Thursday, January 19, 2012

M. Ward announces spring tour with Lee Ranaldo, coming to Durham

Singer-songwriter M. Ward is hitting the road in May with Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth opening each show. Ward's latest solo album is 2009's Hold Time and last played the Triangle the same year, celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Merge Records (check out the review HERE).

The tour will bring Ward and Ranaldo to Page Auditorium on Duke's campus in Durham on Tuesday, May 15. Tickets will go on sale on at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 30 HERE.

Download or stream Ward's cover of the Buddy Holly classic "Rave On" from Hold Time below.

M. Ward - "Rave On" (mp3)



M. Ward tour dates
02.02.12 - Los Angeles, CA - The Masonic Lodge @ Hollywood Forever [Tickets]
04.11.12 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
04.12.12 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Coconut Grove Ballroom *
04.13.12 - Indio, CA - Coachella
04.17.12 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom * [Tickets]
04.18.12 - Flagstaff, AZ - The Orpheum *
04.20.12 - Indio, CA - Coachella
05.05.12 - Portland, ME - State Theatre #
05.06.12 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground #
05.07.12 - New Haven, CT - Toad’s Place #
05.08.12 - Boston, MA - House of Blues #
05.11.12 - New York, NY - Webster Hall #
05.12.12 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer # [Tickets]
05.13.12 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club # [Tickets]
05.15.12 - Durham, NC - Page Auditorium #
05.16.12 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre #
05.17.12 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre #
05.22.12 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre #

* w/ fIREHOSE
# w/ Lee Ranaldo

1 comment:

Aaron Greenwald said...

M. WARD at Page on Tuesday, May 15 is a co-presentation of Duke Performances & the Cat's Cradle. Tix will go on-sale Monday, January 28 at 11a. You'll be able to purchase via the Duke Performances' site: www.dukeperformances.org