Grouplove to play churches, schools and hotels on upcoming tour

Dance-rock outfit, Grouplove will celebrate their upcoming new album release with a rather left-field touring schedule.

The band will release their second studio effort to date, Spreading Rumours, on 17 September – following on from 2011′s Never Trust A Happy Song.

Beginning their North American tour a week prior, the group will play two nights in each city along the way – with one gig in a club venue and one in a more low-key intimate one. As Rolling Stone note, some of these latter venues include churches, schools and hotels.

“We’re going to have to learn to restrain a little bit in our acoustic shows,” frontman Christian Zucconi told the publication. “With our electric shows, we’re all thrashing around. It’d be nice to finally approach some songs to do really beautifully.”

Check out the complete schedule beneath:

September
11 Star Theater, Portland OR
12 Alberta Rose Theater, Portland OR
13 Crocodile, Seattle
14 Independent, San Francisco
15 The Chapel, San Francisco
17 Troubadour, Los Angeles
18 Masonic Lodge, Los Angeles
22 Sinclair, Boston
23 The Armory, Boston
25 Bowery Ballroom, New York
26 LPR, New York
28 Union Transfer, Philadelphia
29 Broad Street Ministry, Philadelphia

October
1 U Street, Washington, D.C.
2 The Hamilton, Washington, D.C.
9 Lincoln Hall, Chicago
10 Space, Chicago