Afghan Whigs streaming new LP, announce 2017 North American tour

The Afghan Whigs‘8th album, In Spades, is out this Friday (5/5) and you can stream the whole album below, via Stereogum, right now. The band also recently shared the video for “Oriole,” which was directed by erotic art filmmaker Amy Nicole Hood who also stars in the video. It’s a little NSFW and you can watch that below as well.

Meanwhile, Afghan Whigs will be in NYC soon to play an In Spades release show at Harlem’s iconic Apollo Theatre on May 23, which is sold out. They’ll be back as part of their 2017 North American tour, playing Brooklyn Steel on September 16. Tickets for that show go on sale Friday, May 5 at 10 AM, with a fan presale for all dates for the tour beginning Wednesday (5/3) with password InSpades.

Har Mar Superstar will join Afghan Whigs for the whole North American tour. All dates are listed below.

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The Afghan Whigs – 2017 North American Tour Dates
May 23 – Harlem, NY – The Apollo Theater (Sold Out)
May 26 – Manchester, UK – Cathedral
May 27 – Glasgow, UK – ABC
May 28 – Dublin, IE – Academy
May 30 – London, UK – Koko
Jun. 01 – Barcelona, ES – Primavera Sound Festival
Jun. 03 – Bologna, IT – Zona Roveri
Jun. 04 – Zagreb, HR – Tvornica Kulture
Jun. 06 – Warsaw, PL – Palladium
Jun. 07 – Berlin, DE – Kesselhaus
Jun. 09 – Aarhus, DK – Northside Festival
Jun.10 – Oslo, NO – Vulkan
Jun.12 – Hamburg, DE – Gruenspan
Jun.13 – Frankfurt, DE – Batschkapp
Jun.14 – Antwerp, BE – Trix (Sold Out)
Jun.15 – Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique (Sold Out)
Aug. 04 – Vienna, AT – WUK
Aug. 05 – Prague, CZ – Lucerna Music Bar
Aug. 06 – Zurich, CH – Mascotte
Aug. 08 – Munich, DE – Backstage Halle
Aug. 09 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
Aug. 10-12 – Gothenburg, SE – Way Out West Festival
Aug. 13 – Helsinki, FL – Flow Festival
Sep. 06 – Orlando, FL – The Social
Sep. 07 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
Sep. 09 – Washington DC – 9:30 Club
Sep. 11 – Richmond, VA – The National
Sep. 12 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
Sep. 14 – Boston, MA – Paradise
Sep. 16 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
Sep. 18 – Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmount
Sep. 19 – Toronto, ON – Opera House
Sep. 21 – Minneapolis, MN – First Ave
Sep. 23 – Chicago, IL – Metro
Sep. 24 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
Sep. 26 – Detroit, MI – St Andrews
Sep. 28 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
Sep. 29 – Nashville, TN – Exit IN
Sep. 30 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn
Oct. 12 – San Diego, CA – Belly Up
Oct. 13 – Los Angeles, CA – Fonda Theatre
Oct. 14 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Oct. 16 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
Oct. 17 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
Oct. 18 – Seattle, WA – Showbox
Oct. 19 – Salt Lake, UT – Urban Lounge
Oct. 21 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
Oct. 22 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
Oct. 24 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
Oct. 25 – Dallas, TX – Trees
Oct. 26 – Houston, TX – Heights Theater