Fresh off a string of shows with Emmylou Harris that the Hartford Courant called “dazzling,” The Low Anthem have confirmed an initial run of 2011 worldwide tour dates in support of their forthcoming album, Smart Flesh (Nonesuch, February 22). See below for a complete itinerary.
The band is also offering the song “Ghost Woman Blues,” from Smart Flesh as a free download beginning today; an exclusive ticket pre-sale begins Monday, December 6. Go to www.lowanthem.com for details on both.
Following their November tour dates together, Emmylou Harris invited The Low Anthem to join her at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville for a Grand Ole Opry performance on December 11. Other upcoming touring highlights for the band include a January 13 performance at New York’s Lincoln Center as part of the American Songbook series, and a January 26 show with Iron Wine at The Wiltern in Los Angeles.
All upcoming tour dates below:
12/4 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Theatre %
12/5 Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree
12/7 Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge %
12/8 Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre %
12/9 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel %
12/10 Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre %
12/11 Nashville, TN @ Grand Ole Opry at The Ryman #
1/8 Peace Dale, RI @ Lily Pads
1/13 New York, NY @ American Songbook at Lincoln Center
1/26 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern*
The Low Anthem 2011 Smart Flesh Tour:
2/24 Washington, DC @ Sixth I Historic Synagogue
2/25 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
2/26 Pittsburgh, PA @ Brillobox
2/27 Charleston, WV @ Mountain Stage
2/28 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
3/2 Toronto, ON @ Great Hall
3/3 Montreal, QC @ Sala Rosa
3/4 Boston, MA @ Old South Church
3/5 North Adams, MA @ Mass MoCA
3/7 Portland, ME @ Space Gallery
3/18 Paris, France @ Café De La Danse
3/20 Koln, Germany @ Stadtgarten
3/21 Berlin, Germany @ Passionkirche
3/22 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Loppen
3/23 Oslo, Norway @ John Dee
3/24 Gothenburg, Sweden @ Pusterviksbaren
3/25 Hamburg, Germany @ Übel Gefährlich
3/27 Vienna, Austria @ Flex
3/28 Milan, Italy @ La Salumeria Della Musica
3/30 Munich, Germany @ Ampere
3/31 Zurich, Switzerland @ El Lokal
4/3 Brussels, Belgium @ AB
4/4 Frankfurt, Germany @ Mousonturm
4/5 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
4/7 Glasgow, UK @ Oran Mor Auditorium
4/8 Manchester, UK @ St. Phillip’s Church (Salford)
4/10 Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar St.
4/11 London, UK @ Queen Elizabeth Hall
# with Emmylou Harris
% with Carolina Chocolate Drops
*with Iron and Wine
