The War on Drugs add Brooklyn show to 2012 Tour (dates)
The War On Drugs at Cameo in August (more by Jessica Amaya)
The War On Drugs recently kicked off their December tour which includes the sold-out show at Bowery Ballroom on December 11 and the not-sold out show one day later opening for The National at Beacon Theater (12/12) (tickets). Though Still Corners were originally scheduled to open the Bowery show along with Arc in Round, it appears they’ve since dropped off and TEEN will be taking their place.
The War On Drugs will tour North America again in 2012 around the time of SXSW, which they’ve recently been added to, which brings them to Music Hall of Williamsburg on April 6. Most of those dates are with Sharon Van Etten, who also opens for The National at one of their Beacon Theater shows (12/13) (tickets). She’s not scheduled to play at their MHOW show (no one else is either). She has her own headlining NYC shows at MHOW on February 24 and Bowery Ballroom on February 25. Both of her shows are with Shearwater and tickets are still on sale.
Speaking of The War On Drugs, The National, and Sharon Van Etten, Aaron Dessner of the National interviewed Adam Granduciel of The War On Drugs, and during the interview, they talked a bit about Sharon Van Etten. Eventually it turns into them talking about each other’s music and comparing recording techniques. You can read the whole thing at The A.V. Club.
Pitchfork.tv just posted a video of the band performing “Come to the City” in NYC earlier this year and an interview with the band. You can watch that video below with all tour dates…
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The War On Drugs on Pitchfork.tv
The War On Drugs — 2011/2012 Tour Dates
12/06/11 Indianapolis, IN – Radio Radio
12/07/11 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
12/08/11 Toledo, OH – Mickey Finn’s Pub
12/09/11 Toronto, ON – The Horseshoe Tavern
12/10/11 Ithaca, NY – Castaways
12/11/11 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
12/12/11 New York, NY – Beacon Theatre w/ The National
12/17/11 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer with Sun Airway, Ape School
02/14/12 Nijmegen, NL – Doornroosje
02/15/12 Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg
02/16/12 Copenhagen, DK – Vega
02/17/12 Hamburg, DE – Molotow
02/19/12 Berlin, DE – Magnet Club
02/20/12 Frankfurt, DE – Brotfabrik
02/21/12 Paris, FR – Maroquinerie
02/22/12 Antwerp, BE – Trix
02/23/12 Livepool, UK – The Kazimier
02/24/12 Dublin, IE – Whelan’s
02/26/12 Glasgow, UK – Stereo
02/27/12 Manchester, UK – Sound Control
02/28/12 London, UK – Electric Ballroom
02/29/12 Brighton, UK – Concord 2
03/01/12 Bristol, UK – Thekla
03/20/12 Los Angeles, CA – The Avalon*
03/21/12 San Francisco, CA – The Independent*
03/23/12 Portland, OR – Aladdin Theatre*
03/24/12 Vancouver, BC – The Biltmore Cabaret*
03/27/12 Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room*
03/28/12 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater*
03/31/12 St. Louis, MO – Luminary Center for the Arts*
04/01/12 Bloomington, IN – Rhinos*
04/06/12 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
* – w/ Sharon Van Etten
