DIIV Announce 2014 Summer Tour Ahead of New Album
Brooklyn indie rockers DIIV have just announced that they’ll be hitting the road this summer, giving fans a chance to hear some of the new material the band is working on for their forthcoming sophomore album. The guys will start the summer off with a gig in Washington D.C. with Phoenix on June 7. After that, they won’t have another show until the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn on July 11. From there, they’ll head North, playing shows in New England and upstate New York and then head out to the Midwest with stops including the Grog Shop in Cleveland on July 16 and the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago on July 20. The band will then make a run through the South, playing Nashville, Atlanta and Chapel Hill. They’ll finish up the tour with another show in Washington D.C. on July 25 and a show in Philadelphia on July 26.
Originally started as solo project by former Beach Fossils guitarist Zachary Cole Smith, DIIV (which was also originally titled Dive) won widespread critical praise with their 2012 debut album Oshin. Their dreamy melodies, influenced by sources as varied as world music and Nirvana, mixed with Smith’s sometimes-garbled singing earned the album a spot on various critics’ year-end 50 best album lists. Their second album’s title and release date have yet to be announced.
DIIV Tickets & Tour Dates
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Jersey Shore BlueClaws at Wilmington Blue RocksFrawley Stadium · Wilmington, DE
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Rome Braves at Aberdeen IronbirdsRipken Stadium · Aberdeen, MD
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Asheville Tourists at Winston-Salem DashBB&T Ballpark · Winston-Salem, NC
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Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders at Worcester Red SoxPolar Park · Worcester, MA
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Springfield Cardinals at Wichita Wind SurgeRiverfront Stadium · Wichita, KS
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Round Rock Express at Sugar Land Space CowboysConstellation Field · Sugar Land, TX
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Peoria Chiefs at Beloit SnappersABC Supply Stadium · Beloit, WI
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Albuquerque Isotopes at Salt Lake BeesSmiths Ballpark · Salt Lake City, UT
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Eiffel Tower Experience - Las VegasLe Theatre Des Arts at Paris Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NV
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Tacoma Rainiers at Sacramento River CatsSutter Health Park · West Sacramento, CA