It has just been announced that following a series of summer dates and a brief stint overseas, Tortoise will be playing a handful of select cities in the Midwest this fall. Included in the dates is a return engagement at the Cedar Cultural Center, a venue the band last played two years ago.

Tortoise’s new album, Beacons of Ancestorship, is the band’s first full-length in over five years and will be released June 23 via Thrill Jockey. Building up to the fall’s Midwest dates, Tortoise will participate in this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival as one of a select few bands that are performing request-only sets to kick off the event.

07.11 Los Angeles, CA: Troubadour
07.13 San Francisco, CA: Great American Music Hall
07.15 Austin, TX: The Mohawk
07.17 Chicago, IL: Pitchfork Music Festival
07.19 Washington, DC: Black Cat
07.20 Philadelphia, PA: Sanctuary at First Unitarian Church
07.21 New York, NY: Le Poisson Rouge
07.24 Tokyo, Japan: Fuji Rock Festival
08.14 St. Malo, France: La Route Du Rock
08.22 Hasselt, Belgium: Pukkelpop
09.29 St. Louis, MO: Firebird
09.30 Kansas City, MO: Beaumont Club
10.01 Omaha, NE: Waiting Room
10.02 Minneapolis, MN: Cedar Cultural Center
10.03 Dubuque, IA: Voices Warehouse Gallery

Tortoise “Prepare Your Coffin” (mp3)
Tortoise “Madison Area” (mp3)

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