The Barr Brothers return to the UK this July as part of a wider European summer tour which includes festival appearances in Greece (Summer Nostos), Latvia (Positivus), and Germany (Haldern Pop). The UK leg of the tour will then take in headline shows in Liverpool, Birmingham, Cambridge, and Bristol, as well as a festival set at Citadel in London and Larmer Tree in Salisbury. Full listings below.
Coinciding with the trip, the Canadian duo have shared the stunning live performance video above filmed at their sold out Union Chapel show earlier this year. The track, ‘Defibrillation’, is the opening track from their latest album ‘Queens of the Breakers’ – which has been long-listed for the prestigious Polaris Music Prize – and is performed here with a full band plus an additional horn section brought in especially for the occasion.
Speaking about the performance, Brad Barr of the band shares: “It was one of our favourite shows and venues of that tour, a majestic 900 seat Gothic church built in the late 1800’s filled with one of the most generous audiences we could hope to play for. We hope this video transmits some of the joy and inspiration we felt that night.”
THE BARR BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL TOUR DATES:
18th Jun – Athens, Greece @ Summer Nostos Festival
6th Jul – Quincy, CA @ High Sierra Music Festival
7th Jul – Quincy, CA @ High Sierra Music Festival
14th Jul – Cambridge, UK @ Portland Arms
15th Jul – London, UK @ Citadel Festival
16th Jul – Birmingham, UK @ Glee Club
18th Jul – Liverpool, UK @ Leaf on Bold Street
19th Jul – Bristol, UK @ Thekla
20th Jul – Salisbury, UK @ Larmer Tree Festival
21st Jul – Salcgriva, Latvia @ Positivus Festival
28th Jul – Calgary, AB @ Calgary Folk Fest
9th-11th Aug – Haldern, DE @ Haldern Pop Festival
1st Sep – Montreal, QC @ Mile Ex End Festival
22nd-23rd Sep – Buffalo, NY @ Borderland Festival
13th Oct – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theater*
15th Oct – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer*
16th Oct – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel*
17th Oct – Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theater*
18th Oct – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground*
22nd Oct – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theater*
23rd Oct – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall*
25th Oct – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater*
26th Oct – Minneapolis, MN @ Pantages Theater*
31st Oct – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre*
1st Nov – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo*
3rd Nov – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom*
5th Nov – Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theater*
9th Nov – Victoriaville, QC @ Le Carré 150
10th Nov – Val-Morin, QC @ Théâtre du Marais
15th Nov – Pont Rouge, QC @ Moulin Marcoux
15th Feb 2019 – Cowansville, QC @ École secondaire Massey-Vanier
21st Feb – Chicoutimi, QC @ Théâtre Banque National
22nd Feb – Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC @ Café chez Rose
* w/ Milk Carton Kids
‘Queens Of The Breakers’ is out now on Secret City Records
Photo Credit: Brigitte Henry