Bands in peacetime want to tour
Belle and Sebastian announce US dates for 2015 tour
The Scottish group release their new album ‘Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance’ next week.

Belle and Sebastian have added US dates to their upcoming tour, which begins this month and ends in July. The Scots will release their ninth album album ‘Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance’ on Matador next week, with the new longplayer already available to stream in advance over on NPR, here.
The tour starts this month at New Zealand’s Laneway Festival and will wrap up at ATP Iceland in July. Dum Dum Girls are confirmed last year as the group’s main support for their UK dates. The new shows taking place Stateside will feature Real Estate and Perfume Genius as support acts.
US dates:
MARCH
30 Boston (MA), House of Blues
APRIL
1 Toronto (OT) Massey Hall
2 Royal Oak (MI) Royal Oak Music Theatre
3 Chicago (IL) Riviera Theatre
4 Madison (WI) Overture Hall
7 Seattle (WA) Paramount Ballroom
8 Vancouver (BC) Vogue Theatre
9 Portland (OR) Roseland Theater
11 Indio (CA) Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
12 Berkeley (CA) Greek Theatre
14 Davis (CA) Mondavi Center
17 San Diego (CA)The North Park Theatre
18 Indio (CA) Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
MAY
03 Cardiff, St David’s Hall
04 Bristol, Colston Hall
05 Portsmouth, Guidhall
07 Cambridge, Corn Exchange
08 Norwich, Open
10 Birmingham, Symphony Hall
11 London, Methodist Central Hall
14 Manchester, Albert Hall
16 Newcastle, City Hall
18 Buxton, Opera House
19 Leeds, Town Hall
22 Glasgow, SSE Hydro
24 Liverpool, Sound City Festival
For tickets and availability, head to the group’s official site.
Records, etc at

Belle and Sebastian - How To Solve Our Human Problems (Parts 1-3)
Belle and Sebastian - What To Look For In Summer
Belle and Sebastian - The Boy With The Arab Strap
Belle and Sebastian - How To Solve Our Human Problems (Part 2)
Belle and Sebastian - A Bit of Previous
Belle and Sebastian - The Life Pursuit
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