March 2, 2015

Built To Spill’s Untethered Moon Arrives In April

BUILT TO SPILL ANNOUNCE SPRING HEADLINING TOUR IN SUPPORT OF UPCOMING NEW ALBUM UNTETHERED MOON – DUE APRIL 18TH 

ON VINYL FOR RECORD STORE DAY AND ON APR 21ST FOR CD & DIGITAL

TICKETS ON SALE THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 6TH, AT 12 AM ET

Built to Spill announces they are hitting the road for a spring headlining tour that kicks off on May 10th in Carrboro, NC, and runs through the end of May.

BTS is touring in support of their eighth studio album, Untethered Moon, which will be released by Warner Bros. Records on April 18th exclusively for Record Store Day at all good independent record stores. A very limited-edition quantity of Untethered Moon will be pressed on transparent blue vinyl and will be randomly distributed into the initial run of pressings. The CD and digital editions will be released on April 21st. All pre-orders include an instant download of the album track “Living Zoo.”  The album is currently available for pre-order HERE.

As previous mentioned, Untethered Moon is the first BTS album recorded with new band members Steve Gere (drums) and Jason Albertini (bass), who join vocalist/guitarist Doug Martsch. Untethered Moon was produced by Martsch and Sam Coomes (from the band Quasi).

BTS will continue to tour as the three-guitar army that they have always been with Jim Roth and Brent Netson filling out the line-up. Netson also has a new release of his own titled, Scavenger Cult, credited to Bret Netson & Snakes, out Mar 24th.

Built to Spill’s upcoming tour dates:

03/27   Boise, ID                                  Treefort Music Fest

04/10   Visalia, CA                               Cellar Door

04/11   San Luis Obispo, CA                SLO Brew

04/12   Indio, CA                                  Coachella Festival

04/13   Santa Barbara, CA                   SOhO

04/14   San Diego, CA                         Irenic

04/15   Los Angeles, CA                      Shrine Expo Hall (w/ Brand New)

04/16   Tucson, AZ                              Rialto Theatre

04/17   Phoenix, AZ                             Crescent Ballroom

04/18   Flagstaff, AZ                            Orpheum Theater

04/19   Indio, CA                                  Coachella Festival

04/20   Las Vegas, NV                         The Bunkhouse 

05/09   Atlanta, GA                               Shaky Knees Music Fest

 

NEW Headlining dates:

05/10   Carrboro, NC                           Cat’s Cradle

05/11   Charleston, SC                        Music Farm

05/12   Jacksonville, FL                       Jack Rabbits

05/13   Ft. Lauderdale, FL                   Culture Room

05/14   St. Petersburg, FL                    The State Theatre

05/15   Orlando, FL                              The Social

05/16   Tallahassee, FL                        Sidebar Theater

05/17   New Orleans, LA                      Howlin’ Wolf

05/18   Houston, TX                              Warehouse Live

05/19   Austin, TX                                 Stubbs BBQ

05/20   Dallas, TX                                 Granada Theater

05/21   Oklahoma City, OK                   ACM Performance Lab @ UCO

05/22   St. Louis, MO                            The Ready Room

05/23   Omaha, NE                               Slowdown

05/24   Minneapolis, MN                       Varsity Theater

05/26   Madison, WI                              High Noon Saloon

05/27   Indianapolis, IN                         The Vogue

05/28   Detroit, MI                                 St. Andrews Hall

05/30   Chicago, IL                                Metro

05/31   Grand Rapids, MI                      Founders Brewing Co.

 

Supporting Death Cab For Cutie:

07/08   Troutdale, OR                         Edgefield Amphitheater

07/09   Bend, OR                                 Les Schwab Amphitheatre

07/11   Berkeley, CA                            Greek Theatre Berkeley

 

For BTS news, tour dates, merchandise and more, visit: www.builttospill.com

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