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LANY’s ‘Kinda’ Tour
LANY sets fall dates in support of its “Kinda” EP. Beginning in the Pacific Northwest, the Los Angeles three-piece travels to the East Coast and back. Destinations include Memphis, Denver, New York, Chicago, Orlando and San Diego.
Photo: Photo by Alessio Boni
Why LANYT? The band derived its moniker from the abbreviations for Los Angeles and New York.
“I eventually thought of the span across the country from L.A. to New York, and at first I was thinking it would be L-A-N-Y, but people kept getting confused on how to pronounce it when I told them, saying things like ‘L-A-and-Y?’ So then we’re like forget it–let’s call ourselves LANY, pronounced Lay-Nee,” LANY’s Paul Klein told Teen Vogue.
The group recently released Kinda via Interscope. The EP includes the singles “Where The Hell Are My Friends” and “yea, babe,” plus four unreleased tracks.
Touring has been very good to LANY. Having sold out its last headlining outing before playing the first date, the band landed on lineups for
The fall tour begins Sept. 27 in Portland, Ore. Here’s the schedule for LANY as of today:
July 2 – Chicago, Ill., Oakwood Beach (Mamby On The Beach)
July 22 – Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Burl’s Creek Event Grounds (Wayhome Music And Arts Festival)
Aug 5 – San Francisco, Calif., Golden Gate Park (Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival)
Sept. 25 – Las Vegas, Nev., Downtown Las Vegas (Life Is Beautiful Festival)
Sept. 27 – Portland, Ore., Revolution Hall
Sept. 28 – Seattle, Wash., The Neptune
Sept. 29 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Venue
Oct. 1 – Salt Lake City, Utah, The Depot
Oct. 2 – Denver, Colo., Bluebird Theater
Oct. 4 – Omaha, Neb., Slowdown
Oct. 7 – Memphis, Tenn., 1884 Lounge
Oct. 8 – Atlanta, Ga., Terminal West
Oct. 9 – Carrboro, N.C., Cat’s Cradle
Oct. 11 – Birmingham, Ala., Saturn
Oct. 13 – Orlando, Fla., Backbooth
Oct. 14 – Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Culture Room
Oct. 15 – Saint Petersburg, Fla., State Theatre
Oct. 20 – Columbus, Ohio, A & R Music Bar
Oct. 21 – Millvale, Pa., Mr. Small’s Theatre
Oct. 23 – Philadelphia, Pa., Theatre Of Living Arts
Oct. 24 – Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club
Oct. 25 – New York, N.Y., Webster Hall
Oct. 28 – Boston, Mass.,Royale Nightclub Boston
Oct. 29 – Montreal, Quebec, Théâtre Fairmount
Oct. 30 – Toronto, Ontario, Mod Club
Nov. 1 – Detroit, Mich., St. Andrews Hall
Nov. 3 – Chicago, Ill., Metro / Smart Bar
Nov. 5 – Minneapolis, Minn., Fine Line Music Café
Nov. 7 – Fayetteville, Ark., George’s Majestic Lounge
Nov. 9 – Nashville, Tenn., Mercy Lounge
Nov. 11 – Houston, Texas, Warehouse Live
Nov. 12 – Dallas, Texas, House Of Blues
Nov. 13 – Austin, Texas, Antone’s
Nov. 15 – Phoenix, Ariz., The Crescent Ballroom
Nov. 16 – San Diego, Calif., House Of Blues
Nov. 19 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Fonda
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