Vampire Weekend has added their first non-festival date for 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY on September 6th.
Frontman Ezra Koenig recently revealed that Vampire Weekend will release an 18-track double album, Father of The Bride, which will be preceded by the band releasing two new tracks from the record once a month through March. Marking Vampire Weekend’s first new material since 2013, the first two songs were released last week: “Harmony Hall” and “2021”.
While a support tour has yet to be announced, the MSG show was revealed on Sunday night at the “World’s Most Famous Arena” during the New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat game. Koenig was sitting courtside when the scoreboard flashed the announcement, and later confirmed the news in an Instagram message that revealed a “full tour announce” coming later this week.
Vampire Weekend’s only other scheduled performances are at Hangout Music Fest, Firefly Music Festival, and Mad Cool Festival.
Listen to Vampire Weekend’s newest material below, and stay tuned for more:
Vampire Weekend 2019 Tour Dates:
05/16-19 – Gulf Shores, AL @ Hangout Music Fest
06/21-23 – Dover, DE @ Firefly Music Festival
07/11-13 – Madrid, ES @ Mad Cool Festival
09/06 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden