Bloc Occasion’s landmark 2005 debut album, Silent Alarm, turns 20 this 12 months. To have a good time, the UK post-punk revivalists will play the document in full, plus different hits from their catalog, on an anniversary tour of North America later this 12 months. They’ll be joined by particular visitors Metric, who may even be performing their 2009 album Fantasies front-to-back. Discover the tour dates under.
Bloc Occasion beforehand celebrated Silent Alarm on tour in 2018 and 2019. Their final album, Alpha Video games, got here out in 2022. Final 12 months, the band shared the track “Flirting Once more” upfront of performances at Glastonbury and London’s Crystal Palace Park. And, extra lately, Bloc Occasion singer Kele shared the solo album The Singing Winds Pt. 3.
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Bloc Occasion:
05-10 Pasadena, CA – Simply Like Heaven
05-24 Leeds, England – Dwell at Leeds within the Park
05-30 Boston, MA – MGM Music Corridor at Fenway *
05-31 Forest Hills, NY – Forest Hill Stadium *
06-02 Washington, D.C. – The Anthem *
06-04 Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia *
06-06 Toronto, Ontario – Budweiser Stage *
06-07 Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre *
06-08 Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed *
06-09 Minneapolis, MN – The Armory *
06-11 Morrison, CO – Purple Rocks Amphitheatre *
06-12 Salt Lake Metropolis, UT – The Union *
06-14 Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre *
06-16 Portland, OR – Theater of the Clouds *
07-04 Beuningen, Netherlands – Groene Heuvels
07-10 Manchester, England – Castlefield Bowl
07-11 Torquay, England – Torre Abbey
07-12 Madrid, Spain – Mad Cool Pageant
07-19 Nottingham, England – Splendour Pageant
07-20 Brighton, England – Brighton Seashore
07-25 Bristol Harbourside, England – Lloyds Amphiteatre
08-22 Studying, England – Studying Pageant
08-23 Leeds, England – Leeds Pageant
08-24 Portsmouth, England – Victorious Pageant
* with Metric
