BLACK LIPS ANNOUNCE WORLD TOUR WILL EXTEND TO THE MIDDLE EAST
FLOWER PUNK PROGENITORS HEADING ON TWO WEEK TOUR OF EGYPT, IRAQ, JORDAN, AND MORE
The gloriously notorious flower punk quartet Black Lips, in
an ongoing attempt to leave no stone unturned in their effort to spread
their music globally, are treading a path few Western bands have
traveled with a run of dates planned for the Middle East this Fall. "We
want to play everywhere on the planet, and the opportunity came up. We
couldn't say no," states band bassist and vocalist Jared Swilley.
"Anywhere that we haven't been excites us. Not many western bands have
toured the region and to be one of the first is amazing. Adventures are
the best." With tours in Australia, Thailand, Portugal, India, and huge festival appearances at the likes of Coachella, Primavera, Bonnaroo
under their belts, the band are looking to expand their horizons and
spread their message of peace, fun, and rock and roll as far as it will
go. "People like music and having fun and I think that's pretty universal," adds Swilley.
The dates are in continued support of the semi-appropriately titled Arabia Mountain (it is actually named for a mountain just outside their native Atlanta), the 2011 Mark Ronson-produced masterwork which landed them on the cover of SPIN, and earned high praises from Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, among several other distinctions.
SEE FOOTAGE OF BLACK LIPS' RECENT TOUR IN THAILAND
BLACK LIPS MIDEAST SHOWS:
9/14/12 - Amman, Jordan - TBA *
9/19/12 - Larnaca, Cyprus - Savino Live *
9/21/12 - Cairo, Egypt - Culturewheel *
9/23/12 - Tunis, Tunisia - Le Squat *
9/26/12 - Dubai, UAE - Music Room *
9/28/12 - Hawler, Iraq - TBA
9/29/12 - Sulamaniah, Iraq - TBA
10/6/12 - Beirut, Lebanon - Metro Al Madina *
* with Lazzy Lung
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