Tortoise Plot European Tour, Record Store Day Release, Album Re-Issues

Tortoise have not only announced a string of tour dates (see below), but a bunch of re-issues.

Label Thrill Jockey will re-issue the band’s first two singles for Record Store Day, as well as six albums throughout 2012 in celebration of their twentieth anniversary.

Due out on 21st April, ‘Lonesome Sound’ and ‘Mosquito’ have been re-cut to vinyl by Bob Weston and feature the original fold-over artwork. Both 7’ sleeves can be put together to form a full four panel poster.

The European tour currently includes just the one stop in the UK, at Field Day on 2nd June. Catch them at:

MAY
12 E-Santiago Compostella, Auditorio Galicia

15 E-Madrid, Rock Kitchen, Sublime Shows

16 E-Barcelona, Apolo, Sublime Shows

17 E-Valencia, Wah Wah
18.5. Fri E-Sevilla, Territorios Festival

JUNE
2 UK-London, Field Day Festival

3 MK-Skopje, OFF Fest

4 HR-Zagreb, Tvornica Kulture

5 München, Feierwerk 

6 CH-Zürich, Moods 

8 B-Hasselt, Kunstencentrum Belgie

9 E-Tenerife, Próximos Festival

JULY
18 N-Molde, M. Int. Jazz Festival, Teatret Vart

20 N-Tønsberg, Slottsfjellet (open air amphi)