Neutral Milk Hotel Announce Further Touring Plans

Just as we were promised, Neutral Milk Hotel have announced additional dates for their long-awaited reunion tour.

The band - made up of the post-‘Avery Island’ line-up of Jeff Mangum, Scott Spillane, Julian Koster and Jeremy Barnes - had already confirmed plans for five live dates, following a hiatus that lasted well over a decade and now, there’s an extra eleven.

The new tour dates cover a little more international territory too, with several performances now taking place in Australia. Their itinerary looks something like this:

OCTOBER
11 Baltimore, MD @ 2640 Space at St. John’s Church (w/ Elf Power)
12 Richmond, VA @ The National (w/ Elf Power)
14 Covington, KY @ Madison Theater (w/ Elf Power)
15 Urbana, IL @ The Canopy Club (w/ Elf Power)
18 Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall (w/ Elf Power)
19 Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29 (w/ Elf Power)
20 Birmingham, AL @ Iron City (w/ Elf Power)
22 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club (w/ Elf Power)
23 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club (w/ Half Japanese)
25 Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (Mountain Oasis Festival)
26 Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle (w/ Half Japanese)

NOVEMBER
10 Melbourne, Australia @ Harvest
16 Sydney, Australia @ Harvest
17 Brisbane, Australia @ Harvest
28 Taipei, Taiwan @ Hostess Club Taipei

DECEMBER
01 Tokyo, Japan @ Hostess Club Weekender

Neutral Milk Hotel released their seminal album ‘In The Aeroplane Over The Sea’ all the way back in 1998 and disbanded shortly after.

Keep your fingers crossed for the announcement of some UK shows too.