Explosions in the Sky at Empty Bottle
photo by James Richards IV

Explosions in the Sky announce 20th anniversary tour

Post-rockers Explosions in the Sky hit their twentieth anniversary as a band this year, and they’re celebrating by going on a fall North American tour. Starting in Los Angeles on September 12, EITS make their way through Oakland, Salt Lake City, Denver, Raleigh, Buffalo, Detroit and other cities, concluding in Oklahoma City on October 24. The tour includes two NYC-area dates: Queens’ Knockdown Center on on October 13, and Sayreville, NJ’s Starland Ballroom on October 12. Tickets to all dates go on sale Friday 4/19 at 10 AM local time, with presales beginning Tuesday 4/15 at 10 AM (password: EITS99)

See all dates, and watch a visual accompaniment to EITS’ last album, 2016’s The Wilderness, below.

Explosions in the Sky: 2019 Tour
Thu, MAY 9 Bandai Namco Dream Hall Shanghai, China
Fri, MAY 10 Tango 3F Beijing, China
Sun, MAY 12 O-East Tokyo, Japan
Mon, MAY 13 Club Quattro Osaka, Japan
Wed, SEP 11 Mesa Arts Center Mesa, AZ
Thu, SEP 12 Hollywood Palladium Los Angeles, CA
Fri, SEP 13 Yost Theater Santa Ana, CA
Sat, SEP 14 Love Field Point Reyes, CA
Mon, SEP 16 Fox Theater Oakland, CA
Tue, SEP 17 Crest Theater Sacramento, CA
Thu, SEP 19 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT
Fri, SEP 20 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
Sat, SEP 21 Boulder Theater Boulder, CO
Sun, SEP 22 Taos Mesa Brewing Amphitheater Taos, NM
Thu, OCT 10 The Mill & Mine Knoxville, TN
Fri, OCT 11 The Ritz Raleigh, NC
Sat, OCT 12 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ
Sun, OCT 13 Knockdown Center New York, NY
Mon, OCT 14 Asbury Hall Buffalo, NY
Wed, OCT 16 Masonic Temple – Cathedral Detroit, MI
Thu, OCT 17 Castle Theatre Bloomington, IL
Fri, OCT 18 The Sylvee Madison, WI
Sat, OCT 19 The Palace Theater St Paul, MN
Sun, OCT 20 Codfish Hollow Barnstormers Maquoketa, IA
Tue, OCT 22 The Bourbon Theatre Lincoln, NE
Wed, OCT 23 Liberty Hall Lawrence, KS
Thu, OCT 24 Criterion Theater Oklahoma City, OK