Modest Mouse will return to the road soon late this summer for a mix of Canadian dates and US festival appearances.
Modest Mouse New Tour Dates
The Washington-based indie-rock band, accompanied by
Grandaddy
guitarist Jim Fairchild, will begin Aug. 17 in Halifax, Nova Scotia,
followed by three Canadian gigs before continuing on to the US. The
14-city run includes performances at San Diego's Street Scene (8/28),
San Francisco's Outside Lands Festival (8/30) and Seattle's Bumbershoot
Festival (9/7), among others.
Jim Fairchild of Grandaddy will play guitar throughout the tour
Modest Mouse’s latest release,
No One’s First And You’re Next, is an EP creation of B-sides culled from recording sessions for their previous two
releases
(
Good News for People Who Love Bad News, and We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank).No One’s First is filled with the influence of both albums, but is full of new sonic sounds and new transitions never heard before by Indie Rock Modest Mouse.
No One’s First And You’re Next
The group's most recent full-length studio album, "
We Were Dead Before
the Ship Even Sank," came out in early 2007 and debuted atop The
Billboard. In May, the band released "
Satellite Skin," a
limited-edition 7" single backed by another new track, "
Guilty Cocker
Spaniels".
We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
Another limited-edition 7" single featuring two new songs--"
Autumn
Beds" and "
Whale Song" became available on June 23 at retailers, as well
as on iTunes.
"
We Were Dead ..."
followed 2004's "
Good News for People Who Love Bad News," the band's
first platinum-certified album, featuring the hit single "
Float On."
Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse is said to begin working on a new studio album shortly, though no official announcements have been made.
Tour Dates:
August 2009
17 - Halifax, Nova Scotia - Forum Multipurpose Room
19 - Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
20 - Kingston, Ontario - Ale House
21 - Toronto, Ontario - Sound Academy
24 - Columbus, OH - Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
25 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
28 - San Diego, CA - Street Scene
30 - San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands Festival
September 2009
1 - Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue
2 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
3 - Billings, MT - Alberta Bair Theater
4 - Missoula, MT - Wilma Theater
5 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory Concert House
7 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
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