The National live at Manchester Apollo. (Gary Mather / Live4ever)
The National detailed all their touring plans for this year when yesterday confirming the new album I Am Easy To Find for release on May 17th.
The band will continue on from their previously announced April shows with North American, UK and European tours that take them right to the end of 2019. Courtney Barnett is due to support for most of the first set of NA gigs which take place in April, with Alvvays doing the same for the late August/early September run.
UK concerts include an outing at Castlefield Bowl in Manchester on July 10th.
Tour dates:
April
16 – Paris, FR, Olympia
18 – London, UK, Royal Festival Hall
22 – New York, NY, Beacon Theatre
24 – Toronto, ON, Roy Thomson Hall
26 – Los Angeles, CA, Orpheum Theatre
June
11 – Philadelphia, PA, Mann Center
12 – Brooklyn, NY, Prospect Park Bandshell
15 – Manchester, TN, Bonnaroo
16 – Atlanta, GA, Coca-Cola Roxy
17 – St Augustine, FL, St Augustine Amphitheatre
19 – Washington, DC, The Anthem
20 – Portland, ME, Thompson’s Point
21 – Montreal, QC, Place des Arts
22 – Hamilton, ON, Pier 8
24 – Columbus, OH, Express Live
25 – Ann Arbor, MI, Hill Auditorium
26 – Indianapolis, IN, Lawn at White River
28 – Chicago, IL, Northerly Island
July
10 – Manchester, UK, Castlefield Bowl
12 – Madrid, ES, Mad Cool Festival
13 – London, UK, Hyde Park
15 – Frankfurt, DE, Jahrhunderthalle
16 – Hamburg, DE, Stadtpark
18 – Rättvik, SE, Dalhalla
August
4 – Waterford, IE, All Together Now
6,7 – Glasgow, UK, Summer Nights at the Bandstand
9 – Sicily, IT, Ypsigrock
10 – Budapest, HU, Sziget Festival
11 – Buftea, RO, Summer Well
14 – Paredes de Coura, PT, Paredes de Coura
16 – Hasselt, BE, Pukkelpop
16 — 8/18 – Biddinghuizen, NL, Lowlands
18 – Hasselt, BE, Pukkelpop
28 – Vancouver, BC, Deer Lake Park
29 – Seattle, WA, Marymoor Park
30 – Portland, OR, Edgefield
September
1 – Stanford, CA, Frost Amphitheater
2 – Los Angeles, CA, Greek Theatre
3 – Phoenix, AZ, Comerica Theatre
5 – Odgen, UT, Ogden Amphitheater
8 – Santa Fe, NM, Santa Fe Opera House
10 – Austin, TX, 360 Amphitheatre
11 – Houston, TX, White Oak Music Hall
November
25 – Warsaw, PL, Torwar Hall
26,27 – Berlin, DE, Columbiahalle
29 – Copenhagen, DK, Royal Arena
December
1 – Bochum, DE, Ruhrcongress
2 – Cologne, DE, Palladium
3 – Zurich, SW, Samsung Hall
4 – Munich, DE, Zenith
5 – Stuttgart, DE, Porsche Arena