaking fans joy meters.

23 years, seven albums and 1,500 live shows later, Millencolin is coming back to North America. Here are the dates:

Aug. 30 – Denver, Colo., National Western Complex (Riot Fest)
Aug. 31 – Salt Lake City, Utah, Urban Lounge
Sept. 1 – Las Vegas, Nev., Vinyl @ Hard Rock Hotel
Sept. 2 – San Diego, Nev., Observatory North Park
Sept. 3 – Santa Ana, Calif., The Observatory
Sept. 4 – West Hollywood, Calif., The Roxy Theatre
Sept. 5 – San Francisco, Calif., Slim’s
Sept. 6 – Dallas, Texas, Gas Monkey
Sept. 8 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Music Hall Of Williamsburg
Sept. 9 – Boston, Mass., Brighton Music Hall
Sept. 10 – Quebec City, Quebec, Various Venues (Envol Et Macadam Festival)
Sept. 11 – Toronto, Ontario, Opera House Concert Venue
Sept. 12 – Chicago, Ill., Douglas Park

Presales begin this week with general onsales starting June 12 at 10 a.m. local time. Head over to Millencolin.com for more info.