Belle & Sebastian Announce North American Tour

Belle & Sebastian have announced details of a North American tour this summer.

The band, who have already been confirmed to appear at this year’s Bestival and End of the Road festivals, will be joined by fellow indie stalwarts Yo La Tengo on the trip.

The string of dates, which begin in Quebec City on 4th July, encompass various festival slots, including their headlining of this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago.

They also have slots scheduled at Southside and Hurricane festivals in Germany, and the Netherlands’ Best Kept Secret.

Their touring schedule is:

JUNE
21 Southside Festival
22 Hurricane Festival
23 Best Kept Secret Festival

JULY
4 Quebec City Summer Festival
5 Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
6 Ottawa Bluesfest
7 Toronto Urban Roots Festival
9 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion (w/ Yo La Tengo)
10 Philadelphia, PA Skyline Stage at the Mann (w/ Yo La Tengo)
11 Brooklyn, NY Celebrate Brooklyn! Prospect Park Bandshell (w/ Yo La Tengo)
12 Washington, DC Merriweather Post Pavilion (w/ Yo La Tengo)
13 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE (w/ Yo La Tengo)
14 Bunbury Music Festival
20 Pitchfork Music Festival

AUGUST
15 Festival Sonorama
17 Paredes de Coura Festival

SEPTEMBER
1 End of the Road Festival
6 Bestival