Shins’ ACLTV taping date announced, new album out 3/20 (listen to two new songs now)
James Mercer w/ Broken Bells at ACL 2010
Yesterday The Shins' appeared on Bonnaroo's lineup, and today we learned that on 3/18 they will stop by The Moody Theater and tape an episode for ACL TV. It's of course during SXSW which they'll already be in town for. UPDATE: And the SXSW show they're playing is the annual, big free show at Auditorium Shores (on 3/15)
On 3/20 their new album Port of Morrow - available for pre-order now - will be released, with the single "Simple Song" and its b-side "September" already available to stream here.
Complete 2012 Shins dates below..
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The Shins' 2012 Tour:
3/13-18 - Austin, TX - South by Southwest (they tape for ACLTV on 3/18)
3/22 - London, UK - HMV Forum
3/23 - London, UK - HMV Forum
3/25 - Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg
3/26 - Paris, FR - Bataclan
3/28 - Berlin, DE - Huxley's
3/30 - Stockholm, SE - Berns Salonger
4/13 - Las Vegas, NV - Cosmopolitan
4/14 - Indio, CA - Coachella Music Festival
4/17 - Honolulu, HI - Blaisdell Concert Hall
4/18 - Maui, HI - Castle Theatre
4/21 - Indio, CA - Coachella Music Festival
4/22 - Santa Cruz, CA - Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
4/23 - Davis, CA - Robert Mondavi Center
4/25 - Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
5/25 - Bend, OR - Les Schawb Ampitheatre
5/26-27 - George, WA - Sasquatch! Music Festival
5/28 - Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden Ampitheater
5/29 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Ampitheatre
5/31 - Council Bluffs, IA - Harrahs Council Bluffs
6/4 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
6/5 - Columbus, OH - LC Indoor Pavilion
6/6 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore
6/8 - Cleveland, OH - Masonic Auditorium
6/9 - Louisville, KY - Iroquois Ampitheatre