The Drums add 3rd NYC show, streaming album @ NY Times
The Drums at Williamsburg Waterfront in July (more by VIncent Cornelli)
As mentioned, The Drums are going on an extensive North American tour this fall in support of their upcoming LP, Portamento, due out September 13 via Frenchkiss. You can listen to that album, with written commentary, at the NY Times.
That tour includes NYC-area dates on September 28 at Maxwell’s (tickets) and November 3 at Music Hall of Williamsburg (tickets).
Its since been revealed that Patrick Cleandenim will open both of those shows, in addition to a DC show at Black Cat on 11/6. Regal Degal are also on the Maxwell’s bill.
The Drums have also since added a third NYC-area date the day before the MHOW show at Bowery Ballroom (11/2). No opener has been announced for this show yet. Tickets go on sale Friday (9/2) at noon with an AmEx presale starting Wednesday (8/31) at noon.
Updated dates below…
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The Drums — 2011 Tour Dates
Sept 3 Electric Picnic Festival, Stradbelly, IE
Sept 5 Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, London, UK
Sept 6 Lexington, London, UK
Sept 7 XOYO, London, UK
Sept 9 Berlin Festival, Berlin, GER
Sept 8-11 Bestival, UK
Sept 17 SPLIT Festival, UK
Sept. 28th Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s
Sept. 29th Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
Sept. 30th Montreal, QC Evenko
Oct. 1st Toronto, ON The Mod Club
Oct. 3rd Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
Oct. 4th Chicago, IL Subterranean
Oct. 5th Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
Oct. 6th Des Moines, IA Vaudville Mews
Oct. 10th Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
Oct. 11th Vancouver, BC Venue
Oct. 12th Seattle, WA Crocodile Café
Oct. 14th San Francisco, CA The Independent – Treasure Island Night Show
Oct. 15th San Diego, CA The Casbah
Oct. 18th Los Angeles, CA Echoplex
Oct. 20th Tempe, AZ Sail Inn
Oct. 22nd Dallas, TX The Loft
Oct. 23rd Austin, TX The Parish
Oct. 24th Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s
Oct. 26th Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder
Oct. 27th Orlando, FL The Social
Oct. 28th Miami, FL Grand Central
Oct. 31st Atlanta, GA The Drunken Unicorn
Nov. 2nd New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Nov. 3rd Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
Nov. 5th Philadelphia, PA Making Time at Voyeur Night Club
Nov. 6th Washington, DC The Black Cat
