Australian band the Middle East is flying high these days. In early February, the group’s track “Blood” was tipped by two major BBC radio shows in Britain – Steve Lamacq‘s drivetime program on the now threatened with closure BBC6music station, and Radio2′s evening show hosted by Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie. Talk about ringing endorsements. So it should come as no surprise that with this momentum, the band has announced American festival appearances for the spring, with a proper tour of North America to follow.
Fittingly, the band will begin the tour – with darlings of the London folk scene Mumford and Sons in tow – at the Middle East Downstairs in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 14. That tour ends on June 10 at Dallas’s House of Blues. I’ve been telling people the March UK tour line-up of Mumford and Sons with Fanfarlo couldn’t be beat, but I guess someone upstairs heard me! I couldn’t help myself, both bands are so wonderful, I wanted to share videos from both with you. Watch, listen, and enjoy. And catch the bands at a venue near you.
The Middle East – “Blood”
Mumford and Sons - “The Cave”
Tour Dates
Mar 14 – NX35 Music Conference / Denton, TX
Mar 17-20 – South by Southwest / Austin
Apr 18 – Coachella Music Festival / Indio, CA
May 13 – Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire / Montreal
May 14 – Middle East Downstairs / Cambridge, MA*
May 16 – Fillmore at TLA / Philadelphia*
May 18 – Webster Hall / New York City*
May 20 – 9:30 Club / Washington, DC*
May 21 – Beachland Ballroom / Cleveland*
May 22 – Wexner Center / Columbus*
May 24 - Lincoln Hall / Chicago*
May 25 – Varsity Theatre / Minneapolis*
May 29 – Sasquatch Music Festival / George, WA*
May 30 – 560 Club / Vancouver*
May 31 – Aladdin Theatre / Portland*
Jun 03 – Great American Music Hall / San Francisco*
Jun 04 – Henry Fonda Theatre / Los Angeles*
Jun 07 – Rhythm Room / Phoenix*
Jun 09 – Antone’s / Austin*
Jun 10 – House of Blues / Dallas*
* with Mumford and Sons
The Middle East: myspace
Mumford and Sons: website | myspace | MP3 Minute: Mumford and Sons Cover Vampire Weekend
