When Justin Vernon of Bon Iver announced the lineup for his brand new festival, Eaux Claires Music Fest, some bands seemed like natural fits: Sufjan Stevens, The National, Bon Iver (duh). Several bands stuck out like sore thumbs: Boys Noize, Liturgy, Charles Bradley. Only one band seemed like a typo: Melt-Banana. The Japanese noise rockers are easily 10 times louder than every band on that bill combined. The only other date they were set to play is Maryland Deathfest, a festival much more suited for their sound. That is until their newly announced tour.
As Brooklyn Vegan points out, Melt-Banana will be treading around North America for a lengthy tour surrounding the festivals. They stop in Boston on May 21 at Great Scott. Tickets aren’t on sale yet but likely will be this Friday. Don’t forget your earplugs. It will be one of the loudest shows this summer. No openers have been announced yet for the tour except for Torche in July.
Check out their website for more information. Please note that their band website is a geocities site. It is 2015. Those still exist. It’s like Melt-Banana wanted to make us love them more than we already do.
Melt-Banana 2015 Tour Dates:
05.06 Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom *
05.08 Albuquerque, NM – The Launchpad
05.09 Norman, OK – Opolis
05.11 St. Louis, MO – The Firebird
05.12 Milwaukee, WI – The Cactus
05.13 Grand Rapids – Pyramid Scheme
05.14 Pontiac, MI – The Pike Room
05.15 Columbus, OH – Skully’s Music Diner
05.16 Buffalo, NY – Mohawk
05.17 Toronto, CAN – Lee’s Palace
05.19 Providence, RI – ASS20
05.21 Boston, MA – Great Scott
05.22 Philly, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
05.23 Brooklyn, NY – St. Vitus
05.24 Baltimore, MD – Maryland Deathfest
05.25 Carborro, NC – Cat’s Cradle Backroom
05.27 Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits
05.28 Orlando, FL – The Backbooth
05.29 Miami, FL – The Church Hill
05.30 Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
06.01 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
06.02 Birmingham, AL – TBD
06.04 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon
06.05 Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds
06.06 Dallas, TX – Three Links
06.07 Austin, TX – Red 7
06.10 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
06.11 Fullerton, CA – The Slide Bar
06.12 Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst Atrium
06.13 Sacramento, CA – Harlows
07.02 Portland, OR – Dante’s ^
07.03 Seattle, WA – Chop Suey ^
07.04 Vancouver, CAN – The Venue ^
07.06 Edmonton, CAN – The Pawn Shop ^
07.07 Calgary, CAN – The Gateway ^
07.08 Saskatoon, CAN – Amigos ^
07.10 Winnipeg, CAN – Pyramid Cabaret ^
07.11 Fargo, ND – The Aquarium ^
07.13 Indianapolis, IN – The Hi-Fi ^
07.14 Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle ^
07.15 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon ^
07.16 Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s ^
07.17 Omaha, NE – Waiting Room ^
07.18 Eau Claires, WI – Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival
07.20 Nashville, TN – The Exit / Inn ^
07.21 Columbia, MO – The Rose Music Hall ^
07.22 Kansas City, MO – Record Bar ^
07.24 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge ^
07.25 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge ^
07.26 Las Vegas, NV – Bunk House ^
07.28 San Deigo, CA – Casbah ^
07.29 San Diego, CA – Casbah ^
07.31 Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy ^
08.01 Oakland, CA – Metro ^
* With Lightning Bolt
^ With Torche