After teasing the public with a mysterious series of posters and video clips, The National have officially announced their follow up to 2013’s Trouble Will Find Me. Sleep Well Beast, the band’s seventh album, is set for release on September 8 via 4AD and the acclaimed indie rockers have already dropped it’s first single and video, “The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness”. Directed by Casey Reas, the erratic imagery serves as a fitting accompaniment to the song’s frantic and fast paced tone.
If all of this wasn’t good enough news already, The National have also unveiled a massive world tour that will see them playing intimate venues across Canada, the United States, Europe and the UK. Watch the video for “The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness” above and see below for all upcoming tour dates.
THE NATIONAL TOUR DATES:
06-21 Glastonbury, England – Glastonbury Festival
08-12 Copenhagen, Denmark – HAVEN Festival
09-16 Cork, Ireland – Cork Opera House
09-17 Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street
09-18 Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street
09-20 Edinburgh, Scotland – Usher Hall
09-21 Edinburgh, Scotland – Usher Hall
09-22 Manchester, England – O2 Apollo
09-23 Manchester, England – O2 Apollo
09-25 London, England – Eventim Hammersmith Apollo
09-26 London, England – Eventim Hammersmith Apollo
09-27 London, England – Eventim Hammersmith Apollo
09-28 London, England – Eventim Hammersmith Apollo
10-05 Boston, MA – Wang Theatre
10-06 New York, NY – Forest Hills Stadium
10-11 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
10-12 San Diego, CA – CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
10-14 Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre
10-21 Hamburg, Germany – Elbphilharmonie
10-23-24 Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom
10-25 Amsterdam, Netherlands – AFAS Live
10-28 Lisbon, Portugal – Coliseum
10-30 Brussels, Belgium – Bozar
10-31 Brussels, Belgium – Bozar
11-02-04 Paris, France – Pitchfork Music Festival Paris
11-04 Stockholm, Sweden – Annexet
11-05 Stockholm, Sweden – Annexet
11-06 Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
11-07 Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
11-27 Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
11-28 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
11-29 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
12-01 Vancouver, British Columbia – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
12-02 Vancouver, British Columbia – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
12-04 Philadelphia, PA – Verizon Hall
12-07 Montréal, Québec – Metropolis
12-08 Montréal, Québec – Metropolis
12-09 Toronto, Ontario – Sony Centre
12-10 Hamilton, Ontario – Hamilton Place Theatre
12-12 Chicago, IL – Civic Opera House
12-13 Chicago, IL – Civic Opera House