Erasure announce new album “The Violet Flame,” share trailer and international tour dates
Sythn-pop vets Erasure have announced the release of a new album, titled The Violet Flame, for September 2014, as well as shared a list of international tour dates for the remainder of the year.
The Violet Flame will be the duo of Vincent Clarke and Andy Bell’s 16th studio album as Erasure, following their 2013 holiday album Snow Globe.
Below, check out the album’s trailer, as well as their dates for their international tour, spanning August through December.
August
1 - CarFest, Cheshire
22 - CarFest, Hampshire
September
12 - Fillmore, Miami, FL
13 - House of Blues, Orlando, FL
14 - Mahaffey Theatre, St. Petersburg, FL
17 - Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA
19 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
21 - Santander Performing Arts Center, Reading, PA
26 - The Music Box, Atlantic City, NJ
27 - House of Blues, Boston, MA
28 - Carnegie Music Hall, Homestead, PA
30 - Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON
October
1 - Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI
3–4 - Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL
5 - Pabst Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
8 - War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, TN
10–11 - Bayou Music Center, Houston, TX
12 - Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, San Antonio, TX
14–15 - House of Blues, Dallas, TX
17 - House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
18–19 - ACL Live, Austin, TX
21 - Comerica Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
22 - Humphrey’s, San Diego, CA
24–25 - Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA
26 - Ventura Theatre, Ventura, CA
28 - Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
29 - Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City, UT
31 - Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NV
November
1 - The Fox, Oakland, CA
8 - Ulster Hall, Belfast
9 - Olympia, Dublin
12 - Hexagon, Reading
13 - Guildhall, Southhampton
14 - Hexagon, Reading
15 - Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
16 - G Live, Guildford
17 - Colston Hall, Bristol
19 - Music Hall, Aberdeen
20 - Corn Exchange, Edinburgh
21 - O2 Academy, Glasgow
23 - Dome, Brighton
24 - St. David’s, Cardiff
25 - Guildhall, Preston
28 - O2 Academy, Newcastle
29 - Civic, Wolverhampton
30 - Apollo, Manchester
December
4 - Palladium, Cologne
5 - Schlachthof, Dresden
7 - CCH1, Hamburg
9 - Columbiahalle, Berlin
10 - Muskhus, Aarhus
11 - TAP 1, Copenhagen
14 - Forum, London
30–31 - Terminal 5, New York, NY
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