Bloc Party prepare for tour, reveal new album


Following the tepid reception of Bloc Party’s third LP Intimacy the band took some time away, to what seems to have amounted to a much needed period of re-energizing. This year, the band’s been very much back in the mix, getting primary billing at Lollapalooza, which the act’s now following up with a full tour announcement.

Even more importantly, the band’s finally returning with Four, their first album since 2008. Check out the tour dates below and look out for the new LP come August 21st.

06-19 Glasgow, Scotland – Garage
06-20 Manchester, England – The Ritz
06-21 London, England – Koko
06-24 Tokyo, Japan – Ebisu Garden Hall
06-29 Borlange, Sweden – Peace & Love Festival
07-04 Gdynia, Poland – Heineken Opener Festival
07-05 Sesimbra, Portugal – Super Bock Super Rock
07-06 Gdynia, Poland – Open’er Festival
07-08 Turku, Finland – Ruisrock Festival
07-12 Bilbao, Spain – BBK Live
07-13 Ferropolis, Germany – Melt Festival
07-20 Charrues, France – Festival Les Vieilles
07-21 Nyon, Switzerland – Paleo Fest
07-28 Byron Bay, Australia, Splendour in the Grass
07-30 Honolulu, HI – The Republik
08-03 Los Angeles, CA – Hard Festival
08-04 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08-05 Montreal, Quebec – Osheaga Festival
08-07 New York, NY – Terminal 5
08-08 New York, NY – Terminal 5
08-09 New York, NY – Terminal 5
08-11 Las Vegas, NV – The Pool at the Cosmopolitan
08-12 San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands
08-16 St. Polten, Austria – Frequency
08-17 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands – Lowlands
08-18 St. Polten, Austria – Frequency
08-24 Saint-Cloud, France – Rock en Seine
08-25 Zurich, Switzerland – Open Air Festival
09-04 Mallorca, Spain – Mallorca Rocks
09-05 Ibiza, Spain – Ibiza Rocks
11-03 Nantes, France – Le Stereolux
11-04 Lyon, France – Le Transbordeur
11-05 Bordeaux, France – Le Rocher de Palmer
11-07 Toulouse, France – Le Bikini
11-08 Milan, Italy – Acatrax
11-11 Hamburg, Germany – Docks
11-12 Stuttgart, Germany – Theatrehause
11-13 Dresden, Germany – Eventwerk
11-14 Munich, Germany – Tonhalle
11-18 Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
11-19 Stockholm, Sweden – Munich Brewery
11-20 Oslo, Norway – Rockafeller