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Drag City celebrating 30 years

Posted by Loren on January 19, 2019

Drag City celebrating 30 years
Drag City celebrating 30 years

Drag City Records turns thirty this year and, to mark their milestone, the label says they'll be hosting a series of special shows throughout the year.

While specific details are still to be announced, we've got a list of current tours of label-affiliated acts below in the meantime including Ty Segall & White Fence, Laetitia Sadier, OM, No Age, Cave, and more.

Axis: Sova
2/22/19 @ Empty Bottle in Chicago, IL*w/ Ty Segall & White Fence
2/25/19 @ The Ottobar in Baltimore, MD*w/ Ty Segall & White Fence
2/26/19 @ Union Transfer in Philadelphia, PA*w/ Ty Segall & White Fence
2/28/19 @ The Sinclair in Cambridge, MA*w/ Ty Segall & White Fence
3/1/19 @ Warsaw in Brooklyn, NY*w/ Ty Segall & White Fence
3/2/19 @ Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, OH*w/ Ty Segall & White Fence

Meg Baird
1/30/19 @ State House in New Haven, CT
2/10/19 @ Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz, CA
2/12/19 @ Aladdin Theater in Portland, OR
2/13/19 @ Tractor Tavern in Seattle, WA

Masaki Batoh
2/22/19 @ Hikarinouma in Tokyo, Japan

Bitchin Bajas
2/8/19@ The Hideout in Chicago, IL* w/ Lucrecia Dalt

Bill Callahan
2/15/19 @ The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, IL Pitchfork Midwinter

CAVE
1/17/19 @ Lincoln Hall in Chicago, ILTNK Festival
3/30/19 @ El Desierto Rojo in Valladolid, Spain
3/31/19 @ Centro Cultural Manuel Benito Moliner in Huesca, Spain
4/1/19 @ La Mami in Vallesvilles, France
4/2/19 @ Kafe Antzokia in Bilbao, Spain
4/3/19 @ Kutza Kulter Kluba in San Sebastian, Spain
4/4/19 @ Radar Estudios in Vigo, Spain
4/5/19 @ 100% Psych @ Funhouse in Madrid, Spain
4/6/19 @ BCN Psych Fest in Barcelona, Spain
4/7/19 @ Sufre Sound System in Valencia, Spain
4/8/19@ Planta Baja in Granada, Spain
4/9/19 @ Sala X in Seville, Spain
4/11/19 @ Tremor Festival in Sao Miguel, Azores Portugal
4/12/19 @ Galeria Zé dos Bois in Lisbon, Portugal
4/13/19 @ Vera in Groningen, Netherlands
4/14/19 @ Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands
4/15/19 @ Shacklewell Arms in London, United Kingdom
4/17/19 @ Cirque Electrique in Paris, France
4/18/19 @ De Zwerver in Leffingen, Belgium
4/19/19 @ Rotondes in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
4/20/19 @ Rockerill in Charleroi, Belgium

Circuit des Yeux
1/19/19 @ Issue Project Room in, Brooklyn, NY* as Haley Fohr w/ Matana Roberts
2/15/19- 2/17/19 @ The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, IL for Pitchfork Midwinter

Eiko Ishibashi
5/11/19 @ Festival Focus at Le CENTQUATRE-PARIS in Paris, France

David Grubbs
2/13/19 Stereo Spasms Festival @ Cafe OTO in London, United Kingdom

Neil Hamburger
3/14/19 @ Recordbar in Kansas City, MO
3/15/19 @ The Ready Room in St. Louis, MO
3/16/19 @ The Mill in Iowa City, IA
3/17/19 @ The Racoon Motel in Davenport, IA
3/18/19 @ Slowdown in Omaha, NE
4/4/19 @ Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, CA*w/ The Meat Puppets
4/5/19 @ The Independent in San Francisco, CA*w/ The Meat Puppets

Bill MacKay
1/17/19 @ Sleeping Village in Chicago, IL*w/ Black Duck for TNK Fest
3/9/19 @ Museo de Tamayo in Mexico City, Mexico* w/ Julian Herbert at Lit y Luz
3/21/19 @ The Little Fleet in Traverse City, MI
3/23/19 @ Kaiju in Louisville, KY*w/ Black Duck
3/24/19 @ Pilot Light in Knoxville, TN* w/ Black Duck
3/25/19 @ Bastion in Nashville, TN
3/26/19 @ Green Lantern in Lexington, KY
3/27/19 @ State Street Pub in Indianapolis, IN
3/28/19 @ Torn Light in Cincinnati, OH
3/29/19 @ The Hideout in Chicago, IL
3/30/19 @ Acme Records in Milwaukee, WI
4/10/19 @ Reverberation Vinyl in Bloomington, IL

Major Stars
3/27/19 @ The Lodge Room in Los Angeles, CA
3/29/19 @ Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco, CA

No Age
2/2/19 @ The Wiltern in Los Angeles, CA*w/ The Voidz
2/14/19 @ Oxford Art Factory in Sydney, Australia
2/16/19 @ Mojos in Fremantle, Australia
2/17/19 @ Four5Nine in Perth, Australia
2/19/19 @ The Zoo in Brisbane, Australia
2/21/19 @ Barwon Club Hotel in Geelong, Australia
2/22/19 @ Karova Lounge in Ballarat, Australia
2/23/19 @ The Curtin in Melbourne, Australia
2/26/19 @ Whammy Bar in Auckland, New Zealand
2/27/19 @ Valhalla in Wellington, New Zealand
2/28/19 @ The Plant in Blenheim, New Zealand
3/1/19 @ Space Academy in Christchurch, New Zealand
3/2/19 @ The Captain Hook Hotel in Dunedin, New Zealand

OM
2/22/19 @ El Corazon in Seattle, WA
2/23/19 @ The Shakedown in Bellingham, WA
2/24/19 @ Wonder Ballroom in Portland, OR
2/26/19 @ August Hall in San Francisco, CA
2/27/19 @ Rio Theater in Santa Cruz, CA
2/28/19 @ The Regent in Los Angeles, CA
3/1/19 @ Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace in Pioneertown, CA
3/2/19 @ The Observatory in Santa Ana, CA
3/3/19 @ Brick by Brick in San Diego, CA
5/3/19@ Desertfest London in London, United Kingdom
5/5/19@ Desertfest Berlin in Berlin, Germany
5/7/19@ Kulturkirken Jakob in Oslo, Norway
5/9/19@ Slaktkyrkan in Stockholm, Sweden

Alasdair Roberts
1/25/19 @ Celtic Connections @ Langside Church in Glasgow, United Kingdom
1/26/19 @ Lucky Middlemass's Tavern in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
1/28/19 @ Gosforth Civic Theatre in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom* w/ The Delines
1/29/19 @ The Greystones in Sheffield, United Kingdom* w/ The Delines
1/30/19 @ Howard Assembly Room in Leeds, United Kingdom* w/ The Delines
1/31/19 @ Ullet Road Unitarian Church in Liverpool, United Kingdom* w/ The Delines
2/1/19 @ Celtic Connections @ The Blue Arrow in Glasgow, United Kingdom
2/8/19 @ Riksscenen in Oslo, Norway
2/9/19 @ Christianshavns Beboerhus in Copenhagen, Denmark*
Alasdair Roberts og Völvur 2019 (New collaboration with Norwegian musicians)
2/10/19 @ Musikkens Hus in Fanø, Denmark*
Alasdair Roberts og Völvur 2019 (New collaboration with Norwegian musicians)
2/14/19 @ University of Glasgow in Glasgow, United Kingdom*
w/ Amble Skuse and David McGuinness
2/15/19 @ Sneaky Pete's in Edinburgh, United Kingdom*
w/ Amble Skuse and David McGuinness
2/22/19 @ The Ivy House in London, United Kingdom*
w/ Amble Skuse and David McGuinness.
2/24/19 @ Whelan's in Dublin, Ireland* w/ Amble Skuse and David McGuinness
3/30/19 @ Koulu in Turku, Finland
4/2/19 @ Tenho Restobar in Helsinki, Finland

Laetitia Sadier
1/17/19 @ The Hug and Pintin Glasgow, United Kingdom
Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble
1/18/19 @ St. Mary'sin Chester, United Kingdom
Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble
1/19/19 @ The Lexington in London, United Kingdom
Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble
1/20/19 @ Colchester Arts Centre in Colchester, United Kingdom
Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble

Ty Segall & White Fence
2/15/19- 2/17/19 @ III Points Festival, in Miami, FL
2/22/19 @ Empty Bottle in Chicago, IL* w/ Axis: Sova
2/24/19 @ Melted Festival in Columbus, OH
2/25/19 @ The Ottobar in Baltimore, MDw/ Axis: Sova
2/26/19 @ Union Transfer in Philadelphia, PA* w/ Axis: Sova
2/28/19 @ The Sinclair in Cambridge, MA*w/ Axis: Sova
3/1/19 @ Warsaw in Brooklyn, NY*w/ Axis: Sova
3/2/19 @ Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, OH*w/ Axis: Sova
4/13/19 @ Coachella in Indio, CA
4/20/19 @ Coachella in Indio, CA

Sun Araw
2/13/19 @ Lounge Bar in Lisbon, Portugal
2/14/19 @ Radar Estudios in Vigo, Spain
2/15/19 @ Salao Brazil in Coimbra, Portugal
2/16/19 @ O Velho Carcere in Lugo, Spain
2/17/19 @ Centro Cultural Manuel Benito Moliner in Huesca, Spain
2/18/19 @ 16 Toneladas in Valencia, Spain
2/19/19 @ VOL in Barcelona, Spain
2/20/19 @ 100% Psych in Madrid, Spain
2/21/19 @ Lata De Zinc in Oviedo, Spain
2/22/19 @ Azkuna Zentroa en La Alhondiga Bilbao, Spain
2/23/19 @ Roter Salon in Berlin, Germany
2/25/19 @ Klub Re in Krakow, Poland
2/26/19 @ Poglos in Warsaw, Poland
2/27/19 @ Klub 007 in Prague, Czech Republic
2/28/19 @ TBC in Padova, Italy
3/1/19 @ Sala Vanni in Florence, Italy
3/2/19 @ Cox 18 in Milan, Italy
3/3/19 @ La Fine Roma in Rome, Italy

Drag City celebrating 30 years
Drag City celebrating 30 years

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