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Stereolab Announces International Reunion Tour
Steve Double – Stereolab
The boundary-pushing British band announced their first North American tour in a decade on Wednesday.
After confirming its first North American concert in a decade last week, Stereolab has shared plans for a sweeping world tour.
The boundary-pushing British band had already announced some European festival dates, but expanded its itinerary overseas, with concerts scheduled for May, June and August.
The group will then hop across the pond in September and October for a robust North American tour, which kicks off Sept. 16 in El Paso, Texas, and concludes with a two-night stand at San Francisco’s Fillmore on Oct. 18 and 19. Along the way, Stereolab will also hit Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club, New York’s Brooklyn Steel (for two nights) and Desert Daze, the festival the band announced plans to play last week.
Stereolab most recently toured North America in fall 2008; their last date stateside was at Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, Calif. on Oct. 24, 2008. The prior night — the most recent North American date for which Pollstar has data available — at the Fonda Theatre, Stereolab sold 718 tickets and grossed $17,950.
The group continued to tour outside of North America in 2009, but beyond a German date in 2011, Stereolab has remained dormant for the past decade. They released Not Music, their tenth and most recent album, in November 2010.
Stereolab have more than a tour up their sleeve. Along with their live dates, the group announced plans to reissue seven of their studio albums over the course of 2019. The campaign begins May 3 with the re-release of 1993’s Transient Random Noise-Bursts With Announcements and 1994’s Mars Audiac Quintet. The band promised more reissues for August and November.
See Stereolab’s 2019 touring itinerary below.
May 30 – Brussels, BE – Botanique/Orangerie
May 31 – Hilvarenbeek, NL – Best Kept Secret
June 1 – Barcelona, ES – Primavera Sound
June 6 – Porto, PT – Primavera Sound
June 8 – Bordeaux, FR – Rock School Barbey
June 9 – Paris, FR – Villette Sonique
June 11 – Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
June 12 – London, UK – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
June 15 – Bristol, UK – SWX
June 16 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute 1
June 18 – Sheffield, UK – The Leadmill
June 19 – Manchester, UK – Albert Hall
June 20 – Newcastle, UK – Boiler Shop
June 21 – Leeds, UK – Leeds Uni Stylus
June 22 – Glasgow, UK – SWG3 Galvan3
June 24 – Belfast, UK – Empire Music Hall
June 25 – Dublin, IE – Vicar Street
August 10 – Oslo, NO – Øya Festival
August 15–18 – Brecon Beacons, UK – Green Man Festival
September 16 – El Paso, TX – Lowbrow Palace
September 17 – Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf
September 19 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
September 20 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
September 21 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theatre
September 23 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
September 25 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
September 26 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
September 27 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
September 28 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
September 29 – Boston, MA – Royale
October 1 – Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre
October 2 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
October 3 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
October 4 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
October 5 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
October 7 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
October 8 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
October 10 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
October 11 – Moreno Beach, CA – Desert Daze
October 13 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
October 14 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
October 15 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
October 18 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
October 19 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore