“Defying Expectations With Dark Lyrics and a Dance Beat” – NEW YORK TIMES
Fresh off sets at this year’s Lollapalooza and HARD festivals, the dynamic trio Miike Snow are announcing a string of fall dates in support of their sophomore album, Happy to You, out now on Downtown/Universal Republic which was heralded by Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, and Filter among others. On Happy to You, Miike Snow further refines their blend of of pop, rock and electronic music, but take their sound into a darker but more grandiose direction with the addition of orchestras, horns and marching bands. In a live setting the group is known to have fans writhing in euphoria with perfect execution of syncopated rhythms and melodic warmth accompanied by dazzling lights for a show that stimulates all the senses.
Miike Snow’s Andrew Wyatt, Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg bring their expansive live set-up on the nine date run that will hit select Midwest and East Coast markets and will include a set at this years Moogfest in Asheville, NC. The tour will wrap at the legendary Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale later this week, full details can be found below.
MIIKE SNOW FALL TOUR DATES:
October 16: First Avenue/Minneapolis, MN (on sale 8/17 at 10 am CT)
October 17: Congress Theater/Chicago, IL (on sale 8/17 at 10 am CT)
October 19: United Palace/New York, NY (Presale for American Express card members on 8/15 at 12 pm ET, general on sale on 8/17 at 12 pm ET)
October 20: State Theater/Portland, ME (on sale 8/17 at 10 am ET)
October 22: Orpheum Theatre/Boston, MA (on sale 8/17 at 10 am ET)
October 23: Wellmont Theatre/Montclair, NJ (Presale for American Express card members on 8/15 at 12 pm ET, general on sale on 8/17 at 12 pm ET)
October 24: 9:30 Club/Washington, DC (2 Shows: Doors 7pm and 11pm, on sale 8/16 at 10 am ET)
October 30: Hollywood Palladium/Los Angeles, CA (on sale 8/17 at 10 am PT)
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED DATES:
August 16: Frequency Festival/St. Polten, AT
August 18: Pukkelpop Festival/ Hasselt, BE
August 19: Lowlands/ Biddinghuizen, NL
August 24: Rock En Seine/ Paris FR
August 25: Reading Festival/Reading, UK
August 26: Leeds Festival/ Leeds, UK
September 1: Made in America/ Philadelphia, PA
September 7: Berlin Festival/ Berlin, DE
September 9: Bestival/Isle of Wight, UK
October 13: Corona Capital 2012/Mexico City, Mexico
October 26: Moogfest/Asheville, NC
PRESS ON MIIKE SNOW:
The second LP… is exhilarating and, frequently, beautiful.” – ROLLING STONE
“Beats sparkle, synths crest and unfurl with purpose, horns come in at just exact right moment. The foundation is strong.” – PITCHFORK
“… with sufficient talent and sonically adventurous vision, you can do anything. Miike Snow clearly has both at it’s fingertips.” – FILTER
“The spirit of Happy to You is indie rock, but the sound is as addictively sharp as anything in the Top 40” – ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY