Danish act Green Pitch will do a few dates in Switzerland and Germany this coming May:
05/13 - Dimensione, Winterthur (CH)
05/16 - Herbert, Baden (CH)
05/17 - Werkstatt, Chur (CH)
05/21 - Astra Stube, Hamburg (GER)
05/23 - Cafe Arte, Uslar (GER)
The Bear Quartet is confirmed for Pop Revo 09 in Århus, Denmark on May 1-2. See here: https://www.poprevo.dk/
Danish act Lily Electric is on tour supporting German act Slut this week:
02/02 - Zakk, Düsseldorf (GER)
02/03 - Lido, Berlin (GER)
02/05 - Modernes, Bremen (GER)
02/06 - Sputnikhalle, Münster (GER)
Look for the band's new album "You're in the painting you saw" to be released on Pony/Rec on April 17.
Frida Hyvönen will be the first-ever Swedish pop artist to grace the stage of Dramaten in Stockholm on March 14. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, February 3. Full tourdates:
02/05 - Bush Hall, London (UK)
02/07 - 101, Berlin (GER)
02/19 - by:Larm (Folkets Hus Hovedscene), Oslo (NOR)
02/20 - by:Larm (Folkets Hus Scene 2), Oslo (NOR)
02/21 - Korjaamo, Helsingfors (SWE)
03/04 - Mejeriet (sittande), Lund (SWE)
03/05 - Jazzhouse, Köpenhamn (DK)
03/14 - Dramaten, Stockholm (SWE)
03/21 - L'Aire Libre, Rennes (FRA)
03/23 - Centre Culturel Suédois, Paris (FRA)
04/18 - Storan (Stora Salongen), Göteborg (SWE)
04/23 - L'Auditorium, Bourges (FRA)
04/25 - Theatro Circo, Braga (POR)
04/27 - Theatre Marigny, Paris (FRA)
05/15 - Spegeln, Gävle (SWE)
05/16 - Skandiateatern, Norrköping (SWE)
05/29 - Siesta! (Tältscenen, Chili!), Hässleholm (SWE)
06/25 - tba, Borlänge (SWE)
07/02 - Arvikafestivalen (Apollo), Arvika (SWE)
07/08 - Hultsfredsfestivalen (Teaterladan), Hultsfred (SWE)
07/30 - Storsjöyran (Tutti Frutti), Östersund (SWE)
08/16 - FLOW Festival (Tent Stage), Helsingfors (SWE)
Thunder Express (or is it Dundertåget?) will be heading to Italy in April:
04/09 - tba, Milano
04/10 - Retro Pop - c/o Barrumba, Pinarella Di Cervia (RA)
04/11 - RockaRolla Festival -c/o Taurus, Torino
04/12 - La Skaletta, La Spezia
Peter Bjorn and John, Lykke Li, Ida Maria and Turbonegro are confirmed for Coachella.
The Whitest Boy Alive is touring Europe in April with support from fellow Norwegians The New Wine:
04/03 - Centraltheater Hinterbuehne, Leipzig (GER)
04/04 - Kassablanca, Jena (GER)
04/05 - Muffathalle, München (GER)
04/06 - Manufaktur, Schorndorf (GER)
04/07 - Hive Club, Zürich (CH)
04/09 - Zakk, Düsseldorf (GER)
04/10 - Motel Mozaique @ Watt, Rotterdam (NL)
04/11 - Secret show tba
04/12 - Mousonturm, Frankfurt (GER)
04/12 - Aftershowparty tba, Frankfurt (GER)
04/14 - AB Box, Brussels (BEL)
04/15 - La Maroquinerie, Paris (FRA)
04/16 - Scala, London (UK)
04/18 - Ruby Lounge, Manchester (UK)
04/22 - Astra, Berlin (GER)
04/23 - Übel & Gefährlich, Hamburg (GER)
04/24 - Train, Aarhus (DK)
04/25 - Vega, Copenhagen (DK)
Norway's most overrated artist Annie will be supporting Snow Patrol for a few UK dates:
03/10 - Arena, Newcastle
03/11 - NEC, Birmingham
03/12 - Arena, Nottingham
03/14 - O2 Arena, London
Efterklang is coming back to North America in March:
03/05 - Nectar Lounge, Seattle, WA
03/06 - Media Club, Vancouver, BC
03/07 - Doug Fir, Portland, OR
03/08 - Bottom Of The Hill, San Francisco, CA
03/09 - Brewery, Visalia, CA
03/10 - Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA
03/11 - Plush, Tucson, AZ
03/13 - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
03/14 - Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
03/16 - Opolis, Norman, OK
03/17 - Hailey’s, Denton, TX
03/18 - SXSW, Austin, TX
03/19 - SXSW, Austin, TX
03/20 - SXSW, Austin, TX
03/21 - SXSW, Austin, TX
03/23 - The Engine Room, Tallahassee, FL
03/24 - Earl, Atlanta, GA
03/25 - Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC
03/26 - DC 9, Washington, DC
03/27 - The First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA
03/28 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
03/30 - TT the Bears, Boston, MA
03/31 - tba, Montreal, PQ
04/01 - El Mocambo, Toronto, ONT
04/02 - Garfield Artwork, Pittsburgh, PA
04/03 - Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
04/04 - Schubas, Chicago, IL
Swedish indie-folk act Nervous Nellie will release their new album "Ego & the id" on March 27. There will be a release party that day at Debaser Medis in Stockholm in the early evening with acts such as Shout Out Louds, Christian Kjellvander and Dag för Dag performing Nervous Nellie songs. Hear them play a few of their own songs themselves at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/nervousnellie
The Hives are going to Japan in April and are bringing fellow Swedes Johnossi along for the ride:
04/01 - Big Cat, Osaka
04/02 - Diamond Hall, Nagoya
04/03 - Shibuya-Ax, Tokyo
Opeth and Enslaved, undoubtedly two of Scandinavian metal's biggest heavyweights, are teaming up for a North American tour in May. Dates at Lambgoat: https://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=12151
Having seen both before, I can assure you that this will be a killer show. Too bad there's no WA date though.
Backyard Babies will be supporting Danko Jones on tour in Europe:
03/16 - Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg (GER)
03/17 - Kesselhaus, Berlin (GER)
03/19 - Backstage, München (GER)
03/20 - Flex, Wien (AUS)
03/21 - Mascotte, Zurich (CH)
03/22 - Schuur, Luzen (CH)
03/24 - Longhorn, Stuttgart (GER)
03/25 - Le Trabendo, Paris (FRA)
03/26 - Handelbeurs, Ghent (BEL)
03/27 - Essigfabrik, Cologne (GER)
03/28 - Tivoli, Utrecht (NL)
03/30 - Schlachthof, Wiesbaden (GER)
03/31 - La Laiterie, Strasbourg (FRA)
04/01 - Ninkasi Kao, Lyon (FRA)
04/03 - Garorock Festival, Marmande (FRA)
04/04 - L´Antipode, Rennes (FRA)
Traktor (SWE) and Heroes & Zeros (NOR) will be teaming up for some European tourdates:
03/09 - MTC, Köln (GER)
03/10 - AKW, Würzburg (GER)
03/11 - Ampere, München (GER)
03/12 - Chelsea, Wien (AUS)
03/13 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
03/14 - Grüner Jäger, Hamburg (GER)
Audrey's latest record "The fierce and the longing" will be released in Japan on March 11 via Zankyo Records and the band will be heading over in April to play at the Arabaki Rock Fest in Senda. Look for more shows to be announced soon. In other news, keep an eye out for their album to get a proper UK release as well sometime this spring. More details tba.