Sylvan Esso at Brooklyn Steel
photo by Em Grey

Sylvan Esso & Lucy Dacus @ Brooklyn Steel (night 1 pics)

Having just released their new album What Now?, Sylvan Esso played their first of two sold-out nights at Brooklyn Steel on Thursday (5/18). Lucy Dacus opened the show, and pictures from the whole evening are in the gallery above. Both Sylvan Esso and Lucy Dacus play Brooklyn Steel again tonight.

Sylvan Esso will be back in NYC this summer to play the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival at Prospect Park Bandshell on July 26 with Middle Kids. and tickets are still available. See all of their upcoming tour dates below.

Sylvan Esso – 2017 Tour
Jul 13 FIB Benicasim, Spain
Jul 14 Melt Festival Gräfenhainichen, Germany
Jul 15 Latitude Festival Southwold, United Kingdom
Jul 16 Citadel Festival London, United Kingdom
Jul 17 Rough Trade East London, United Kingdom
Jul 26 CELEBRATE BROOKLYN Brooklyn, NY*
Aug 04 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
Aug 05 Lollapalooza Chicago, IL
Aug 06 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN^
Aug 07 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN^
Aug 08 Sokol Auditorium Omaha, NE^
Aug 10 The Ogden Theater Denver, CO^
Aug 11 Mishawaka Amphitheater Bellvue, CO^
Aug 12 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT^
Aug 13 Traveler’s Rest Missoula, MT
Aug 15 Commodore Vancouver, Canada^
Aug 16 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR^
Aug 17 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR^
Aug 18 Neptune Seattle, WA+
Aug 19 Neptune Seattle, WA+
Aug 22 The Fox Theater Oakland, CA^
Aug 23 The Fox Theater Oakland, CA^
Aug 25 The Hollywood Palladium Los Angeles, CA^
Aug 26 The Observatory North Park San Diego, CA^
Aug 27 The Van Buren Phoenix, AZ^
Aug 29 Granada Theater Dallas, TX^
Aug 30 Stubb’s Austin, TX^
Aug 31 White Oak Music Hall Houston, TX^
Sep 01 Civic Theater New Orleans, LA^
Sep 14 The Jefferson Theater Charlottesville, VA%
Sep 15 The Jefferson Theater Charlottesville, VA%
Sep 16 Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA%
Sep 17 The Crofoot Ballroom Detroit, MI%
Sep 19 Express Live! Columbus, OH%
Sep 20 House Of Blues Cleveland, OH%
Sep 21 Bogart’s Cincinnati, OH%
Sep 22 The Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN%
Sep 23 Old National Centre Indianapolis, IN%
Sep 25 The Blue Note Columbia, MO%
Sep 26 CrossroadsKC Kansas City, MO%
Sep 28 The Mercury Ballroom Louisville, KY%
Sep 29 ExploreAshville.com Arena Asheville, NC%
Sep 30 Shakori Hills Pittsboro, NC$
Oct 25 Vega Copenhagen, Denmark
Oct 26 Astra Kulturhaus Berlin, Germany
Oct 27 Kulturkirche Köln, Germany
Oct 29 Mojo Hamburg, Germany
Oct 30 Paradiso Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nov 01 Ampere Munich, Germany
Nov 02 Pitchfork Music Festival Paris Paris, France
Nov 02 Les Docks Lausanne, Switzerland
Nov 03 Pitchfork Music Festival Paris Paris, France
Nov 04 Pitchfork Music Festival Paris Paris, France
Nov 04 Trix Antwerp, Belgium
Nov 06 O2 Institute2 Birmingham, United Kingdom
Nov 07 SWX Bristol, United Kingdom
Nov 08 O2 Shepherds Bush Empire London, United Kingdom
Nov 10 Arts Club Liverpool, United Kingdom
Nov 11 Gorilla Manchester, United Kingdom
Nov 12 SWG3 TV Studio Glasgow, United Kingdom
Nov 13 Brudenell Social Club Headingley, United Kingdom
Nov 14 Tivoli Theater Dublin, Ireland

* = w/Middle Kids
^ = w/Flock of Dimes
+ = w/Dana Buoy
% = w/Helado Negro
$ = w/tUnE-YaRdS, Wye Oak, Helado Negro, Well$, Oak City Slums, DJ Play Play, Vivica C. Coxx

photos by Em Grey