Well isn’t this just exciting? Two great acts, Crystal Castles and LCD Soundsystem have announced a slew of tour dates in what is probably the best tour-date-announcement morning in recent memory. No, they’re not touring together (unfortunately??), but they are touring simultaneously which can lead to a pretty awesome live music summer. Crystal Castles are headlining the HARD Summer Tour after playing some U.S. and European dates this spring. Meanwhile, LCD Soundsystem are going on a HUGE spring/summer tour, playing a bunch of shows with YACHT. Sounds great? It should!
Wait, so is it the summer of great live electro/dance music? Yes it is, friend. Yes it is.
Crystal Castles
Spring/Summer dates:
4.12 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex
4.14 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
4.17 Lisbon, Portugal – Coliseum
4.20 London, England – Heaven
4.22 Berlin, Germany – Ritter Butzke
4.23 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Trouw
4.24 Brussels, Belgium – Botanique Orangerie
4.26 Paris, France – Nouveau Casino
4.27 Zurich, Switzerland – Rosthoflager
4.28 Milan, Italy – Magazzini Generali
4.30 Murcia, Spain – La Fica Estrella LaVenta 404 Festival
7.11 Novi Sad, Serbai – Exit Festival
7.31 Emmaboda, Sweden – Emmaboda Festival
HARD Summer Tour:
8.06 Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
8.07 Los Angeles, CA – HARD Summer Music Festival
8.09 Denver, CO – Ogden Theater
8.11 Austin, TX – Stubb’s
8.13 Chicago, IL – Congress Theater
8.14 Toronto, Ontario – Koolhaus
8.15 Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis
8.17 Boston, MA – House of Blues
8.18 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
8.20 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
8.21 New York, NY – Terminal 5
8.22 Baltimore, MD – Sonar
LCD Soundsystem
4.16 Indio, CA – Coachella
4.20 Dublin, Ireland – Tripod *
4.21 Dublin, Ireland – Tripod *
4.23 London, England – Brixton Academy *
4.24 London, England – Brixton Academy *
4.26 Birmingham, England – Academy *
4.27 Leeds, England – Academy *
4.28 Glasgow, Scotland – Barrowlands *
4.29 Glasgow, Scotland – Barrowlands *
5.01 Manchester, England – Academy
5.02 Bristol, England – Academy *
5.04 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso *
5.05 Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique *
5.06 Berlin, Germany – WMF *
5.07 Luxembourg, Luxembourg – Den Atelier
5.08 Paris, France – Bataclan *
5.09 Paris, France – Bataclan *
5.20 New York, NY – Terminal 5
5.21 New York, NY – Terminal 5
5.24 Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis
5.25 Toronto, Ontario – Koolhaus
5.26 Chicago, IL – Metro
5.29 Portland, OR – Roseland
5.30 George, WA – Sasquatch Festival
5.31 Vancouver, British Columbia – Malkin Bowl
6.03 San Francisco, CA – Fillmore
6.08 Austin, TV – Stubb’s
6.09 Dallas, TX – Palladium
6.11 Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Festival
6.17 La Coruña, Spain – Sonar
6.18 Barcelona, Spain – Sonar
6.19 Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany – Southside Festival
6.20 Scheessel, Germany – Hurricane Festival
6.22 Zagreb, Croatia – InMusic Festival
6.24 Ferrara, Italy – Bands Apart Festival
6.25 St. Gallen, Switzerland – Open Air Festival
7.01 Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival
7.03 London, England – Wireless Festival
7.08 Novi Sad, Serbia – Exit Festival
7.10 Lisbon, Portugal – Alive Festival
7.15-16 Mariaville, NY – Camp Bisco
7.17 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival
8.12 Oslo, Norway – Oya Festival
8.13 Gotenberg, Sweden – Way Out West Festival
9.12 Isle of Wight, England – Bestival
* with YACHT
[Pictures by Reinier Asscheman and MrClivver]