Bloc Party has announced a brief U.S. tour in which the English band will play their beloved 2005 debut album, Silent Alarm, in full.
Comprised of only six dates, the tour will kick off in Washington, D.C. on September 16 and end in San Francisco on November 20. This past fall, the band played a similar six-date string in Europe, performing Silent Alarm as well. A new album due out on April 12, Silent Alarm Live, will feature recordings from those shows.
Bloc Party’s last full-length was 2016’s Hymns while frontman Kele Okereke unveiled his fourth solo record, Leave to Remain, in January. Tickets for the upcoming tour go on sale this Friday, March 29.
Read the full list of dates and watch Bloc Party’s KEXP in-studio performance from 2012 below.
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