Battles - July 06 festival trip
May 15, 2006
Battles will be back in town for some key festival shows in July:
13th July. UK, London. Astoria. w/ Animal Collective & Adem
14th July. Belgium. Dour Festival. www.dourfestival.be
15th July. Germany. Melt Festival, Nr Berlin (club stage) www.meltfestival.de
16th July. Germany. Hamburg, Nachtasyl @ Thalia Theater www.thalia-theater.de
17th July. Ireland. Dublin @ Whelans
18th July. Holland. Valkhof Affaire fest. Nijmegen (stage 1 @ 20:45) www.valkhofaffaire.nl
19th July. Latvia. Riga. Andrejsala. www.skanumezs.lv
20th July. Denmark, Aarhus @ Fabriken
21st July. UK, Manchester, Futuresonic Festival. www.futuresonic.com
22nd July. UK, Truck Festival. www.truckfestival.org
23rd July. France, Paris. Sous La Plage festival. www.souslaplage.com
In Don Caballero, Ian Williams examined King Crimson through a gargantuan math rock microscope. In Helmet, John Stanier crafted a soaring post-grunge power surge. In Battles, along with Dave Konopka and electronic maverick Tyondai Braxton, sporadic concrete interludes are sandwiched by glorious slabs of polyrhythmic insistence. A brief moment might suggest Bitch Magnet tackling Beefheart, and then the music belches gratuitously before flying off again in impossible combinations. Over 5 EPs on a range of US indie micro-labels, Battles display their transcendent compositional athleticism and assurance, the essential sonic dexterity of each member perfected in previous musical lives. Lauded across the States for their live prowess, 2006 will be an interesting year for Battles...
APRIL ALBUM EURO TOUR ::
11 uk, Oxford, Zodiac
12 France, Reims. Centre Culturel du Crous tkts. 20:30-1:00
13 Belgium, Brussles - Domino Festival @ AB.
w Black Dice / Four Tet + Steve Reid
14 Holland, Rotterdam - Motel Mozeique Festival
15 Denmark, Aarhus. Fabriken
16 Hamburg, Hafen Klang. w/ Black Dice
17 Berlin, Volksbuhne Theatre. w/ Black Dice / Wolf Eyes
18 koln, Gebaude 9. w/ Black Dice / Wolf Eyes
19 Luxemburg, Kulturfabrik Esch-Alzette. w/ Black Dice (tickets)
20 Switzerland, FriBourg @ FriSon w/ Magic Markers
21 Paris, Nouveau Casino.
Warp Show w/ luke vibert, Chris Clark & Radioactiveman
22 Poiter, Comfort Modern w/ Magic Markers
23 Nantes, La BaraKaSon FREE ENTRY!
24 OFF
25 London, Dingwalls
26 Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
27 Newcastle, Blackfriars Centre. w/ Schnider TM
28 Edinburgh, Triptych Festival @ The Venue.
w/ Steve Reid & Four Tet + Carl Craig
29 Glasgow, Triptych Festival @ The Tramway.
w/ Sun Ra Arkestra & Steve Reid & Four Tet
30 France, Bourges - Printemps Festival.
May 1st OFF
2nd Italy, Rome, Brancalioni
3rd Italy, Legnano, Jail
4th Austria, Krems - Danube Festival w/ Wolf Eyes
FEB SHOWCASE GIGS
Wed 15th Feb, UK, Brighton. Pressure Point.
SOLD OUT
Thurs 16th Feb, UK, London. Luminaire
311 High Road, Kilburn, London NW6 7JR 020 7372 8668
Advance tickets £10 from: www.ticketweb.co.uk Tel: 08700 600 100 www.seetickets.com Tel: 08701 201 149 and Rough Trade, Covent Garden, London Tel: 0207 240 0105
SOLD OUT
Fri 17th Feb, Fra, Paris.
Fondation Cartier, 261 Bd Raspail, 75014
SOLD OUT
Fri 18th Feb, Fra, St Malo. Route Du Rock Festival
See pics here
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