Vampire Weekend to Hit the Road with Amazing Openers
Vampire Weekend will embark on a North American tour in summer behind their comeback album Father of the Bride due for release in spring.
They have announced the amazing openers so don’t miss this festival-like event and buy your tickets in time.
Vampire Weekend are gearing up for the release of their fourth LP Father of the Bride which will be out in April and they have announced the extensive tour for May. Their first performance will be in May at Hangout Music Festival in Alabama and the tour officially starts on 5 June in Toronto. in May at Hangout Music Festival in Alabama
Soccer Mommy, AngéliqueKidjo, Chicano Batman, Christone Ingram, Despot, Richard Pictures and Tinariwen will join them on select dates. Los Angeles natives Chicano Batman are tapped for support on all the June dates, guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram will open for the band from 16 August to 8 September, and singer/songwriter Soccer Mommy joins Vampire Weekend on their final dates from 25 September through 8 October.
Angélique Kidjo and Despot will open the Madison Square Garden show on 6 September and Tinariwen and Richard Pictures will join as support for the Hollywood Bowl show on 2 October. Richard Pictures also will join Chicano Batman in Chicago.
Don’t miss this amazing support and purchase your tickets right now.
Father of the Bride will be out via Columbia Records and It’s VW’s first record since Modern Vampires of the City came out back in 2013. Songs “Harmony Hall” and “2021” are already out and drawing a lot of attention and the band plans to drop two new songs every month leading up to the album. This album is different from the previous ones according to the lead singer Koenig.
The record features an array of collaborators, including RostamBatmanglij, marking the first time the band has included guest vocalists in an album. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Ezra Koenig said, “We’ve had three albums of the same voice over and over again. I like the idea of opening up our world a little bit.”
Can’t wait for the tour to kick off and see what these New York rockers have planned to sweep us off our feet.
Father of the Bride Tour
Show Date and Time: Wednesday, 5 June 2019, 7:30 pm
Show Location: Echo Beach at Budweiser Stage, Toronto, Ontario
Show Duration: TBA