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The Decemberists this June

Posted by Loren on March 25, 2024

The Decemberists this June
The Decemberists - As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again

The Decemberists have announced their ninth studio album following a six year hiatus. The band shared a 19-minute long single, "Joan in the Garden" this week, along with news that the group will release As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again on June 14.

Perhaps not shocking, given that the 13 song album has a 19-minute number, it is a double album with four themed sides.

The band is also on tour this summer.

As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again Track Listing:

  1. Burial Ground
  2. Oh No!
  3. The Reapers
  4. Long White Veil
  5. William Fitzwilliam
  6. Don’t Go to the Woods
  7. The Black Maria
  8. All I Want Is You
  9. Born to the Morning
  10. America Made Me
  11. Tell Me What’s on Your Mind
  12. Never Satisfied 
  13. Joan in the Garden 

Tour Dates:

- co-bill w/ The Head And The Heart ^

-w/ Special Guest Ratboys unless noted with a “*”

April 30: Kingston, NY- Ulster Performing Arts Center - SOLD OUT

May 2: Boston, MA - Roadrunner

May 3: Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Paramount Theatre - SOLD OUT

May 6: Toronto, ON - Exhibition Place - Queen Elizabeth Theatre

May 7: Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE

May 8: Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore Philadelphia

May 10: Washington DC - The Anthem

May 11: Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts Center

May 12: Atlanta, GA - The Eastern 

May 14: Dallas, TX - Majestic Theater

May 15: Austin, TX - Bass Concert Hall

May 17: St Louis, MO - The Pageant

May 18: Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater

May 19: St Paul, MN - Palace Theatre 

May 21: Chicago, IL - Salt Shed - SOLD OUT

May 22: Detroit, MI - Royal Oak Music Theater

May 24: Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium

July 12: Bend, OR - Hayden Homes Amphitheater^

July 13: Oakland, CA - Fox Theater

July 14: Los Angeles, CA - The Bellwether - SOLD OUT

July 15: Los Angeles, CA - The Bellwether

July 18: San Diego, CA - Humphreys

July 19: Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater

July 20: Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren

July 22: Santa Fe, NM - The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing

July 23: Denver, CO - The Mission Ballroom

July 24: Sandy, UT - Sandy Amphitheater

July 26: Missoula, MT - Kettlehouse Amphitheater

July 27: Spokane, WA - Spokane Pavilion

July 29: Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre

July 31: Seattle, WA - Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheatre - SOLD OUT

July 31: Seattle, WA - Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheatre - SOLD OUT

August 3: Troutdale, OR - McMenamins Edgefield*

August 25: London, UK - All Points East

The Decemberists this June
The Decemberists - As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again

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