Jónsi and Alex Somers extend ‘Riceboy Sleeps’ tour with North American dates

Earlier this year, it was announced that Jónsi & Alex Somers planned to perform their collaborative 2009 album ‘Riceboy Sleeps’ at a few UK dates this summer. Now, the pair have announced they’ll be extending the tour across North America this autumn.

Each performance will see the duo perform the album in its entirety with the Wordless Music Orchestra under the direction of Robert Ames.

The new dates announced include shows in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, Montreal, Toronto, Washington, and Boston before concluding on Halloween in Brooklyn.

Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10am local time. See the full dates below.

JUNE
11 Sydney, Sydney Opera House (Vivid LIVE)

JULY
06 Paris, Philharmonie de Paris
08 London, Barbican Hall
11 Edinburgh, Usher Hall
12 Gateshead, Sage Gateshead
14 Manchester, Manchester Opera House

OCTOBER
11 Seattle, Paramount Theatre
14 San Francisco, Golden Gate Theatre
15 Los Angeles, Orpheum Theatre
18 Denver, Paramount Theatre
21 Chicago, Copernicus Center
23 Montreal, Théâtre Maisonneuve
25 Toronto, Queen Elizabeth Theatre
28 Washington, Lincoln Theatre
30 Boston, The Wilbur
31 Brooklyn, Kings Theatre