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Unknown Mortal Orchestra expand tour, cover Otis Redding

by Bill Pearis

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As mentioned, Unknown Mortal Orchestra are going on a tour which hits NYC on for a free Seaport Music Festival show on June 28 with tourmates Bass Drum of Death.

That tour kicks off tomorrow in Bellingham Washington and to commemorate their impending trek, UMO have recorded a cover of Otis Redding’s classic “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay” which was recorded live for BBC 6Music. With their sound already being fairly retro in vibe, the cover is not too far from the original but may help remove any remaining flashbacks to Michael Bolton’s version from the ’80s. (If you had forgotten it, sorry to bring it up.) You can stream it, along with UMO’s recently-expanded tour schedule, below.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra – “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”

Unknown Mortal Orchestra – 2013 Tour Dates
06/14 – Bellingham, WA – The Wild Buffalo
06/15 – Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret
06/16 – Spokane, WA – The Center
06/17 – Pullman, WA – Belltower Concert House
06/19 – Calgary, Canada – Sled Island Festival
06/21 – Winnipeg, MB – West End Cultural Centre
06/22 – Fargo, ND – The Aquarium %
06/23 – Minneapolis, MN – The Cedar %
06/24 – Des Moines, IA – Vaudeville Mews %
06/26 – Akron, OH – Musica %
06/28 – New York, NY – Seaport Music Festival %
06/29 – Hamden, CT – The Space %
07/04 – 07/07 – Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival
07/18 – Dunedin, NZ – ReFuel
07/19 – Auckland, NZ – Kings Arm
07/20 – Wellington, NZ – Bodega
07/23 – Perth, AU – The Rosemount
07/25 – Sydney, AU – The Standard
07/26 – Byron Bay, AU – Splendour in the Grass
07/27 – Melbourne, AU – Corner Hotel
08/03 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08/09 – Goteborg, Sweden – Way Out West Festival
08/10 – Oslo, Norway – Oya Festival
08/16 – Hasselt, Belgium – Pukkelpop Festival
08/17 – Biddinghuizen, Netherlands – Lowlands Festival
08/18 – Wales, UK – Green Man Festival
09/06 – Portland, OR – Branx (Music Fest NW)
09/26 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
09/27 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
09/28 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
09/29 – Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
10/02 – Austin, TX – The Mohawk
10/03 – Little Rock, AR – Stickyz RocknRoll Chicken Shack
10/04 – Nashville, TN – Exit In
10/05 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
10/06 – Carboro, NC – Cats Cradle
10/08 – Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel
10/09 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
10/14 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
10/15 – Montreal, Canada – Cabaret Mile End
10/16 – Toronto, Canada – Lee’s Palace
10/17 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick Lounge
10/18 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
10/19 – Pittsburgh, PA – Altar
10/22 – Madison, WI – The Frequency
11/07 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom
11/08 – Manchester, UK – Academy 2
11/10 – Poitiers, France – Confort Moderne // Co-Headline show w/ Suuns
11/12 – Utrecht, Holland – Tivoli Ouderacht
11/13 – Brussels, Belgium – AB Club
11/15 – Prague, Czech Republic – Chapeau Rouge
11/16 – Vienna, Austria – B72
11/18 – Budapest, Hungary – A38 Ship
11/20 – Zurich, Switzerland – Rote Fabrik
11/21 – Dudingen, Switzerland – Bad Bonn
11/22 – Carpi, Italy – Mattatoio
11/23 – Rome, Italy – Blackout
11/25 – Montpellier, France – Rockstore
11/26 – Barcelona, Spain – La 2
11/27 – Madrid, Spain – El Sol
% w/ Bass Drum of Death