After slowly rolling out The The reunion dates in the U.K. and Europe, bandleader Matt Johnson today announced an 8-date North American run that marks the band’s first shows on the continent in 18 years, since the tour in support of 2000’s Nakedself.
The North American dates follow the European summer trek, opening Sept. 14 in Boston, with concerts in New York City, Toronto, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Tickets for all of the North American dates go on sale Friday, April 6, at 12 noon local time.
This year’s concerts will be The The’s first in 16 years, and follow the release last year of both a brand-new single, “We Can’t Stop What’s Coming,” featuring Johnny Marr and a three-disc box set chronicling Johnson’s 12-hour radio broadcast a few years back. Johnson had said in 2015 that he was working on a “proper” new The The record, though it’s not clear if that’s still in the works.
See The The’s reunion dates below.
The The tour dates:
UK AND EUROPE
May 25: Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK
May 26: Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK
May 27: Becketts Student Union, Leeds, UK
June 1: Heartland Festival, Egeskov Castle, Denmark
June 2: Münchenbryggeriet, Stockholm, Sweden
June 5: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
June 6: Brixton Academy, London, UK
June 7: Troxy, London, UK
July 6: Mandela Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
July 7: Iveagh Gardens, Dublin, Ireland
Sept. 3: Newcastle University Student Union, Newcastle, UK
Sept. 4: Barrowlands, Glasgow, UK
Sept. 5: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, UK
Sept. 7: Digbeth Arena, Birmingham, UK
Sept. 8: Festival No. 6, Portmeirion, UK
Sept. 9: St. Philip’s Gate Arena, Bristol, UK
NORTH AMERICA
Sept. 14: Orpheum Theare, Boston, MA
Sept. 16: Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
Sept. 17: Beacon Theater, New York, NY
Sept. 19: Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON
Sept. 21: Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI
Sept. 22: Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL
Sept. 24: Ford Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Sept. 27: The Masonic, San Francisco, CA
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- The The expands reunion tour with 3 ‘very low-key’ U.K. warm-up concerts in May
- The The announces new 3-disc ‘Radio Cineola Trilogy’ box set, first concerts in 16 years
- Watch: The The’s emotional new music video for ‘We Can’t Stop What’s Coming’
- Listen: The The, ‘We Can’t Stop What’s Coming’ — first new single in 10 years
- The The re-enlists Johnny Marr on first new single in 10 years for Record Store Day
Make this trip count Matt, get your double articled ass up to Portland and Seattle.
I’m up in Portland also but will fly down for the SF show for sure.
I’m in Seattle and I just went and stared and my husband…”LA IN SEPTEMBER”…he’s an even bigger Matt Johnson fan than me and he was a little scared of me, I think…
I’d love a Montreal visit, but I’m wiling to drive to Boston for this one! I’m going to be checking for tickets regularly.
I can pretty much guarantee that you’d sell out in Seattle…
Agreed. Seattle, please.
Omaha, right in the middle of the U.S. Please.
Hey guys how about stopping by Dallas Texas for a show !!
Here’s a 2nd vote for a show in Dallas!
Florida??? Or anywhere in the Southern US will do?
Please please come to Vancouver….it was one of my favorite concerts when you played at Commodore.
Just got my Boston tickets. They’re going fast! Anyone interested should not hesitate.