{"id":42224,"date":"2025-04-30T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=42224"},"modified":"2025-04-24T19:01:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T23:01:35","slug":"final-roar-swans-announce-birthing-tour-across-europe-uk-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=42224","title":{"rendered":"Final roar: Swans announce \u2018Birthing\u2019 tour across Europe, UK & North America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Get ready, Swans fans\u2014your favourite sonic adventurers are hitting Europe and the UK this fall to celebrate their seventeenth studio album, \u2018Birthing,\u2019 which lands May 30 via Young God Records\/Mute. This is the last hurrah of their massive \u201cbig sound\u201d shows, so don\u2019t miss your chance to experience Michael Gira and company at full force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why you\u2019ll want to be there<\/strong>
Over the past year, Swans have been road-testing new songs like I Am a Tower<\/em>, experimenting and expanding through intense live performances and studio magic at Soundfabrik Berlin. Gira started each piece on acoustic guitar in his office, then watched it grow, twist, and roar into life thanks to improvisation, countless tweaks, and the sheer stamina of this world-class lineup: Kristof Hahn, Dana Schechter, Larry Mullins, Phil Puleo, Christopher Pravdica, Norman Westberg\u2014and of course Gira himself. A special shout-out to Jessica Moss for holding down support in Europe, and Little Annie & Paul Wallfisch joining the North American dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Swans<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Europe\/UK tour kicks off October 23 in Leipzig<\/strong>
\u2013 Oct 23: Leipzig, DE (Haus Leipzig)
\u2013 Oct 24: Neunkirchen, DE (Neue Gebl\u00e4sehalle)
\u2013 Oct 26: Munich, DE (Technikum)
\u2013 Oct 28: Prague, CZ (Archa+)
\u2013 Oct 29: Graz, AT (Halle Detroit)
\u2013 Oct 31: Ljubljana, SI (Kino \u0160i\u0161ka)
\u2013 Nov 1: Zagreb, HR (Boogaloo)
\u2013 Nov 3: Ferrara, IT (Teatro Comunale)
\u2013 Nov 4: Milan, IT (Auditorium di Milano)
\u2013 Nov 6: Paris, FR (Trabendo)
\u2013 Nov 7: Leeds, UK (Project House)
\u2013 Nov 9\u201310: London, UK (Electric Brixton)
\u2013 Nov 14: Leiden, NL (Nobel)
\u2013 Nov 15: Nijmegen, NL (Doornroosje)
\u2013 Nov 17: Copenhagen, DK (VEGA Store)
\u2013 Nov 19: Oslo, NO (Vulkan Arena)
\u2013 Nov 20: Stockholm, SE (Slaktkyrkan)
\u2013 Nov 22: Tallinn, EE (Paavli Kultuurivabrik)
\u2013 Nov 24: Vilnius, LT (Kablys)
\u2013 Nov 25: Warsaw, PL (Stodola)
\u2013 Nov 27\u201328: Berlin, DE (Festal Kreuzberg)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Swans<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

North America comes first\u2014September & October<\/strong>
\u2013 Sep 4: Philadelphia, PA (Union Transfer)
\u2013 Sep 5: Washington, DC (The Howard Theatre)
\u2013 Sep 6: Norfolk, VA (The NorVa)
\u2013 Sep 9: Dallas, TX (Granada Theater)
\u2013 Sep 10: Austin, TX (Mohawk)
\u2013 Sep 12: Albuquerque, NM (Sunshine Theater)
\u2013 Sep 13: Tucson, AZ (The Rialto)
\u2013 Sep 15\u201317: Los Angeles, CA (Lodge Room)
\u2013 Sep 20\u201321: San Francisco, CA (Great American Music Hall)
\u2013 Sep 23: Seattle, WA (The Neptune)
\u2013 Sep 24: Portland, OR (Revolution Hall)
\u2013 Sep 27: Denver, CO (Bluebird Theater)
\u2013 Sep 28: Omaha, NE (Waiting Room Showroom)
\u2013 Sep 30: Chicago, IL (Cabaret Metro)
\u2013 Oct 1: Detroit, MI (The Magic Bag)
\u2013 Oct 3: Toronto, ON (Phoenix Concert Theatre)
\u2013 Oct 4: Montreal, QC (Th\u00e9\u00e2tre National)
\u2013 Oct 6: Boston, MA (Paradise Rock Club)
\u2013 Oct 7: Brooklyn, NY (Brooklyn Steel)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets are live now at younggodrecords.com<\/a>\u2014grab yours before they\u2019re gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

More about \u2018Birthing\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Co-produced by Michael Gira and brought to life at Soundfabrik Berlin, Birthing<\/em> is the culmination of a year of touring (The Healers<\/em>, I Am a Tower<\/em>, Birthing<\/em>, Guardian Spirit<\/em>, Rope<\/em>, Away<\/em>) plus two studio-born gems (Red Yellow<\/em>, The Merge<\/em>). It\u2019s the final deep dive into the all-consuming sound worlds Gira has explored for decades. After the end-of-2025 tour, Swans will carry on but in a leaner, more intimate form\u2014glimpses of which you can already hear on this record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Swans<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pre-order Birthing<\/em> on triple vinyl (brown chipboard sleeve), double CD (digipak), or digital, and score a bonus DVD featuring Swans Live 2024 (Rope) The Beggar<\/em> and the documentary I Wonder If I\u2019m Singing What You\u2019re Thinking Me To Sing.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you\u2019re a lifelong devotee or a curious newcomer, this is your last chance to witness Swans in their most epic form.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Get ready, Swans fans\u2014your favourite sonic adventurers are hitting Europe and the UK this fall to celebrate their seventeenth studio album, \u2018Birthing,\u2019 which lands May […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[22,25,28,30,1907,31],"tags":[12196,446,847,1564,1245,1263],"class_list":["post-42224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-live","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","category-noise","tag-birthing","tag-europe","tag-north-america","tag-swans","tag-tour-dates","tag-uk"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4050.jpeg?fit=1200%2C702&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-aZ2","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":41546,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=41546","url_meta":{"origin":42224,"position":0},"title":"Swans announce North American tour","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"March 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Swans are back with their seventeenth studio album, \u2018Birthing,\u2019 arriving May 30 via Young God Records\/Mute. And now, they\u2019re bringing it to life on stage with their first North American tour in support of the highly anticipated release. Kicking off on September 4 in Philadelphia, this run promises to be\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "guitar rock"","block_context":{"text":"guitar rock","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"Swans press photo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4050.jpeg?fit=1200%2C702&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4050.jpeg?fit=1200%2C702&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4050.jpeg?fit=1200%2C702&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4050.jpeg?fit=1200%2C702&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4050.jpeg?fit=1200%2C702&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":34734,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34734","url_meta":{"origin":42224,"position":1},"title":"SWANS \u2018Where Does A Body End?\u2019 doc coming to DVD and Blu-ray","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"August 5, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"SWANS \u2018Where Does A Body End?\u2019 is coming to DVD, Blu-ray, and Deluxe Blu-ray\u00a0on September 11th. You can pre-order it here. \"There really is no other force of music like Swans. Swans stand alone, integral, drenched in pathos. A band to end all bands.\"\u00a0- Thurston Moore \u2018Where Does a Body\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "documentary"","block_context":{"text":"documentary","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=11"},"img":{"alt_text":"Michael Gira SWANS Where Does A Body End? Still","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/16950C43-23E7-4FD7-9469-73AC06B1225F.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/16950C43-23E7-4FD7-9469-73AC06B1225F.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/16950C43-23E7-4FD7-9469-73AC06B1225F.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/16950C43-23E7-4FD7-9469-73AC06B1225F.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/16950C43-23E7-4FD7-9469-73AC06B1225F.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":30772,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=30772","url_meta":{"origin":42224,"position":2},"title":"Film review: ‘Where Does A Body End?’","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"May 27, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"'Where Does A Body End?' is an exceptional documentary about the band Swans. It documents the band from their roots as aggressive, contraversial post-punk band that emerged from the same early 1980s era NYC that also included Sonic Youth to their attempt at achieving mainstream success in the 90s indie-rock\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "documentary"","block_context":{"text":"documentary","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=11"},"img":{"alt_text":"Michael Gira","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-14-at-12.43.21-PM.png?fit=1200%2C674&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-14-at-12.43.21-PM.png?fit=1200%2C674&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-14-at-12.43.21-PM.png?fit=1200%2C674&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-14-at-12.43.21-PM.png?fit=1200%2C674&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-14-at-12.43.21-PM.png?fit=1200%2C674&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33283,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33283","url_meta":{"origin":42224,"position":3},"title":"Human Impact share \u2018E605\u2019 video","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"January 24, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Human Impact have released a video for E605. The Samuel Mitchell-directed clip visually echoes the gritty, industrial-tinged noise rock on the band\u2019s forthcoming, self-titled debut album (March 13 via Ipecac Recordings). Watch it via YouTube below. https:\/\/youtu.be\/3ZW5FHzF-Wc E605 is the second song lifted from the 10-track release, with the band\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "guitar rock"","block_context":{"text":"guitar rock","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"Human Impact press photo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2262F699-EFE9-43C1-BDED-D8D06B54F17D-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2262F699-EFE9-43C1-BDED-D8D06B54F17D-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2262F699-EFE9-43C1-BDED-D8D06B54F17D-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2262F699-EFE9-43C1-BDED-D8D06B54F17D-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2262F699-EFE9-43C1-BDED-D8D06B54F17D-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":28576,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=28576","url_meta":{"origin":42224,"position":4},"title":"Astral Swans announces new album","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"March 13, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Calgary's Astral Swans\u00a0has\u00a0announced his\u00a0sophomore album, 'Strange Prison,' with\u00a0its first single and video for\u00a0What Are You Gonna Do With Yourself. Watch the video clip via Youtube below. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IqKBmn5-zLI Astral Swans' 'Strange Prison'\u00a0is due out\u00a0May 18th via\u00a0Calgary's Saved By Vinyl, Tokyo's Moorworks, and Netherlands label Tiny Room Records. Produced by\u00a0Preoccupations' Scott Munro,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "music"","block_context":{"text":"music","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=28"},"img":{"alt_text":"Astral Swans","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13e4cde9-4952-45e1-bd6e-faced857cf03.jpg?fit=1024%2C902&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13e4cde9-4952-45e1-bd6e-faced857cf03.jpg?fit=1024%2C902&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13e4cde9-4952-45e1-bd6e-faced857cf03.jpg?fit=1024%2C902&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/13e4cde9-4952-45e1-bd6e-faced857cf03.jpg?fit=1024%2C902&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7713,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=7713","url_meta":{"origin":42224,"position":5},"title":"NXNE announces second round of bands for 2014","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"February 25, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"NXNE have announced their second round of bands who will be playing at this year's 20th anniversary festival. New additions to the list of artists are\u00a0Spoon,\u00a0Sleigh Bells, tUnE-yArDs,\u00a0A$AP Ferg,\u00a0Metz, and\u00a0Swans. [youtube_sc url=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EbkMPHW67xM\" theme=\"light\"] [youtube_sc url=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jkHI1hGvWRY\" theme=\"light\"] [youtube_sc url=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4R31AWhv02Y\" theme=\"light\"] For more information on who\u2019s heading to NXNE 2014 and for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "live"","block_context":{"text":"live","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=25"},"img":{"alt_text":"NXNE Feb 25 Round 2 Announcement","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/NXNE_Feb_25_Announce_V2.gif?fit=700%2C831&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/NXNE_Feb_25_Announce_V2.gif?fit=700%2C831&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/NXNE_Feb_25_Announce_V2.gif?fit=700%2C831&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/NXNE_Feb_25_Announce_V2.gif?fit=700%2C831&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42224"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42227,"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42224\/revisions\/42227"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/41548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}