the-chills

The Chills announce first major U.S. tour in 20 years (SXSW included)

New Zealand indie rock greats The Chills released new album Snow Bound earlier this year, and were recently announced as part of SXSW 2019. Leading up to their visit to Austin, The Chills will head out on their first major U.S. tour since 1996. (They played a few new Northeast shows back in 2016.) Dates kick off at Brooklyn’s The Bell House on February 19, and they’ll also play Boston, Jersey City (2/22 @ White Eagle Hall), Philly, DC, Detroit, Chicago, Minneapolis, Costa Mesa, Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle.

Tickets for The Bell House and White Eagle Hall shows go on sale Friday, December 7 at 3 PM.

All dates are listed, along with a stream of Snow Bound and their essential Kaleidoscope World compilation, below.

The Chills – 2019 US Tour Dates
19 Feb: The Bellhouse, NY, US
20 Feb: The Middle East, Boston, US
22 Feb: White Eagle Hall, Jersey City, US
23 Feb: Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, US
24 Feb: The Black Cat, Washington, US
26 Feb: Outer Limits Lounge, Detroit, US
27 Feb: The Empty Bottle, Chicago, US
28 Feb: The Turf Club, St. Paul, US
2 Mar: The Wayfarer, Costa Mesa, US
3 Mar: The Echo, Los Angeles, US
5 Mar: The Catalyst, Santa Cruz US
6 Mar: The Chapel, San Francisco, US
8 Mar: Dante’s, Portland, US
9 Mar: Sunset Tavern, Seattle, US
11-17 Mar: SXSW, Austin TX, US