The Calgary-based band is playing all over the damn place including The Capital on September 15.
(Killbeat) Recently long-listed for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize, Viet Cong haven’t stayed still since their critically acclaimed debut self-titled album was released earlier this year. A broken hand couldn’t even stop a commanding and powerful run of SXSW shows and since then Viet Cong have toured extensively, selling out venues around the world and proving time and time again why they are one of the most exciting bands to emerge in 2015.
Today Viet Cong is announcing more dates as part of its endless world tour which already includes stops at Pitchfork Festival, WayHome Fest, Green Man, ATP and many more. Now they are adding a string of shows in Eastern Canada including Pop Montreal —bringing along Toronto band Greys— and a run from Vancouver to San Francisco to that list. All tour dates can be found below.
Additionally, they are announcing a new role – as curators of Sonic City Festival 2015 in De Kreun, Belgium. Taking over the reins after previous curators Liars, Deerhoof, Dälek, SUUNS, Beak> and James Holden, Viet Cong are selecting this year’s lineup – the first wave of which includes Chelsae Wolfe, Metz, Lightning Bolt, Suuns + Jerusalem In My Heart, Protomartyr and Shabazz Palaces.
Since Viet Cong’s release back in January music fans and critics have been hailing the album as one of the most important records in recent years. It’s also been making its way onto various mid-year Best Of 2015 lists, like Gorilla vs Bear, Drowned in Sound, and Stereogum who writes “This is a tense record, but all of its unease is pulled taught by Viet Cong’s meticulously-ordered, audacious arrangements. They envelop you.” Spin included the album in their coverage telling saying “Considering the record’s ambitious, desolate scope, maybe Viet Cong tried to write the last post-punk album – and it would be okay if that turned out to be the case?”
Viet Cong 2015 Tour
Fri, Jul 17 :: Quebec City, QC :: Festival d’été Quebec
Sun, Jul 19 :: Chicago, IL :: Pitchfork Music Festival 2015
Tue, Jul 21 :: Cincinnati, OH :: The Woodward Theatre
Wed, Jul 22 :: Columbus, OH :: The Basement
Thu, Jul 23 :: Buffalo, NY :: Studio @ Waiting Room
Fri, Jul 24 :: Oro-Medonte, ON :: WayHome Music and Arts 2015
Sun, Jul 26 :: Detroit, MI :: Mo Pop
Fri, Jul 31 :: Montreal, QC :: Osheaga Music and Arts festival
Sat, Aug 1 :: Portland, OR :: Pickathon
Wed, Aug 12 :: Oslo, NO :: John Dee
Thu, Aug 13 :: Gotenborg, SE :: Way Out West Festival 2015
Fri, Aug 14 :: Haldern, DE :: Haldern Pop
Sat, Aug 15 :: Hamburg, DE :: MS Artville Manifest
Sun, Aug 16 :: St Malo, FR :: La Route du Rock
Wed, Aug 19 :: London, UK :: Scala
Thu, Aug 20 :: Krakow, PL :: Krakow Live
Fri, Aug 21 :: Brecon Beacons, UK :: Green Man Festival
Sat, Aug 22 :: Hasselt, BE :: Pukkelpop Festival
Sun, Aug 23 :: Biddinghuizen, NL :: Lowlands Festival
Tue, Aug 25 :: Luxemburg, LU :: Exit07
Thu, Aug 27 :: Prague, CZ :: NoD
Fri, Aug 28 :: Budapest, HU :: A38
Sat, Aug 29 :: Zagreb, HR :: Mocvara Club
Sun, Aug 30 :: Ljubljana, SI :: Gala Hala
Mon, Aug 31 :: Vienna, AT :: Chelsea
Wed, Sep 2 :: Athens, GR :: Six D.O.G.S.
Fri, Sep 4 :: La Batie, CH :: Geneva
Sun, Sep 6 :: Dublin, IRL :: Electric Picnic
Fri, Sep 11 :: Hudson, NY :: Basillica Soundscape
Sat, Sep 12 :: Hamilton, ON :: Supercrawl
Mon, Sep 14 :: Quebec, QC :: Le Cercle :: with Greys
Tue, Sep 15 :: Fredericton, NB :: Capital Bar :: with Greys
Wed, Sep 16 :: Halifax, NS :: Gus’ Pub :: with Greys
Thu, Sep 17 :: Portland, ME :: SPACE Gallery :: with Greys
Fri, Sep 18 :: Montreal, QC :: Theatre Fairmount :: with Greys
Sun, Sep 20 :: Kingston, ON :: Mansion :: with Greys
Wed, Sep 23 :: Milwaukee, WI :: Cactus Club :: with Greys
Thu, Sep 24 :: Minneapolis, MI :: 7th Street Entry :: with Greys
Sun, Sep 27 :: Fargo ND :: The Aquarium
Wed, Oct 14 :: Vancouver, BC :: Cobalt
Thur Oct 15 :: Vancouver, BC :: Cobalt
Fri, Oct 16 :: Seattle, WA :: Neumos
Sun, Oct 18 :: San Francisco, CA :: Treasure Island Festival
Tue, Oct 20 :: Portland, OR :: Doug Fir Lounge
Fri, Nov 6 – Sun, Nov 8 :: Austin, TX :: Fun Fun Fun Fest
Thu, Nov 19 :: Groningen, NE :: Vera
Fri, Nov 20 :: Utrecht, NE :: Le Guess Who
Sat, Nov 21 + Sun Nov 22 :: Kortrijk, BE :: Sonic City
Mon, Nov 23 :: Caen FR :: Le Cargo
Tue, Nov 24 :: Rouen, FR :: 106
Wed, Nov 25 :: Ramsgate, UK :: Ramsgate Music Hall
Fri, Nov 27 + Sat Nov 28 :: Pontins, Wales :: All Tomorrow’s Parties
