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Explosions in the Sky to Tour Europe

Catherine Lewis reports:
Austin's powerful instrumental-rock quartet Explosions in the Sky is doin' Europe right this autumn with an ambitious 46-date tour, including an in-studio session with BBC bellwether John Peel on September 18th. And if that weren't enough, the Explosions' web site hints at some possible Northeast U.S. shows after they return from Europe and a few Asian tour dates in early November.

Explosions in the Sky's latest record, Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Live Forever, was released on Temporary Residence in August 2001. The power behind that album-- coupled with their intense live shows-- have drawn many favorable comparisons to bands like Godspeed You! Back Emperor and Mogwai, and they've toured heavily with Pitchfork faves ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead and Fridge.

The foursome are currently writing songs in the basement of an office building in an unnamed town in west Texas, for a follow-up record which is expected to be released sometime next year. Tour dates:

09-05 Groningen, Holland - Vera
09-06 Tilburg, Holland - 013
09-07 Diksmuide, Belgium - 4AD
09-08 Nijmegen, Holland - Doornroosje
09-09 Amsterdam, Holland - Paradiso
09-10 France - TBA
09-11 Birmingham, UK - Flapper and Firkin
09-12 Glasgow, UK - 13th Note
09-13 Dublin, Ireland - TBA
09-14 Limerick, Ireland - TBA
09-15 Cork, Ireland - Triskel Arts Centre
09-16 Manchester, UK - Star & Garter
09-17 London, UK - Toynbee Hall Arts Club
09-18 London, UK - BBC Peel Session (daytime)
09-19 Nantes, France - TBA
09-20 France - TBA
09-21 Rennes, France - TBA
09-22 France - TBA
09-23 Spain - TBA
09-24 Lyon, France - TBA
09-25 Switzerland - TBA
09-26 Geneve, Switzerland - Usine
09-27 Foligno, Italy - Feedback
09-28 St. Martino Spino, Italy - Barchessone
09-29 Italy - TBA
09-30 Italy - TBA
10-01 Gorizia, Italy - Art & Co.
10-02 Austria - TBA
10-03 Vienna, Austria - Chelsea
10-04 Munich, Germany - Kafé Kult
10-05 Dresden, Germany - Scheune
10-06 Frankfurt, Germany - Dreikönigskeller
10-07 Leipzig, Germany - Nato
10-08 Copenhagen, Denmark - TBA
10-09 Gothenburg, Sweden - TBA
10-10 Stockholm, Sweden - TBA
10-11 Oslo, Norway - TBA
10-12 Malmo, Sweden - Inkonst
10-13 Malmo, Sweden - TBA
10-14 Hamburg, Germany - Astra Stube
10-15 Marburg, Germany - Cafe Trauma
10-16 Germany - TBA
10-17 Utrecht, Holland - Ekko
10-18 Rotterdam, Holland - WaterFront
10-19 Leuven, Belgium - SOJO
10-20 Opwijk, Belgium - Nijdrop

.: Pitchfork Review: Explosions in the Sky: Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die...
.: Pitchfork Feature: Interview: Explosions in the Sky (November 2001)
.: Explosions in the Sky: http://www.explosionsinthesky.com
.: Temporary Residence: http://www.temporaryresidence.com
.: Originally published: 4 September 2002
.: Items mentioned above on Amazon.com: Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever (Explosions in the Sky, 2001).