NEWS : WED, JUL 26, 2017 at 11:50 AM
Listen To The Afghan Whigs (Featuring James Hall) New Single “You Want Love”
The Afghan Whigs have a new song streaming out over the airwaves today: “You Want Love” - recorded in honor of the late Dave Rosser - is now available as a free download at: www.theafghanwhigs.com. The song is available in all your favorite digital services as well.
Originally released by Pleasure Club in 2004 on their second and final album, the Afghan Whigs’ version of the song features original singer and writer James Hall. “Pleasure Club was a legendary New Orleans band and Dave Rosser and I had spoken for years about performing this song,” Greg Dulli commented. “In light of his passing we decided to record it in his honor.” The track has been a staple of The Afghan Whigs’ live set in Europe during the In Spades tour.
The Afghan Whigs return to Europe next week for a brief second leg of their tour which includes performances at Way Out West Festival, Haldern Pop Festival, Flow Festival and Pukkelpop. The band will begin their North American tour on September 6 in Orlando, FL. The tour includes three Canadian shows (Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver) and the band will be playing several markets they haven’t visited in years (Richmond, Birmingham, Kansas City, Houston). The full list of dates can be found below.
In Spades, the group’s spellbinding new album, is available on CD / 180 gram-LP / CS / DL worldwide from Sub Pop. Led by the singles “Demon In Profile,” “Oriole,” and “Arabian Heights” along with standouts “Copernicus,” and “Toy Automatic,” it is the follow-up to the band’s internationally acclaimed Do to the Beast. In Spades was recorded in New Orleans, Los Angeles, Memphis and Joshua Tree and written and produced by Greg Dulli.
The Afghan Whigs have released two videos from the album so far: ”Demon In Profile,” directed by longtime collaborator Phil Harder, and ”Oriole,” helmed by erotic art director Amy Nicole Hood.
The Afghan Whigs - 2017 Tour Dates
Aug. 04 - Vienna, AT - WUK
Aug. 05 - Prague, CZ - Lucerna Music Bar
Aug. 06 - Zurich, CH - Mascotte
Aug. 08 - Munich, DE - Backstage Halle
Aug. 09 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
Aug 11 - Gothenburg, SE - Way Out West Festival
Aug 12 - Rees, DE - Haldern Pop Festival
Aug 13 - Helsinki, FL - Flow Festival
Aug 15 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
Aug 16 - Leeds, UK - Church
Aug 17 - Brighton, UK - Concorde 2
Aug 19 - Kiewit, BE - Pukkelpop
Sep 06 - Orlando, FL - The Social
Sep 07 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
Sep 08 - Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Music Festival
Sep 09 - Washington DC - 9:30 Club
Sep 11 - Richmond, VA - The National
Sep 12 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
Sep 14 - Boston, MA - Paradise
Sep 16 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
Sep-18 - Montreal, QC - Theatre Fairmount
Sep 19 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
Sep 21 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave
Sep 22 - Chicago, IL - Metro
Sep 23 - Chicago, IL - Metro
Sep 24 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
Sep 26 - Detroit, MI - St Andrews
Sep 28 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
Sep 29 - Nashville, TN - Exit IN
Sep 30 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn
Oct 12 - San Diego, CA - Belly Up
Oct 13 - Los Angeles, CA - Fonda Theatre
Oct 14 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
Oct 16 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
Oct 17 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
Oct 18 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
Oct 19 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
Oct 21 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
Oct 22 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
Oct 24 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
Oct 25 - Dallas, TX - Trees
Oct 26 - Houston, TX - Heights Theater
Oct 27-29 - New Orleans, LA - Voodoo Festival
For up-to-date info on tickets, please visit theafghanwhigs.com.
Read more about The Afghan Whigs In Spades right over here.
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