First Aid Kit's North American tour begins Monday

Palomino was among my favorite albums of 2022 and I was amazed by their appearance at Coachella Festival in Indio, California in 2018 (see review elsewhere on this blog).

First Aid Kit embarks on a North American headline tour on Monday. 

With regards to the jaunt, First Aid Kit says: “We promise you it will be worth the wait. We are beyond excited to bring our new songs and show to you...Bonus points that two of our favorite bands will be joining us on the road, Hurray For The Riff Raff on the West Coast in May and The Weather Station on the East Coast and Midwest in July. What a dream! It’s going to be FAKing amazing.”

Comprised of sisters Johanna and Klara Soderberg, the duo released their enrapturing fifth studio album Palomino via Columbia Records last November. Listen HERE. The video for title track “Palomino” was filmed at Studio Rydman where First Aid Kit recorded the album. Watch HERE.

Written and recorded in their home country of Sweden, the ladies turned to music with a sense of optimism as an escape from the dark times of the past few years. Palomino was produced by Daniel Bengtson. Six of the 11 tracks were co-written with fellow Swede Bjorn Yttling of hit pop trio Peter Bjorn and John.  

Speaking about Palomino, First Aid Kit says: “Our fifth album Palomino is straight from our hearts to yours. We are immensely proud of this record and we had such a joyous experience making it. To us, it symbolizes freedom and moving forward. Like the imagery of the Palomino riding off into the unknown, we hope these songs will give you inspiration and solace wherever they find you.”

About First Aid Kit:

Featuring heavenly harmonies of sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg, First Aid Kit thread together eloquent folk, breezy Americana, and pensive pop. After amassing over 1 billion streams and counting, the two-time BRIT Award-nominated Swedish duo’s blend of artful songcraft and ambitious melodies continues to fixate audiences worldwide. 

Following The Big Black and The Blue [2010] and The Lion’s Roar [2012], the group reached critical mass with 2014’s Stay Gold. The lead single “My Silver Lining” gathered hundreds of millions of streams and picked up a gold certification in the UK. In 2018, Ruins went gold in Sweden.

Along the way, they collaborated with everyone from Jenny Lewis and Conor Oberst to George Ezra and Zara Larsson. Beyond dozens of film and television syncs a la The Umbrella Academy, the girls voiced characters in the English and Swedish versions of NETFLIX’s Centaurworld. 

Not to mention, they’ve delivered stunning performances on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE! and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. First Aid Kit take flight like never before on their 2022 fifth full-length, Palomino. Produced by Daniel Bengtson and crafted in Sweden, it leans into vibrant and vital pop hooks with their signature intuition and emotional acuity on display as introduced through the single “Out of My Head.”

Track listing:

Out of My Head
Angel
Ready To Run
Turning Onto You
Fallen Snow
Wild Horses II
The Last One
Nobody Knows
A Feeling That Never Came
29 Palms Highway
Palomino

North American Tour Dates:

5/15/23 Oakland, CA Fox Theater *

5/16/23 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium *
5/17/23 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren *
5/19/23 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium *
5/20/23 Salt Lake City, UT The Union *
5/22/23 Portland, OR Keller Auditorium *
5/23/23 Vancouver, BC Malkin Bowl *
5/24/23 Seattle, WA The Paramount Theatre *

7/12/23 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium #
7/14/23 Washington, DC The Anthem #
7/15/23 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore Philadelphia #
7/16/23 Boston, MA Roadrunner #
7/18/23 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall #
7/20/23 Toronto, ON HISTORY #

7/21/23 Grand Rapids, MI Meijer Gardens
7/22/23 Chicago, IL TBC #
7/23/23 St. Paul, MN Palace Theatre #

* with Hurray For The Riff Raff
# with The Weather Station

Photo by Olof Grind, courtesy Columbia Records