Japandroids Returns For European/North American Tour

The group has been quiet since the end of its tour promoting 2012’s Celebration Rock, but it is now back with a new album, Near To The Wild Heart Of Life, due out Jan. 27.

The group has already been busy, playing four nights at 

The group has been quiet since the end of its tour promoting 2012’s Celebration Rock, but it is now back with a new album, Near To The Wild Heart Of Life, due out Jan. 27.

The group has already been busy, playing four nights at 

After that is a run in Europe starting April 18 in Denmark to May 6 in London. The group has an extended series of seven shows in the United Kingdom to close out this section of the routing.

Japandroids’ blend of dance and classic rock influences, particularly on Celebration Rock, was hailed as a breath of life for the genre. Check out the new single from the upcoming album, released last week.

Here are Japandroids plans as they currently stand:

Nov. 25 – Mexico City, Mexico, Caradura
Dec. 3 – Berry, Australia, Fairgrounds Festival Grounds (Fairgrounds Festival)
Dec. 6 – Collingwood, Australia, The Tote
Dec. 10 – Meredith, Australia, Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre (Meredith Music Festival)
Dec. 13 – Marrickville, Australia, Red Rattler
Feb. 13 – Madison, Wis., Majestic Theatre
Feb. 14 – Minneapolis, Minn., First Avenue
Feb. 15 – Chicago, Ill., Vic Theatre
Feb. 17 – Toronto, Ontario, The Danforth Music Hall
Feb. 20 – Boston, Mass., Royale Nightclub Boston
Feb. 23 – New York, N.Y., Terminal 5
Feb. 24 – Philadelphia, Pa., Union Transfer
Feb. 27 – Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club
March 1 – Carrboro, N.C., Cat’s Cradle
March 3 – Atlanta, Ga., Variety Playhouse
March 4 – Birmingham, Ala., Saturn
March 5 – St. Louis, Mo., The Ready Room
March 7 – Englewood, Colo., Gothic Theatre
March 10 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Fonda Theatre
March 11 – San Diego, Calif., Music Box
March 13 – Santa Ana, Calif., The Observatory
March 14 – San Francisco, Calif., The Fillmore
March 17 – Portland, Ore., Revolution Hall
March 18 – Seattle, Wash., The Neptune
March 20 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Commodore Ballroom
April 18 – Copenhagen, Denmark, Pumpehuset Club
April 19 – Hamburg, Germany, Uebel & Gefährlich
April 20 – Cologne, Germany, Gebaude 9
April 22 – Berlin, Germany, The Columbia Theater
April 23 – Frankfurt, Germany, Zoom
April 24 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, Melkweg
April 26 – Paris, France, La Maroquinerie
April 27 – Brussels, Belgium, Botanique
April 28 – Birmingham, England, O2 Institute Birmingham
April 30 – Glasgow, Scotland, Garage
May 1 – Leeds, England, Stylus
May 2 – Nottingham, England, The Rescue Rooms
May 4 – Manchester, England, Gorilla
May 5 – Brighton, England, Concorde 2
May 6 – London, England, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

Tickets to the European shows go on sale Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. local time. Head over to Japandroids.com for all things Japandroids.