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YOB return this June

Posted by Loren on March 10, 2018

YOB return this June
photo by Alyssa Herman

Oregon's YOB will release their eigth full-length on June 8. Titled Raw Heart, the 7-track album follows a reissue of The Great Cessation, which came out in December. Prior to that, the group released Clearing the Path to Ascend.

The band will also be touring this summer with Bell Withc. Raw Heart is their first release on Relapse Records.

YOB Tour Dates:

May 25 Vancouver, BC @ Modified Ghost Festival

--- All Dates Jun 14 - Jul 14 w/ Bell Witch ---

June 14  Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street
June 15  Austin, TX @ Austin Terror Fest
June 16  Little Rock, AR @ Mutants of the Monster 2018
June 17  Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone
June 19  Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
June 20  Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
June 23  Wilmington, NC @ Reggies
June 24  Asheville, NC @ Mothlight
June 25  Raleigh, NC @ King’s
June 27  Baltimore, MD @ Metro
June 28  New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
June 29  Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
June 30  Boston, MA @ Middle East
July 02  Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rosa
July 03  Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks
July 04  Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
July 06  Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theatre
July 07  Detroit, MI @ El Club
July 08  Chicago, IL @ Reggies
July 10  St. Paul, MN @ Club
July 11  Omaha, NE @ Lookout Lounge
July 12  Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
July 13  Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
July 14  Boise, ID @ Neurolux

YOB return this June
photo by Alyssa Herman

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