The Afghan Whigs Announce New Album And Global Tour

The Afghan Whigs are not only coming to a city near you but also releasing new music this summer. The rock band announced its new album, Soft Control, will be released Aug. 21 via Royal Cream/BMG, and the quintet also dropped its latest single, “Jungle Roux,” on all music streaming platforms.

They’re also embarking on the “Soft Control Tour” to promote the new album, playing shows in Europe and North America from September through November. Following a performance at Brugge’s Cactus Festival in July, The Afghan Whigs will kick off their tour Sept. 19 at Stylus in Leeds. The routing for the European leg of the tour includes stops at Glasgow’s SWG3 Galvanizers, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London, Trabendo in Paris, Cologne’s Luxor, De Roma in Antwerp and Ancienne Belgique in Brussels.

The North American run begins Nov. 4 at Orlando’s Beacham Theater, and the band will be performing in venues such as Warsaw in Brooklyn, Toronto’s The Concert Hall, The Metro in Chicago, Dallas’ Granada Theater and Austin’s Scott Inn. See full routing below.

Tickets for all shows go on sale June 5. For more information, visit theafghanwhigs.com/tour.

Ed Harcourt will support the European and U.K. shows, and Night Moves, a country-soul-psych-rock band from Minneapolis, will open for The Afghan Whigs in North America.

The Afghan Whigs are booked by Paladin Artists in North America. The band played 20 shows earlier this year, including a sold-out concert at the iconic 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., where The Afghan Whigs grossed $36,180 off 804 tickets sold, according to Pollstar Boxoffice.

The Afghan Whigs “Soft Control Tour” Dates
July 10 – Brugge, Belgium – Cactus Festival
Sept. 19 – Leeds, UK – Stylus
Sept. 20 – Nottingham, UK – The Palais
Sept. 22 – Glasgow, UK – SWG3 Galvanizers
Sept. 23 – Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz
Sept. 24 – London, UK – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Sept. 26 – Brighton, UK – Chalk
Sept. 27 – Paris, FR – Trabendo
Sept. 28 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
Sept. 30 – Cologne, DE – Luxor
Oct. 1 – Liege, BE – OM
Oct. 3 – Eindhoven, Netherlands
Oct. 4 – Antwerp, BE – De Roma
Oct. 5 – Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique
Nov. 4 – Orlando, FL – Beacham Theater
Nov. 5 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
Nov. 7 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
Nov. 8 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore SoundStage
Nov. 10 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
Nov. 11 – Toronto, ON – The Concert Hall
Nov. 13 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
Nov. 14 – Chicago, IL – The Metro
Nov. 15 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
Nov. 19 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
Nov. 20 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
Nov. 21 – Austin, TX Scoot Inn
UK/Europe Support – Ed Harcourt
North America Support – Night Moves