SWANS announce more shows, Share short film
Swans have announced a show at London’s legendary Roundhouse, on 21 May 2015. special guests will be announced shortly.
The band’s extensive live schedule sees them return to Europe in September, and a recently announced festival curated by Swans / Michael Gira will see three days of music (20-23 November) culminating in a Swans performance. The Mouth To Mouth festival, part of Le Guess Who? in Utrecht, features a line up that includes labelmate Ben Frost alongside Wire, Silver Apples, Savages & Bo Ningen’s epic sonic poem ‘Words to the Blind’, Xiu Xiu plus many more.
In addition, they round off the year which has seen the release of their album, ‘To Be Kind‘, with a remastered edition of their debut studio album, ‘Filth’, out vinyl, CD and digitally on October 27th. ” The vinyl edition of ‘Filth’ will come with two reproduction live posters and is the first in a series of remastered catalogue reissues.
Swans, led by Michael Gira, formed in 1982 and, after disbanding in 1997, returned with the albums ‘My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky’ (2010), ‘The Seer’ (2012) and this year’s ‘To Be Kind‘.
Swans are Michael Gira, Norman Westberg, Christoph Hahn, Phil Puleo, Thor Harris and Christopher Pravdica.
SWANS – TO BE KIND EUROPEAN TOUR – 2014 / 2015
25 September – Brussels, AB club, Belgium
26 September – Amsterdam, Paradiso Music Hall, Holland
27 September – Paris, LA MAROQUINERIE, France – second night added due to demand
28 September – Paris, LA MAROQUINERIE, France
30 September – La Rochelle, La Sirene, France
1 October – Barcelona, Sala Apolo, Spain
2 October – Madrid, Shoko, Spain
3 October – Durango, PLATERUENA, Spain
4 October – Porto, AmpliFest, Portugal
7 October – Fribourg, FRI-Son, Switzerland
8 October – St. Gallen, Grabenhalle, Switzerland
9 October – Torino, Hiroshima Club, Italy
10 October – Bologna, Estragon Club, Italy
11 October – Roma, Circolo Degli Artisti, Italy
12 October – Milan, Alcatraz Milano, Italy
14 October – Zagreb, Pogon Jedinstvo, Croatia
15 October – Budapest, A38 Ship, Hungary
16 October – Ljubljana, Kino Kiska Centre for Urban Culture, Slovenia
17 October – Vienna, Arena Big Hall, Austria
18 October – Krakow, Unsound Festival, Poland
20 October – Prague, Lucenra Music Bar, Czech Republic
21 October – Berlin, Berghain, Germany
22 October – Berlin, Berghain, Germany – second night added due to demand
23 October – Leipzig, Schauspiel Leipzig, Germany
24 October – Cologne, Gebaeude 9, Germany
25 October – Hanover, MusikZentrum, Germany
27 October – Hamburg, Kampnagel, Germany
29 October – Dresden, Beatpol, Germany
30 October – Wiesbaden, Schlachtho, Germany
31 October – Karlsruhe, Jubez, Germany
1 November – Munich, Feierwerk, Germany
22 November – Utrecht, Mouth To Mouth at Le Guess Who? festival curated by Swans
23 November – Copenhagen, Vega Main Hall, Denmark
24 November – Oslo, Rockefeller, Norway
25 November – Stockholm, Slakthuset, Sweden
26 November – Helsinki, Tavastia, Finland
28 November – St Petersburg, Kosmonavt, Russia
29 November – Moscow, VOLTA, Russia
5 December – Athens, Votanikos, Greece
6 December – Thessaloniki, Bloc 33, Greece
2015
21 May 2015 – London, Roundhouse
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