The Kings of Convenience are excited about their U.S. tour starting on February 1. The Norwegian duo, consisting of Eirik Glambek Bøe and Erlend Øye, will spend two months overseas.
A series of concerts in the U.S. are on the schedule, including two in Canada.
Kings of Convenience are original in their way of preparing for concerts. They do not practice music; instead they chew vitamins to stay healthy.
"In fact we never practice," says Eirik Glambek Bøe to the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten. "We never have."
Practice is what they do when they perform on stage. The little time they have in between traveling and performing, the duo needs for composing.
Kings of Convenience has released two CDs that have been sold in 400.000 copies all over Europe. Now they take a brave step overseas to explore 25 concerthalls where people are waiting to hear melancholic og acoustic rock.
The band starts off in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday, February 1.
Please see list of concerts below to find the performance dates for your area:
- Tuesday, February 1 Orlando, FL at The Social
- Wednesday, February 2 Atlanta, GA at Smith’s Olde Bar
- Thursday, February 3 Athens, GA at 40 Watt Club
- Friday, February 4 OFF
- Saturday, February 5 Arlington VA at IOTA Club & Café
- Sunday, February 6 OFF
- Monday, February 7 New York, NY in Bowery Ballroom
- Tuesday, February 8 New York, NY in Bowery Ballroom
- Wednesday, February 9 OFF
- Thursday, February 10 Philadelphia, PA at World Café Live
- Friday, February 11 Boston, MA at Paradise
- Saturday February 12 Northampton, MA in Iron Horse Music Hall
- Sunday, February 13 OFF
- Monday, February 14 OFF
- Tuesday, February 15 Montreal, QC at El Salon
- Wednesday, February 16 OFF
- Thursday, February 17 Toronto, ON at Lee’s Palace
- Friday, February 18 OFF
- Saturday, February 19 Detroit, MI at Magic Stick
- Sunday, February 20 Columbus, OH at Little Brothers
- Monday, February 21 OFF
- Tuesday, February 22 Chicago, IL at Double Door
- Wednesday, February 23 Minneapolis, MN at Fine Line Music Café
Dates for performances on the West Coast:
- Tuesday, March 8 San Francisco, CA at Great American Music Hall
- Thursday, March 10 Portland, OR at Doug Fir Lounge
- Friday, March 11 Vancouver, BC at Richards on Richards
- Saturday, March 12 Seattle, WA at Neumo's
- Monday, March 14 Boulder, CO at Fox Theatre & Café
- Wednesday, March 16 Lawrence, KS at The Bottleneck
- Saturday, March 19 Austin TX at Antone's-SXSW showcase
- Sunday, March 20 Dallas TX at Gypsy Tea Ballroom
- Tuesday, March, 22 Los Angeles, CA at El Rey Theatre