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Melt Banana: US, UK, new record too

Posted by Loren on May 2, 2024

Melt Banana: US, UK, new record too
Melt Banana: US, UK, new record too

High octane noise rock band Melt Banana has announced upcoming tours of the US and UK this year, followed by the release of the band's eighth studio album, 3 + 5, out on August 23.

Get the specific dates below.

 

U.S. tour

May 21 - Goldfield Trading Post - Sacramento, CA (#, %)

May 23 - The Crocodile - Seattle, WA (#, %)

May 24 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR (#, %)

May 25 - Neurolux - Boise, ID (#, %)

May 26 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT (#, %)

May 27 - Meow Wolf - Denver, CO (#, %)

May 29 - xBk Live - Des Moines, IA (#, %)

May 30 - Fine Line Music Hall - Minneapolis, MN ($, #, %)

May 31 - High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI ($, #, %)

June 01 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL ($, #, %)

June 02 - Grog Shop - Cleveland Heights, OH ($, #, %)

June 04 - The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA ($, #, %)

June 05 - Elsewhere Hall - Brooklyn, NY ($, #, %)

June 06 - Underground Arts - Philadelphia, PA ($, #, %)

June 07 - Metro Gallery - Baltimore, MD ($, #, %)

June 08 - The Broadberry - Richmond, VA (#, %)

June 09 - Eulogy - Asheville, NC (#, %)

June 10 - Terminal West - Atlanta, GA (#, %)

June 12 - Chelsea's Live - Baton Rouge, LA (#, %)

June 13 - White Oak Music Hall Upstairs - Houston, TX (#, %)

June 14 - Deep Ellum Art Co. - Dallas, TX (#, %)

June 15 - Empire Control Room - Austin, TX (#, %)

June 18 - Meow Wolf - Santa Fe, NM (#, %)

June 19 - The Rebel Lounge - Phoenix, AZ (#, %, +)

June 20 - Music Box - San Diego, CA (#, %, +)

June 21 - El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA (#, %, +)

June 22 - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA (#, %)

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U.K. tour

Aug 29 - Music Hall - Ramsgate

Aug 30 - Supersonic Festival - Birmingham

Aug 31 - Rescue Rooms - Nottingham

Sep 01 - Docks Academy - Grimsby 

Sep 04 - Brudenell Social Club - Leeds

Sep 05 - Rebellion - Manchester

Sep 06 - Future Yard - Birkenhead

Sep 07 - The Parish - Huddersfield

Sep 08 - The Adelphi - Hull  

Sep 10 - The Brickyard - Carlisle

Sep 11 - Mash House - Edinburgh

Sep 12 - Stereo - Glasgow

Sep 13 - The Cluny - Newcastle

Sep 14 - Waterfront - Norwich

Sep 15 - Arts Centre - Colchester

Sep 17 - The Baths - Ipswich

Sep 18 - Portland Arms - Cambridge

Sep 19 - Esquires - Bedford

Sep 20 - The Bullingdon - Oxford

Sep 21 - South Street Arts Centre - Reading

Sep 22 - The Cavern - Exeter

Sep 24 - The Globe - Cardiff

Sep 25 - Strange Brew - Bristol

Sep 26 - Concorde 2 - Brighton

Sep 27 - Dingwalls - London

Melt Banana: US, UK, new record too
Melt Banana: US, UK, new record too

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