A 2009 high point for Rhode Island-based trio The Low Anthem was: All of 2009. The roots-folk outfit performed at South By Southwest, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and the Newport Folk Festival. Its second album, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, garnered such indie-cult cachet that it was reissued in June by Nonesuch Records, then went on to collect album-of-the-year accolades from Magnet, Uncut, and the Boston Music Awards.
Now in 2010, The Low Anthem aims to hit an even higher watermark with its first-ever headlining worldwide tour. The line-up begins in the UK with an already sold-out show at the Black Box Theatre in Belfast. (Their Dublin appearance, at Whelan’s in early February, is likewise fully booked. What’s up with The Low Anthem and Ireland?)
Late February will see the band back on North American shores for an exhaustive run of 39 shows. Highlights include a free show at the Kennedy Center followed by a club gig that night at Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club, as well as another four days at South by Southwest.
The Low Anthem 2010 Tour Dates:
01/15 – New York, NY @ Abrons Art Center Festival of New Trumpet Music
01/27 – Belfast, UK @ Black Box Theatre
01/28 – Glasgow, UK @ Old Fruitmarket
01/30 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
01/31 – Groningen, NL @ Vear
02/01 – Frankfurt, DE @ Mousonturm
02/02 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
02/03 – Berlin, DE @ Frannz Club
02/04 – Dresden, DE @ Beatpol
02/05 – Ottersum, NL @ Culture Podium Roepaen
02/07 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy Birmingham
02/08 – Dublin, UK @ Whelan’s
02/09 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
02/11 – London, UK @ Shepherds Bush Empire
02/23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe
02/24 – Athens, OH @ Ohio University – Memorial Auditorium
02/26 – Ithaca, NY @ State Theatre
02/27 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
02/28 – Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
03/02 – Columbia, MO @ Missouri Theatre
03/03 – Midwest City, OK @ Rose State College
03/05 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
03/06 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
03/07 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
03/09 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Michigan Theatre
03/11 – Washington, DC @ Kennedy Center
03/11 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
03/12 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
03/13 – Carborro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
03/14 – Atlanta, GA @ TBD
03/15 – Nashville, TN @ Belcourt
03/17-20 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/22 – Santa Fe, NM @ Brewing Company
03/23 – Tucson, AZ @ Plush
03/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre
03/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theatre
03/26 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
03/28 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
03/30 – Vancouver, BC @ St. James Cathedral
03/31 – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Lounge
04/02 – Salt Lake City, UT @ State room
04/03 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre
04/05 – Rock Island, IL @ Daytrotter Presents at Huckleberry’s
04/06 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
04/07 – Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark
04/10 – Toronto, ON @ Church of the Redeemer
04/12 – Montreal, QC @ Gesu
04/14 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
04/16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Bell House
04/17 – Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Ballroom
