This fall, Modest Mouse will mark the 25th anniversary of their 1997 sophomore album, “undisputed indie-rock classic” The Lonesome Crowded West, with a North American tour.
The Washington rockers will revive their four-piece lineup from the album’s original touring days, with founding members Isaac Brock and Jeremiah Green joined by Russell Higbee and Simon O’Connor, and perform the album “in order from start to finish” for the very first time.
The band will also release The Lonesome Crowded West on limited vinyl picture disc, available for pre-order as an add-on to ticket purchases, as well as at the shows themselves.
The Lonesome Crowded West was produced by Calvin Johnson in Seattle and originally released on Nov. 18, 1997, on Up Records, the follow-up to the band’s acclaimed 1996 debut This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About.
Tickets for Modest Mouse’s Lonesome Crowded West anniversary shows go on sale this Friday, Sept. 9, at 10 a.m. local time. More info is available on the band’s website.
Modest Mouse The Lonesome Crowded West Tour Dates:
November 18 – Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theater 19 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Spokane 21-22 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox 25 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom 27 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom 30 – Oakland, CA @ The Fox Theatre
December 01 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern 02 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park 03 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren 05 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater 06 – New Orleans, LA @ Fillmore New Orleans 07 – Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom 09 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre 10 – St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre 11 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee 13 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia 16 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner 17 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
