Parisian Post-metal duo ALCEST has announced a fall North American headlining tour. The critically-lauded group, called "half-gauze, half-iron" by The New York Times, will launch the month-long trek on September 19 in Mexico City. The scheduled 23-city, major market jaunt will run through October 17 in Philadelphia, PA. Support on the ALCEST tour will come from singer-songwriter and visual artist Emma Ruth Rundle. ALCEST continues to perform globally in support of its most recent album, Shelter, which has been hailed as "capable of great feats of mood and beauty" by Pitchfork and "intoxicating" by Rolling Stone.
"We are very happy to announce that Alcest will tour in Mexico and North America in September and October of 2015," comments Neige. "It's been three years since we played in North America as headliners, so we are very excited to be back. Our support guest on this tour will be the talented Emma Ruth Rundle (Marriages, Red Sparrowes). Be sure to catch us on one of these dates!"
ALCEST tour dates:
September 19 Mexico City Billar Billy's
September 21 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
September 22 New York, NY Highline Ballroom
September 23 Montreal, QC L'Alize
September 24 Ottawa, ON Mavericks
September 25 Toronto, ON Hard Luck Bar
September 26 Chicago, IL Subterranean
September 28 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
September 30 Boise, ID Neurolux
October 1 Vancouver, BC Venue
October 2 Seattle, WA Crocodile
October 3 Portland, OR Dante's
October 6 San Francisco, CA Slim's
October 7 Los Angeles, CA The Regent
October 8 Mesa, AZ Club Red
October 9 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
October 10 Dallas, TX Sons Of Hermann Hall
October 11 Austin, TX Red 7
October 13 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
October 14 Tampa, FL The Orpheum
October 15 Raleigh, NC King's Baracde
October 16 Baltimore, MD Metro Gallery
October 17 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's
Follow ALCEST on social media:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Alcest.official
twitter: https://twitter.com/alcestofficial
About ALCEST:
Founded in 2000 as the Black Metal solo project of French musician Neige (Stéphane Paut), ALCEST (French for 'snow') released its debut album Souvenirs d'un autre monde in 2007. In the years since, the band -- now Neige and drummer Winterhalter -- has continuously evolved; its sound morphing from traditional metal footholds to what has been called "lovely, slow-motion pop". As a child, Neige had experiences of being in contact with a "far off country", which he refers to as "Fairy Land" and intends for ALCEST to serve as the musical adaptation of those memories and a journey for the listener to this world. Since 2010, ALCEST has toured Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, adding to its ever-growing fan base with every live outing. The band's most recent album, Shelter, was recorded in Iceland with Sigur Rós producer Birgir Jón Birgisson and features a guest appearance from Neil Halstead of Slowdive, who sings on the appropriately Slowdive-y "Away." Online @ www.Alcest-music.com.
