Postpunk survivors Wire will embark on a short nine-date North American tour this April (and possibly play a certain festival) in support of their 12th studio album — the 11-track Red Barked Tree — which is due out on Tuesday, although you can now stream the record in its entirety on NPR’s website.
The band — Colin Newman, Graham Lewis and Robert Grey — will open the spring dates April 1 in Toronto, Ontario, and wrap up in Portland, Ore., on April 12. The shows are part of a planned worldwide tour, which the band says, on its website, will hit 16 countries on three continents, wrapping up “at a location in North America we cannot for the moment reveal” — surely a reference to the Coachella festival, which runs April 15-17.
STREAM: Wire, Red Barked Tree
See Wire’s North American tour dates after the jump…
Wire North American tour dates:
April 1: Lee’s Palace, Toronto, ON
April 2: Le Cabaret du Mile End, Montreal, QC
April 3: Middle East Downstairs, Boston, MA
April 5: Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
April 6: Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
April 7: Black Cat, Washington, D.C.
April 8: Mohawk, Austin, TX
April 9: Metro, Chicago, IL
April 12: Dante’s, Portland, OR
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Wow…I didn’t realise before this post that Wire are down to only 50% of their original lineup.
Will the next Wire tour be Colin Newman solo?
Wow..I didn’t realise that Wire were down to only 2 original members.
Will the next Wire tour be Colin Newman solo?
It’s the same drummer – he’s just reverted back to his given name.