ELDER ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BAND’S FIRST TOUR IN SUPPORT OF OMENS | ||
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| March 29, 2022 – Elder, the Massachusetts-meets-Berlin rock band whose 2020 album Omens was described as “an expansive odyssey of heaviness” (Stereogum), “truly transcendent” (Decibel), and “the most gorgeous contemporary prog on the planet (Consequence), have announced their first North American tour dates since the stunning album’s release, with the trek kicking off on Aug. 3 in Brooklyn. “For a band like Elder that normally spends about half of every year on the road, the past few years have been hard on us – but have far from broken our spirit,” offers Nick DiSalvo. “We’ve been productive, making new records and preparing for a triumphant return. Our upcoming US run has been a LONG time coming, having not been back since selected shows in 2019! We’ve been massively looking forward to both performing tracks from our last album Omens live (for the first time since its release!) alongside older tracks from the Elder universe, revamped and reworked for maximum sonic immersion. Looking forward to seeing you out there!” Tickets for the six-week tour are on-sale now. Ruby The Hatchet opens from Aug. 3 to 17, with Bezlebong taking over the direct support slot as of Aug. 22. Dreadnought appears on all dates. Elder North American tour dates: August 3 Brooklyn, NY Elsewhere August 4 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts August 5 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small’s Funhouse August 6 Baltimore, MD Metro Gallery August 7 Charlottesville, VA Championship Brewing August 8 Raleigh, NC The Pour House August 9 Atlanta, GA The Earl August 10 Orlando, FL Will’s Pub August 12 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall August 13 Austin, TX The Ballroom August 14 Dallas, TX Tulips August 16 Albuquerque, NM Sister Bar August 17 Phoenix, AZ The Rebel Lounge August 18 Las Vegas, NV Psycho Swim * August 22 Boise, ID Neurolux August 23 Portland, OR Dante’s August 24 Seattle, WA Substation August 26 Oakland, CA Starline Social Club August 27 Los Angeles, CA Catch One August 28 San Diego, CA Brick by Brick August 31 Denver, CO Hi-Dive September 2 St. Paul, MN Turf Club September 3 Chicago, IL Reggie’s September 4 Detroit, MI Sanctuary September 5 Toronto, ON Velvet Underground September 6 Montreal, QC Les Foufounes Electriques September 7 Quebec City, QC L’Anti September 8 Portland, ME Geno’s Rock Club September 9 Brattleboro, VT The Stone Church September 10 Boston, MA Middle East/Downstairs Ruby The Hatchet opens Aug. 3 to 18 Belzebong opens Aug. 22 to Sept. 10 Dreadnought opens on all dates *=Festival performance, no opener Elder European tour dates (previously announced): April 30 London, UK Desertfest London May 4 Bremen, DE Tower May 6 Nijmegen, NL Sonic Whip Festival May 7 Essen, DE Café Nova May 8 Osnabrück, DE Bastard Club May 10 Poznan, PL Klub Pod Minoga May 11 Gdansk, PL Drizzly Grizzly May 12 Riga, LV Melnã Piektdiena May 13 Talinn, EE Sveta Baar May 14 Vilnius, LT Narauti May 21 Wroclaw, PL Akademia May 22 Krakow, PL Klub Zascianek May 29 Berlin, DE Desertfest Berlin May 31 Dresden, DE Chemifabrik June 1 Nuremberg, DE Z-Bau June 2 Guebwiller, FR Le Caveau des Dominicains June 3 Martigny, CH Les Caves du Manoir June 4 Winterthur, CH Heavy Psych Sounds Festival June 5 Salzburg, AT Rockhaus June 7 Linz, AT Stadtwerkstatt June 8 Graz, AT Orpheum June 9 Innsbruck, AT PMK June 10 Munich, DE Backstage Werk June 11 Galzignano, IT Antiteatro del Venda June 12 Turin, IT Spazio 211 June 13 Bologna, IT Freakout Club June 15 Clermont-Ferrand, FR La Coopérative de Mai June 16 Chalon-sur-Saône, La Péniche June 17 Clisson, FR Hellfest June 18 Netphen, DE Freak Valley Fest June 19 Karlsruhe, DE Jubez July 1 Helsinki, FI Tuska Festival | ||
 Photo credit: Anait Sagoyan |
Elder is Nick DiSalvo (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Jack Donvan (bass), Michael Risberg (guitars, keyboards) and Georg Edert (drums). The New Bedford, Mass.-born band has released five full-length studio albums: Elder (2008), Dead Roots Stirring (2011), Lore (2015), Reflections of a Floating World (2017) and Omens (2020). Rolling Stone who have regularly placed the band’s albums on their year-end best of lists, describe Elder’s music as “sheer gatefold-era grandeur,” Kerrang! said the band has earned “a place amongst heavy rock royalty,” and Paste described the quartet’s music as “one of the very best heavy rock attacks on the planet.” # # #
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