After a sensational year in 2008, which saw the band support Radiohead and Paul Simon in the US (becoming Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood’s 'favourite band in the world’) and perform on Letterman, Grizzly Bear returned with a breathtaking album, blending lush orchestral flourishes and a strong sense of melodic pop hooks with captivating and often immediate indie folk.
The album, 'Veckatimest’, has now sold over 25,000 copies in the UK and has hit the 100,000 mark in the US (debuting at #8 on the Billboard chart), resulting in critical acclaim across the world not just for the record itself but also for their awe-inspiring live show, with recent New York show seeing Jay-Z and Beyonce in attendance, leading Jay-Z to later describe the band as 'incredible’.
They play their first UK tour in years, with many dates already sold out, and tour Europe:
Nov 01 Dublin, Ireland Vicar Street (w/ St. Vincent)
Nov 02 Glasgow, UK ABC (w/ St. Vincent)
Nov 04 Manchester, UK Cathedral (w/ St. Vincent)
Nov 05 Leeds, UK Leeds Metropolitan University (w/ St. Vincent)
Nov 06 Bristol, UK Anson Rooms (w/ St. Vincent)
Nov 08 Brussels, Belgium Cirque Royal (w/ St. Vincent)
Nov 09 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Melkweg (w/ St. Vincent)
Nov 10 Hamburg, Germany Grunspan (w/ St. Vincent)
Nov 11 Berlin, Germany Postbahnhof (w/ St. Vincent)
Nov 12 München, Germany Theaterfabrik (w/ St. Vincent)
Nov 14 Milan, Italy Conservatorio (w/ Wilco)
Nov 15 Fribourg, Switzerland Fri-Son (w/ St. Vincent)
Nov 16 Wien, Austria WuK (w/ St. Vincent)
Nov 17 Basel, Switzerland Volkshaus (w/ St. Vincent)
Nov 19 Köln, Germany Kulturkirche (w/ St. Vincent)
Nov 20 The Hague, the Netherlands Crossing Border Festival [Royal Theatre] (w/ St. Vincent)
Nov 21 Paris, France La Cigale (w/ St. Vincent)
Nov 22 Katowice, Poland Hipnoza Club [Festival Ars Cameralis] (w/ Micah P Hinson)
Nov 24 Copenhagen, Denmark : Vega Musikkens Hus (w/ St. Vincent)
Nov 25 Oslo, Norway Rockerfeller (w/ St. Vincent)
Nov 26 Stockholm, Sweden Debaser (w/ St. Vincent)
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