Brit indie-rockers The Wedding Present plan to release their eighth studio album in March, frontman David Gedge announced Tuesday, then embark on a 14-date North American tour that will see the band performing those new songs in addition to playing 1991’s Seamonsters in its entirety as part of that record’s 21st anniversary.
Set for March and April, the North American tour — which will follow a scheduled appearance at the South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas — is the first leg in a yearlong celebration of the Steve Albini-produced Seamonsters. According to Gedge’s website, the Weddoes will take the Seamonsters tour to Australia and Japan in April, continental Europe in September and October, and the U.K. and Ireland in October and November.
The trek follows last year’s similar 21st anniversary Bizarro tour, which itself came after a 2007 trek marking the 20th anniversary of the band’s debut, George Best.
As for the new album, Gedge and Co. began recording tracks last August in France, and are expected to resume in Los Angeles. The band also is slated to perform a run of year-end shows in the U.K., leading up to a New Year’s Eve gig in London.
The Wedding Present tour dates:
UK: ‘SEEING OUT 2011 WITH THE WEDDING PRESENT’ TOUR
Dec. 28: Greenside, Leslie, UK
Dec. 29: Garage, Glasgow, UK
Dec. 30: O2 Academy, Leeds, UK
Dec. 31: Dingwalls, London, UK
NORTH AMERICA: ‘SEAMONSTERS’ TOUR
March 14-17: South By Southwest Music Festival, Austin, TX
March 20: Rock And Roll Hotel, Washington, D.C.
March 21: Bell House, Brooklyn, NY
March 22: Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY
March 23: Brighton Music Hall, Allston, MA
March 25: Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON
March 26: Pike Room, Pontiac, MI
March 27: Double Door, Chicago, IL
March 28: 400 Bar, Minneapolis, MN
March 30: Casbah, San Diego, CA
March 31: Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
April 1: Independent, San Francisco, CA
April 5: Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC
April 6: Crocodile, Seattle, WA
April 7: Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- The Wedding Present, Tanya Donelly, Doug Martsch cover The Smiths for new tribute
- The Wedding Present chronicles 2005 tour of North America on new ‘Drive’ DVD
- The Wedding Present releases ‘Bizarro: Live in Tokyo 2010,’ preps ‘Live 1989′ reissue
- The Wedding Present unveils dates for ‘Bizarro’ 21st anniversary tour
- The Wedding Present plotting ‘Bizarro’ 21st anniversary tour throughout 2010
