On June 17, Swans return with the new The Glowing Man on Young God/Mute (outside N America). The new record from the longtime noise masters will release on double CD and triple LP. A live double CD/DVD from a 2015 performance will also be released.
Swans was first formed in 1982 by Michael Gira--check out this SPB interview following the release of 2014's To Be Kind.
SWANS TOUR 2016
North America
6 July - Philadelphia PA, Union Transfer
7 July - Boston MA, Royale Nightclub
8 July - Providence RI, Fete
9 July - Quebec QC, Le Cercle
10 July - Toronto ON, Danforth Music Hall
12 July - Detroit MI, St Andrews Hall
13 July - Milwaukee WI, Shank Hall
14 July - Minneapolis MN, Fine Line Music Cafe
15 July - Chicago IL, Lincoln Hall
16 July - Chicago IL, Lincoln Hall
18 July - Cleveland OH, Beachland Ballroom
19 July - Cincinnati OH, Woodward Theater
21 July - Louisville KY, Headliner's Music Hall
22 July - Atlanta GA, Terminal West
23 July - Asheville NC, Orange Peel
24 July - Nashville TN, Exit / In
26 July - Carrboro NC, Cats Cradle
27 July - Richmond VA The Broadberry
28 July - Washington DC, 9:30 CLUB
29 July - New York NY, Bowery Ballroom
30 July - Brooklyn NY, Music Hall of Williamsburg
*with support from Okkyung Lee
1 Sept - Tucson AZ, Rialto Theater
2 Sept - Los Angeles CA, Fonda Theater
3 Sept - San Francisco CA, The Regency Grand Ballroom
4 Sept - Portland OR, Wonder Ballroom
6 Sept - Vancouver BC, Venue
7 Sept - Seattle WA, The Showbox
9 Sept - Salt Lake City UT, Urban Lounge
10 Sept - Denver CO, Gothic Theater
12 Sept - Dallas TX, Trees
13 Sept - Austin TX, Mohawk Austin
14 Sept - San Antonio TX, Paper Tiger
15 Sept - Albuquerque NM, Sunshine Theater
16 Sept - Phoenix AZ, Crescent Ballroom
*with support from Baby Dee
Europe
6 Oct - Brussels BE, Oranjerie Botantique
7 Oct - Eindhoven NL, De Effenaar
8 Oct - Brighton UK, Concorde 2
9 Oct - Manchester UK, HMV Ritz
11 Oct - Glasgow UK, Oran Mor
12 Oct - Newcastle Upon Tyne UK, Northumbria University
13 Oct - London UK, Islington Assembly Hall
14 Oct - London UK, Islington Assembly Hall
15 Oct - Reims FR, La Cartonnerie
17 Oct - Hamburg DE, Kampnagel
18 Oct - Berlin DE, Huxleys Neue Welt
19 Oct - Prague CZ, Divaldo ARCHA Theatre
21 Oct - Budapest HU, A38 Ship
22 Oct - Vienna AT, Arena Big Hall
23 Oct - Graz AT, Orpheum Extra
25 Oct - Ljubljana SL, Kino Kiska Centre for Urban Culture
26 Oct - Zagreb HR, Lauba
28 Oct - Basel CH, Kaserne
29 Oct - Vevey CH, Rocking Chair
30 Oct - Bern CH, Reitschule Dachstock
1 Nov - Tourcoin FR, Le Grand Mix
2 Nov - Nimes FR, La Paloma
5 Nov - Bologna IT, Teatro Auditorium Manzoni
6 Nov - Rome IT, Orion Live Club
8 Nov - Nantes FR, Stereolux
9 Nov - Paris FR, Le Trabendo
10 Nov - Cologne DE, Gebäude 9
11 Nov - Munich DE, Feierwerk
12 Nov - Wiesbaden DE, Kulturezentrum Schlachthof
THE GLOWING MAN TRACK LISTING
1. Cloud of Forgetting
2. Cloud of Unknowing
3. The World Looks Red / The World Looks Black
4. People Like Us
5. Frankie M.
6. When Will I Return?
7. The Glowing Man
8. Finally, Peace.
