Freelance Whales Announce Tour Dates

Published at 6:00 PM on January 21, 2011

By China Reevers

Freelance Whales recently broke the news of a North American tour. The group will be touring with UK band Foals and The Naked & The Famous, co-headlining select dates with Foals. Their North American tour will kick off in Vancouver in April. They’re also scheduled to perform at Coachella on April 16.

At the moment, Freelance Whales are getting ready to embark on a European tour with Edinburgh-based band Broken Records that is slated to begin at the end of the month. All dates below:

January
30 - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK @ Liquid Rooms*
February
1 - Dublin, Ireland @ Crawdaddy*
2 - London, England, UK @ XOYO*
3 - Manchester, England, UK @ Deaf Institute*
4 - Leeds, England, UK @ Brudenell Social Club*
5 - Brighton, England, UK @ Audio*
7- *Hamburg, Germany @ Uebel & Gefachrlich*
8 - Berlin, Germany @ Magnet*
9 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg*
10 - Brussels, Belgium @ Rotonde*
12 - Paris, France @ Flech D’ Or*

April
10 - Vancouver, B.C. @ Commodore Ballroom**
11 - Seattle, Wash. @ The Showbox at The Market**
12 - Portland, Ore. @ Wonder Ballroom**
14 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Great American Music Hall (co-headlining w/ Foals)
19 - Houston, Texas @ Fitzgerald’s**
20 - Dallas, Texas @ The Loft**
21 - Austin, Texas @ La Zona Rosa**
23 - St. Louis, Mo. @ The Firebird**
25 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ The Varsity Theater**
26 – *Chicago, Ill. @ Metro (co-headlining w/ Foals)
27 - Columbus, Ohio @ Outland Live**
29 - Cleveland, Ohio @ Beachland Ballroom**
30 - Toronto, Ontario @ Phoenix Concert Theatre**

May
1 - Montreal, Quebec @ Le National**
2 - Boston, Mass. @ Paradise Rock Club**
4 – *New York, N.Y. @ Terminal 5 (co-headlining w/ Foals)
5 – *Philadelphia, Pa. @ Theatre of the Living Arts**
6 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club (co-headlining w/ Foals)
7 - Baltimore, Md. @ Ottobar**
8 - Pawtucket, R.I. @ The Met