Vampire Weekend made their Madison Square Garden debut on Friday night as they continue to tour support their latest release, Father of the Bride. During the performance, which was streamed live on Twitter via Live Nation, the band announced a sizeable extension to the Father of the Bride Tour that will keep them on the road throughout 2020.
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The newly announced 2020 leg of the tour will kick off on May 29th, 2020 at Westbrook, ME’s Maine Savings Pavilion and make stops in Burlington, VT (5/3o); Gilford, NH (5/31); Lewiston, NY (6/2); Pittsburgh, PA (6/3); Asheville, NC (6/12); Bend, OR (8/9); Boise, ID (8/10); Missoula, MT (8/12); Calgary, AB, Canada (8/14); Edmonton, AB, Canada (8/15); Columbus, OH (9/23); Detroit, MI (9/24); Cedar Rapids, IA (9/26); Lincoln, NE (9/27); Kansas City, MO (9/29); Tulsa, OK (9/30); New Orleans, LA (9/6); and Birmingham, AL (10/7).
JUST ANNOUNCED: @vampireweekend added NEW DATES to the Father Of The Bride Tour! Presales start 9/11 at 10am.
Get more info here.— Live Nation (@LiveNation) September 7, 2019
Moments before @vampireweekend‘s debut at The Garden 🌎🎶🐸 #BackstageatMSG #VampireWeekendMSG #FatheroftheBrideTour pic.twitter.com/vB6L0bhPZr
— MSG (@TheGarden) September 7, 2019
You can watch a selection of videos from Vampire Weekend’s live debut at Madison Square Garden below:
Confetti 🎉 Lights ✨ Props 🌏@vampireweekend’s #FatherOfTheBrideTour had it all tonight at @TheGarden. See them in a city near you 🎫 https://t.co/MioE46OcMx pic.twitter.com/7uRIY7QC0x
— Live Nation (@LiveNation) September 7, 2019
.@angeliquekidjo joined @vampireweekend onstage for “Jerusalem, New York, Berlin” #FatherOfTheBrideTour https://t.co/MioE46OcMx pic.twitter.com/91B53GwxO9
— Live Nation (@LiveNation) September 7, 2019
.@vampireweekend brought out Steve Lacy for “Sunflower” 🌻 at @TheGarden #FatherOfTheBrideTour https://t.co/MioE46OcMx pic.twitter.com/I7Lgtg1jvf
— Live Nation (@LiveNation) September 7, 2019
.@vampireweekend brought out Steve Lacy for “Sunflower” 🌻 at @TheGarden #FatherOfTheBrideTour https://t.co/MioE46OcMx pic.twitter.com/I7Lgtg1jvf
— Live Nation (@LiveNation) September 7, 2019
Vampire Weekend’s ongoing 2019 schedule continues on September 6th with a performance at MTELUS in Montreal. For a full list of upcoming Vampire Weekend tour dates, head here.