After a six-year hiatus, Vampire Weekend will embark on a new headlining tour. The band revealed dates for their North American Father of the Bride Tour, set to launch this summer.
Vampire Weekend will mark their return to the road in May with an appearance at Alabama’s Hangout Festival. Shortly after, they’ll kick off the Father of the Bride Tour in Toronto on June 5. The outing consists of 35 dates spanning four months. The itinerary includes stops in Chicago, New York, Milwaukee, Seattle and San Diego, among other cities, plus a two-night stint in Austin at ACL Live. Vampire Weekend will wrap the trek October 8 with a gig at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
The tour comes in support of the band’s upcoming album of the same name. There is no official release date for the record yet, though it’s rumored to be out this spring. However, eager fans were given a taste at the group’s new music when they dropped surprise tracks “Harmony Hall” and “2021.” Listen to the new songs below.
Father of the Bride is the fourth album from the indie rockers and the highly-anticipated follow-up to 2013’s Grammy-winning Modern Vampires of the City. While the Father of the Bride Tour and album have been a long time coming, fans may not have to wait so much in the future. In an interview with Beats 1 DJ Matt Wilkinson, frontman Ezra Koenig confirmed he’s already been working on the band’s fifth album.
See the full list of Father of the Bride Tour dates below. Browse all Vampire Weekend tickets here.
Vampire Weekend – Father of the Bride Tour Dates
May 17 – Gulf Shores, AL – Hangout Music Festival*
June 5 – Toronto, ON – RBC Echo Beach
June 7 – Indianapolis, IN – Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park
June 8 – Milwaukee, WI – BMO Harris Pavilion
June 9 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
June 11 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
June 12 – St. Louis, MO – Fabulous Fox Theatre
June 14 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
June 15 – Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavilion
June 16 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
June 18 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
June 21 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
June 22 – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 23 – Dover, DE – Firefly Festival*
Aug. 16 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion
Aug. 17 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
Aug. 18 – Dallas, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Aug. 20 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater
Aug. 21 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater
Aug. 24 – Miami, FL – James L. Knight Center
Aug. 25 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Aug. 27 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre
Aug. 30 – Norfolk, VA – Ted Constant Convocation Center
Sept. 3 – Boston, MA – Agganis Arena
Sept. 4 – Philadelphia, PA – Mann Center for the Performing Arts
Sept. 6 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Sept. 8 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
Sept. 25 – Vancouver, BC – Festival Lawn at Deer Lake Park
Sept. 27 – Seattle, WA – WaMu Theater
Sept. 28 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
Oct. 1 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Oct. 2 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
Oct. 3 – San Diego, CA – CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
Oct. 6 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
Oct. 8 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
*festival performance