Two massive Canadian bands, Metric and July Talk, are planning a North American tour next year, and the 12-part Canadian tour will kick off in Victoria.
The two indie-rock giants will be heading to the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on April 17th, 2019, and tickets will go live this week.
Metric is a four-time Juno award winner, plus a five-time Juno award nominee. The band was also short listed three times for the Polaris Music Prize and co-wrote/performed the score for 2010 Hollywood blockbuster, Twilight Saga: Eclipse. The movie’s music would go on to be nominated for both a Grammy and an American Music Award. The band released its most recent album, Art of Doubt, in September of this year which debuted as the #1 alternative album in Canada and the UK, and #2 best-selling album in Canada overall.
July Talk is relatively new to the scene, but has absolutely hit the ground running. The band has released two albums, and each one has earned them a Juno award. In 2014, they were nominated for Breakthrough Group of the Year, and their debut album spent 13 weeks at #1 at Alt Radio. The band also won the inaugural Hi-Fidelity Prism Prize Award for their music videos by using video art to represent their work in a consistently creative and innovative way.
The Metric with July Talk tour will kick off on April 17th, 2019, in Victoria. Pre-sales begin December 11th on both Metric and July Talk’s websites, and public sales go live December 15th.
And to help get hyped, here’s a trailer for the bands’ joint tour.
Metric with July Talk tour
- When: April 17th, 2019. Doors open at 6 p.m. and show starts at 6:45 p.m.
- Where: Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, 1925 Blanshard Street
Full Canadian Tour Dates, 2019
- April 17 – Save on Foods Memorial – Victoria, BC
- April 18 – Pacific Coliseum – Vancouver, BC
- April 20 – Stampede Corral – Calgary, AB
- April 21 – Shaw Conference Centre – Edmonton, AB
- April 22 – Sasktel Centre – Saskatoon, SK
- April 23 – Bell MTS Place – Winnipeg, MB
- April 26 – Scotiabank Arena – Toronto, ON
- April 27 – TD Place Arena – Ottawa, ON
- April 28 – Budweiser Gardens – London, ON
- May 02 – Scotiabank Centre Concert Bowl, Halifax, NS
- May 03 – Avenir Centre Concert Theatre, Moncton, NB
- May 05 – MTelus – Montreal, QC
Full U.S. Tour Dates, 2019
- February 11 – House of Blues – Cleveland, OH*
- February 13 – House of Blues – Boston, MA
- February 14 – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA
- February 15 – The Filmore – Silver Spring, MD
- February 18 – Kings Theatre – Brooklyn, NY
- February 21 – The National – Richmond, VA*
- February 22 – Marathon Music Works – Nashville, TN
- February 24 – The Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
- February 26 – Aztec Theatre – San Antonio, TX
- February 28 – Revention Music Center – Houston, TX
- March 1 – Southside Ballroom – Dallas, TX
- March 2 – Moody Theatre – Austin, TX
- March 4 – The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ
- March 5 – Cal Coast Credit Union – San Diego, CA
- March 6 – Hollywood Palladium – Hollywood, CA
- March 10 – The Chelsea, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas – Las Vegas, NV
- March 11 – Riverside Municipal Auditorium – Riverside, CA
- March 13 – The Masonic – San Francisco, CA
- March 15 – McMenamin’s Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR*
- March 16 – The Moore Theatre – Seattle, WA
- March 18 – The Depot – Salt Lake City, UT
- March 20 – The Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO
- March 21 – The Truman – Kansas City, MO*
- March 22 – Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
- March 23 – Egyptian Room – Indianapolis, IN*
- March 25 – The Fillmore Detroit – Detroit, MI*
* without Zoé
