The Decemberists announce concert tour, release first new music in 6 years

The Decemberists announce concert tour, release first new music in 6 years

The Decemberists are heading back out on the road.

And the tour includes three stops in California.

The chart-topping indie-rock act performs July 13 at the Fox Theater in Oakland, July 15 at the Bellwether in Los Angeles and July 18 at Humphreys in San Diego.

Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Feb. 9, ticketmaster.com.

There is also a VIP pre-sale that begins at 10 a.m. Feb. 7.

The band also released a new single, “Burial Ground,” which marks the first new Decemberists track to be released in six years.

“‘Burial Ground’ is in that time-honored pop song tradition, a paean to hanging out in graveyards,” says vocalist Colin Meloy. “The melody hook came to me in a dream and I hummed it into my phone on waking. Most dream-songs are bad; this was the exception.”

Fans can listen to “Burial Ground” here.

Tour Dates:

April 30: Kingston, NY- Ulster Performing Arts Center

May 2: Boston, MA – Roadrunner

May 3: Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount Theatre

May 6: Toronto, ON – Exhibition Place – Queen Elizabeth Theatre

May 7: Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE

May 8: Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia

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May 10: Washington DC – The Anthem

May 11: Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center

May 12: Atlanta, GA – The Eastern

May 14: Dallas, TX – Majestic Theater

May 15: Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall

May 17: St Louis, MO – The Pageant

May 18: Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater

May 19: St Paul, MN – Palace Theatre

May 21: Chicago, IL – Salt Shed

May 22: Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theater

May 24: Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium

July 12: Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater^

July 13: Oakland, CA – Fox Theater

July 15: Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether

July 18: San Diego, CA – Humphreys

July 19: Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater

July 20: Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren

July 22: Santa Fe, NM – The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing

July 23: Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom

July 24: Sandy, UT – Sandy Amphitheater

July 26: Missoula, MT – Kettlehouse Amphitheater

July 27: Spokane, WA – Spokane Pavilion

July 29: Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre

August 3: Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield*

– co-bill w/ The Head And The Heart^

-w/ Special Guest Ratboys unless noted with a “*”