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The Sword announces more summer tour dates

Posted by Loren on June 10, 2018

The Sword, who were kind enough to talk with SPB about their latest album earlier this year, have announced Leg 4 of their "Used Future" tour. This run of dates kicks things off in Oklahoma City in late July and runs through mid-August, wrapping things up in Orlando, FL.

To help boost enthusiasm for the tour, the band also shared a new video for the song "Don't Get Too Comfortable." 

Dates for leg 4 are as follows:

The Sword, UME:
Jul 26 - Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street
Jul 27 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada
Jul 28 - Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose
Jul 29 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
Jul 30 - Des Moines, IA @ Wooly's
Jul 31 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Elevation
Aug 1 - Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe
Aug 3 - Albany, NY @ Jupiter Hall
Aug 4 - Portland, ME @ Aura
Aug 6 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
Aug 7 - Providence, RI @ The Met
Aug 9 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
Aug 10 - Columbia, SC @ The Senate (Music Farm)
Aug 11 - Lynchburg, VA @ Phase 2
Aug 12 - Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre
Aug 13 - Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre
Aug 14 - Tampa, FL @ Orpheum
Aug 15 - Orlando, FL @ The Social

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