Electronic artists tour news: New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Kraftwerk

Now this is a tour I'd really like to see!

New Order and Pet Shop Boys have confirmed a co-headlining tour of North America. The two British electronic bands have announced The Unity Tour kicks off in September. Both bands will play a full set with the headliner alternating each night. Full list of dates below. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday, February 28 at 10am local time at Ticketmaster.com.

Pet Shop Boys recently released their 14th studio album Hotspot via x2 Records/Kobalt to critical acclaim. It reached #3 in the UK, German and Spanish albums chart and #1 on Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart, making it the fourth Pet Shop Boys album to accomplish this. Hotspot is the third in a series of albums produced by Stuart Price (following 2016’s Super and 2013’s Electric.) Watch the video for “Monkey business” here.

TOUR DATES:

September 5 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
September 9 – Boston, MA – Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
September 11 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at The Mann
September 12 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
September 15 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
September 18 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
September 20 – Minneapolis, MN – Armory
September 24 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
September 26 – George, WA – Gorge Amphitheatre
September 30 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
October 2 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl

I'm sure this tour will be fascinating too. The group sure was when I caught it at Coachella Fest several years ago.

After some successful 3-D concert tours worldwide, Electro pioneers Kraftwerk announce North American tour dates for summer 2020. The shows will bring together music, 3-D visuals and performance art.

The multi-media project Kraftwerk was started in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. They set up their electronic Kling Klang Studio in Düsseldorf, Germany where they conceived and produced all Kraftwerk albums. By the mid-1970’s Kraftwerk had achieved international recognition for their revolutionary electronic‚ soundscapes and their musical experimentation with robotics and other technical innovations.

In their live performances, Kraftwerk–Ralf Hütter, Henning Schmitz, Fritz Hilpert, Falk Grieffenhagen–illustrate their belief in the respective contributions of both man and machine. Starting with the retrospective of their catalogue at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2012, in recent years Kraftwerk have returned full circle back to their origins within the Düsseldorf art scene of the late Sixties.

The 3-D concert series at MoMA was followed by further presentations at Tate Modern Turbine Hall (London), Akasaka Blitz (Tokyo) Opera House (Sydney), Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles), Fondation Louis Vuitton (Paris), Neue National Galerie (Berlin) and Guggenheim Museum (Bilbao). In 2014 Ralf Hütter and his former partner were honored with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Tickets go on sale to the public this Thursday, February 27 at 10am local time. American Express Card Members can purchase tickets in select markets before the general public beginning Tuesday, February 25 at 10 a.m. local time through Thursday, February 27 at 9 a.m. local time.

North America tour dates:

6/19/2020

Seattle, WA 

Moore Theatre

6/20/2020

Vancouver, BC

Queen Elizabeth Theatre

6/21/2020

Portland, OR

Keller Auditorium

6/23/2020

San Francisco, CA

Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

6/24/2020

Los Angeles, CA

Shrine Auditorium

6/25/2020

San Diego, CA

Balboa Theatre

6/27/2020

Salt Lake City, UT

The Union

6/29/2020
Morrison, CO
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

7/1/2020
Austin, TX
ACL Live at The Moody Theater

7/2/2020
Dallas, TX
Bomb Factory

7/5/2020
New Orleans, LA
Orpheum Theater

7/7/2020
Miami, FL
James L. Knight Center

7/8/2020
Orlando, FL
Dr. Phillips Center

7/9/2020
Atlanta, GA
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

7/11/2020
Washington, DC
The Anthem

7/18/2020
New York, NY
Radio City Music Hall

7/20/2020
Columbus, OH
Palace Theatre

7/21/2020
Chicago, IL
Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

7/22/2020
Minneapolis, MN
The Armory

7/24/2020
Nashville, TN
Ryman Auditorium

7/25/2020
Memphis, TN
Crosstown Theater

7/26/2020
Saint Louis, MO
The Pageant

7/27/2020
Detroit, MI
Masonic Temple Theatre

7/28/2020
Toronto, ON
Meridian Hall

7/30/2020
Philadelphia, PA
The Met

7/31/2020
Boston, MA
Boch Center Wang Theatre

8/1/2020
Montréal, QC
Osheaga Music and Arts Festival