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Swans across America

Posted by Loren on March 22, 2025

Swans across America
photo by Josef Puleo

Swans, who recently announced their 17th studio album, Birthing, out May 30 (Young God/Mute), has added a run of fall dates in North America in support of the album.

The band will also be in Europe this year.

Swans North American tour dates:

September 4 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer

September 5 Washington, DC The Howard Theatre

September 6 Norfolk, VA The NorVa

September 9 Dallas, TX Granada Theater

September 10 Austin, TX Mohawk Austin

September 12 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater

September 13 Tucson, AZ The Rialto Theatre

September 15 Los Angeles, CA Lodge Room

September 16 Los Angeles, CA Lodge Room

September 17 Los Angeles, CA Lodge Room

September 20 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall

September 21 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall

September 23 Seattle, WA The Neptune Theatre

September 24 Portland, OR Revolution Hall

September 27 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater

September 28 Omaha, NE Waiting Room Showroom

September 30 Chicago, IL Cabaret Metro

October 1 Detroit, MI The Magic Bag

October 3 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre

October 4 Montreal, QC Théâtre National

October 6 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club

October 7 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel

In Europe:

April 9 Prague, CZ Meet Factory

April 10 Linz, AT Grüner Anker

April 12 Trieste, IT Teatro Miela

April 13 Milan, IT Spazio Teatro 89

April 15 Brussels, BE Ancient Belgique

April 17 London, UK EartH

April 18 Paris, FR Café de la Danse

April 20 Tilburg, NL Roadburn Festival

April 21 Cologne, DE Helios 37

April 23 Leipzig, DE Heilandskirche

April 25 Warsaw, PL Palladium

April 27 Berlin, DE Heimathafen Neukölln

Swans across America
photo by Josef Puleo

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