Datarock will be touring the U.S. extensively this summer. For part of the tour, they team up with Ladytron.
“Many moons ago, atop one of seven mountains surrounding a picturesque Norwegian countryside, two scruffy-faced individuals-Fredrik Saroea and the man known simply as Ket-Ill-made a pact to alter the face of contemporary music as we know it by single-handedly transforming themselves into what they called the peak of pop evolution … “
So begins the saga of Datarock, the Bergen based duo in matching red tracksuits. Influenced by Talking Heads and Happy Mondays, Datarock has gained a lot of attention for their electronic dance tunes, both in Norway and abroad.
This summer, they have devoted to the U.S. - where they will be playing everywhere from New Orleans to New York. They’re also teaming up with the Liverpool based electroclash/electropop band Ladytron and joining them as opening band for their U.S. tour.
Ladytron’s fourth album, “Velocifero”, which is said to “fully transcend the confines of electro-pop with a fresh wave of distorted Soul,” will be released on June 3. The extensive tour is set to start on May 20 in Edmonton, will work its way down the West Coast of the Canada and the U.S., travel across the South, and up through the Midwest and then Northeast before ending in Ottawa on July 5.
Here’s the list of Datarock upcoming shows, most of them with Ladytron.
24 Apr AOL Spinner Taping Los Angeles CA
25 Apr Coachella Indio CA
20 May The Starlite Room Edmonton Alberta Canada
21 May The Warehouse Calgary AB Canada
23 May Commodore Ballroom Vancouver BC Canada
24 May Showbox Seattle WA
25 May Wonder Ballroom Portland OR
27 May The Fillmore Auditorium San Francisco CA
27 May The Fillmore Auditorium San Francisco CA
28 May Sand Bar Santa Barbara CA
29 May Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles CA
30 May Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles CA
31 May Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach CA
2 Jun In The Venue Salt Lake City UT
3 Jun Gothic Theater Englewood CO
5 Jun Palladium Ballroom Dallas TX
6 Jun Stubb's BBQ Austin TX
7 Jun The Meridian Houston TX
8 Jun Whirling Dervish New Orleans LA
8 Jun House Of Blues New Orleans New Orleans LA
10 Jun Club Firestone Orlando FL
11 Jun Czar Tampa FL
12 Jun Studio A Miami FL
13 Jun Variety Playhouse Atlanta GA
16 Jun The Pageant St.Louis MO
17 Jun Vic Theater Chicago IL
18 Jun Saint Andrews Hall Detroit MI
20 Jun Pasaguero Mexico City Mexico
21 Jun La Santanera Playa del Carmen Mexico
25 Jun Terminal 5 New York NY
26 Jun The Fillmore at the Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia PA
27 Jun Sonar Baltimore MD
28 Jun 9:30 Club Washington DC
28 Jun 9:30 Club Washington DC
30 Jun Paradise Boston MA
2 Jul Metropolis Montreal Quebec Canada