THE SWORD ARE THE ONLY BAND ON THIS TOUR WITHOUT AN ANIMAL REFERENCE IN THEIR NAME

photo by Sam Holden

The Sword have announced a U.S. headlining tour (FUCK YOU, CANADA AND MEXICO!) in support of their new album, Apocryphon; support will come from Gypsyhawk on all dates, while Eagle Claw will appear through November 24, and American Sharks will appear December 2 until the conclusion of the tour. The only one of those bands I’ve heard of before is Gypsyhawk, but “American Sharks” sounds like a West Side Story reference. If those dudes snap and do highly-choreographed dances while performing songs about debating the merits and demerits of life in America versus life in San Juan, I already like them better than any other band on this tour.

Here are dates:

Mon/Oct-29 – Corpus Christi TX – House Of Rock
Wed/Oct-31 – Oklahoma City OK – Acm
Thu/Nov-01 – Little Rock AR – Downtown Music Hall
Fri/Nov-02 – Shreveport LA – The Riverside Warehouse
Sat/Nov-03 – Austin TX – Fun Fun Fun Festival
Mon/Nov-05 – Lincoln NE – Bourbon Theater
Tue/Nov-06 – Minneapolis MN – First Ave
Wed/Nov-07 – Chicago IL – Double Door
Thu/Nov-08 – Indianapolis IN – The Vogue
Fri/Nov-09 – Cleveland OH – Grog Shop
Sat/Nov-10 – Covington KY – The Thompson House
Sun/Nov-11 – Detroit MI – St Andrews Hall
Tue/Nov-13 – Philadelphia Pa – Union Transfer
Wed/Nov-14 – New York NY – Webster Hall
Thu/Nov-15 – Pawtucket RI – The Met
Fri/Nov-16 – Cambridge MA – Middle East Downstairs
Sat/Nov-17 – Washington DC – Rock & Roll Hotel
Mon/Nov-19 – Birmingham AL – Workplay
Tue/Nov-20 – Orlando FL – Beacham
Wed/Nov-21 – Atlanta GA – Masquerade
Thu/Nov-22 – Nashville TN – Exit / In
Fri/Nov-23 – Memphis TN – Hi Tone
Sat/Nov-24 – Baton Rouge LA – Spanish Moon
Sun/Dec-02 – Tulsa OK – Eclipse
Mon/Dec-03 – Kansas City MO – Record Bar
Tue/Dec-04 – Denver CO – Bluebird
Wed/Dec-05 – Salt Lake City UT – Urban Lounge
Thu/Dec-06 – Boise ID – Neurolux
Fri/Dec-07 – Portland OR – Hawthorne
Sat/Dec-08 – Seattle WA – Neumos
Mon/Dec-10 – Sacramento CA – Harlows
Tue/Dec-11 – San Francisco CA – Independent
Wed/Dec-12 – Los Angeles CA – El Rey
Thu/Dec-13 – San Diego CA – Brick By Brick
Fri/Dec-14 – Phoenix AZ – Club Red
Sat/Dec-15 – Tucson AZ – Congress
Tue/Dec-18 – Houston TX – Fitzgeralds

-AR