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Modest Mouse Tour

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Modest Mouse will be heading out on tour starting in February. Tickets go on sale tomorrow.

Dates:

Feb. 22: Oakland, Calif. (Fox Theatre)
Feb. 23: Visalia, Calif. (Fox Theatre)
Feb. 24: Los Angeles (Hollywood Palladium)
Feb. 25: Tempe, Ariz. (Marquee)
Feb. 26: Albuquerque, N.M. (Convention Center)
Feb. 28: Boulder, Colo. (Balch Fieldhouse)
March 2: Kansas City, Mo. (Uptown Theatre)
March 3: Oklahoma City (Diamond Ballroom)
March 4: Austin, Texas (Stubb’s)
March 5: Oxford, Miss. (the Lyric)
March 7: Atlanta (Tabernacle)
March 8: Miami (Langerado Festival)

Modest Mouse Announce North American Tour

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Modest Mouse just announced their North American tour dates in support of their album, We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank, which is out tomorrow.

03-19 Fargo, ND – Playmakers Pavilion *
03-21 Seattle, WA – South Lake Union Naval Reserve
04-15 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
04-16 Vancouver, British Columbia – Pacific Coliseum
04-20 Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theatre
04-21 Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theatre
04-22 Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theatre
04-26 Rochester, NY – Main Street Armory *
04-27 Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
04-29 New York, NY – The United Palace
04-30 New York, NY – The United Palace
05-02 Providence, RI – Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
05-03 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
05-04 Greensboro, NC – Special Events Center
05-05 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade Music Park
05-06 Birmingham, AL – BJCC Arena Concert Hall
05-08 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
05-09 Austin, TX – The Backyard
05-10 Grand Prairie, TX – Nokia Live
05-12 Mesa, AZ – Mesa Amphitheater
05-13 Los Angeles, CA – greek Theatre
05-14 San Diego, CA – Cox Arena at San Diego State University
05-16 San Jose, CA – San Jose State University
05-20 Somerset, England – Butlins Minehead (ATP vs. the Fans)
05-23 London, England – Royal Albert Hall
06-01 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound
* with Love as Laughter

Modest Mouse Announce More Shows

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Modest Mouse has released some tour dates supporting their new release of We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank out on March 20.

03-10 Mexico City, Mexico – Foro Sol
03-14 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
03-15 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
03-16 Missoula, MT – Missoula Univ Theater
03-18 Sioux Falls, SD – Ramkota Exhibit Hall
03-19 Fargo, ND – Playmakers Pavilion
05-20 Somerset, England – Butlins Minehead (ATP vs. the Fans)
05-23 London, England – Royal Albert Hall
06-01 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound

Modest Mouse Reveal Album Details

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Modest Mouse have announced track titles for We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, and that the album will drop March 20 on Epic Records. In addition to featuring ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, the album will showcase Shins frontman James Mercer on three tracks, including “We’ve Got Everything,” “Florida,” and “Missed the Boat.” We Were Dead will also include 10 other tunes with the following titles: “March Into the Sea,” “Fire It Up,” “Parting of the Sensory,” “Fly Trapped in a Jar,” “Education,” “Little Motel,” “Steam Engenius,” “Spitting Venom,” “People As Places As People,” and “Invisible.”