Eels Hit The Road

Posted by Melissa Locker on March 30th

Mark Oliver Everett, better known as the driving force of the band Eels, is nothing if not ambitious. After releasing a trilogy of albums in 2009-2010 (“Hombre Lobo”, “End Times”, and “Tomorrow Morning” for those keeping track), he has just announced a world tour that leaves no far-flung corner untrodden. Fans from China to Toronto to Austin will be able to watch live as Eels performs their uniquely darkly beautiful songs that are evocative of Tom Waits, Mark Kozelek, and Elliott Smith. The tour kicks off June 1st in California and then heads to the Far East with shows in Beijing and Shanghai. Next stop is Europe with Eels’ first appearance at the Glastonbury Festival. Then they kick off their North American tour with dates spanning from sea to shining sea. While a tour is gift enough for the devoted Eels fans across the globe, in the words of the inimitable Billy Mays: But wait, there’s more!

To celebrate the tour, Eels are offering a free download of three tracks — one from each of the trilogy of albums released in 2010:

If the free music doesn’t convince you that this band is worth your hard-earned cash, here’s their video for “Fresh Blood” off their 2009 album “Hombre Lobo”:

Now go and buy tickets for any (or all) of these shows:

Eels 2011 Tour Dates:

06/01 – Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theatre
06/05 – Beijing, CN @ Kama Love Music Festival
06/06 – Shanghai, CN @ Kama Love Music Festival
06/10 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
06/11 – Oslo, NO @ Norway Norwegian Wood Festival
06/12 – Gothenberg, SE @ Tradgarn
06/16 – Salzburg, AT @ Republic
06/17 – Luxembourg @ Den Atelier
06/18 – Neuhausen ob Eck, DE @ Southside Festival
06/19 – Scheeßel, DE @ Hurricane Festival
06/20 – Heerlen, NL @ Parkstadtheater Limburg
06/21 – Eindhoven, NL @ Muzieksgebouw Frits Philips
06/23 – Bilbao, ES @ Azkena Rock Festival
06/24 – Madrid, ES @ D-Code Festival
06/26 – Pilton, UK @ Glastonbury Music Festival
06/27 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
06/28 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
06/30 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
07/01 – Arras, FR @ Main Square Festival
07/03 – Normandy, FR @ Beauregard Festival
07/04 – Paris, FR @ Bataclan
07/05 – Paris, FR @ Bataclan
07/06 – Brighton, UK @ The Dome
07/07 – London, UK @ Somerset House
07/09 – Naas, IE @ Oxegen
07/10 – Kinross, UK @ T in the Park
07/11 – Newcastle, UK @ O2 Academy
07/12 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy
07/14 – Berne, CH @ Gurten Festival
07/15 – Aix les Bains, FR @ Musilac Festival
07/17 – Suffolk, UK @ Latitude Festival
07/20 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s
07/21 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
07/22 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
07/23 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
07/24 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
07/25 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Cats Cradle
07/27 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
07/28 – Boston, MA @ Paradise
07/29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Music Hall
07/30 – Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Music Hall
07/31 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Music Festival
08/01 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
08/03 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
08/04 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
08/06 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
08/09 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox Theater
08/10 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
08/11 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
08/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater