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Parquet Courts Expands Tour Schedule
The indie rock act will be showing off new tunes from its latest album, Human Performance, which was released in April.
Rolling Stone declares, “Even in an absurdly abundant time for brilliant young indie bands, Parquet Courts approach their jittery art-punk guitar buzz with a playful sense of adventure that sets them way ahead of the pack.”
RS wasn’t the only publication to take a shine to the new release. Stereogum named Human Performance an “Album of the Week” while Spin stamped the LP with its “Essential Album” label and Pitchfork rated it among the site’s “Best New Music.”
Fans will have plenty of chances to catch the band on the road over the next several months. Parquet Court’s previously announced May schedule includes gigs in D.C., Atlanta, Nashville and New York. After that the group heads to Europe in June for headline dates and festival appearances including Primavera Sound and Pinkpop. The new leg of U.S. dates is concentrated on the West Coast with stops in California, Washington and British Columbia. Check out the routing below, with the new dates bolded:
May 11 – Philadelphia, Pa., Union Transfer
May 12 – Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club
May 13 – Carrboro, N.C., Cat’s Cradle
May 14 – Atlanta, Ga., The EARL
May 15 – Atlanta, Ga., Centennial Olympic Park (Shaky Knees Music Festival)
May 16 – Nashville, Tenn., Mercy Lounge
May 17 – Asheville, N.C., The Mothlight
May 18 – Charlottesville, Va., Jefferson Theater
May 20 – New York, N.Y., Webster Hall
June 3 – Dudingen, Switzerland, Bad Bonn (Kilbi Festival)
June 4 – Barcelona, Spain, Parc del Forum (Primavera Sound)
June 5 – Nimes, France, Paloma (This Is Not A Love Song)
June 7 – Bilbao, Spain, Kafe Antzokia
June 9 – Oporto, Portugal, Parque De Cidade (NOS Primavera Sound)
June 11 – Landgraaf, Netherlands, Megaland (Pinkpop Festival)
June 12 – London, England, Victoria Park (Field Day)
June 14 – Bristol, England, Trinity Centre
June 15 – Liverpool, England, The Kazimier
June 16 – Edinburgh, Scotland, La Belle Angele
June 17 – Leeds, England, The Irish Centre
June 18 – Manchester, England, Gorilla
June 21 – Antwerp, Belgium, Muziekcentrum Trix
June 23 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, Paradiso Noord
June 27 – Paris, France, La Gaîté Lyrique
Aug. 18 – Santa Ana, Calif., The Observatory
Aug. 19 – San Diego, Calif., The Irenic
Aug. 20 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Regent Theater
Aug. 22 – San Francisco, Calif., The Regency Ballroom
Aug. 26 – Seattle, Wash., The Showbox
Aug. 27 – Vancouver, British Columbia, The Vogue Theatre
Aug. 28 – Portland, Ore., Tom McCall Waterfront Park (Musicfest NW Presents Project Pabst)
Oct. 10 – Manchester, England, Academy 2
Oct. 12 – Brighton, England, Old Market Theatre
Oct. 15 – Groningen, Netherlands, Vera
Oct. 17 – Cologne, Germany, Gebaude 9
Oct. 18 – Berlin, Germany, SO36
Oct. 19 – Prague, Czech Republic, MeetFactory
Oct. 20 – Munich, Germany, Strom
Oct. 23 – Milan, Italy, Bko
Oct. 25 – Zurich, Switzerland, Rote Fabrik
Oct. 26 – Strasbourg, France, La Laiterie
Ticket onsales for select dates begin May 6. Visit ParquetCourts.wordpress.com for more information.