The Magnetic Fields Strike Out on Hyper-Literary Fall Tour
The Magnetic Fields, an indie pop-instrumentalist group known for founder Stephen Merritt’s lyrical way with an affecting theme – love and gender-neutrality among them – are striking out on a brief tour this fall.
The quartet will play only six dates from the end of October to early November. In-keeping with Merritt and troupe’s literary overtones (“Magnetic Fields” references the Andre Breton novel, Les Champs Magnétiques), author Emma Straub’s selected readings from her own novel, Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures, will provide the opening act for four out of the six dates.
Tickets aren’t yet available on the secondary ticket market, but we’ve got the full list of stops for the band every English teacher wishes you’d listen to (if you’re going to insist on not doing the reading, anyway) below.
The Magnetic Fields Tour Dates 2012
| Date | City | State | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/25/2012 | Hudson | NY | Helsinki Hudson |
| 11/14/2012 | St. Louis | MO | Sheldon Concert Hall |
| 11/15/2012 | Detroit | MI | The Redford Theatre ^ |
| 11/16/2012 | Pittsburgh | PA | Carnegie Lecture Hall ^ |
| 11/17/2012 | Washington | D.C. | Sixth & I Synagogue ^ |
| 11/18/2012 | Washington | D.C. | Sixth & I Synagogue ^ |
^-w/ Emma Straub
The Magnetic Fields Average Ticket Prices 2012
| City | State | Venue Name | Date | Avg. Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | PA | Union Transfer | 3/7/2012 | $35.83 |
| Vancouver | BC | Vogue Theatre | 3/18/2012 | $47.60 |
| Seattle | WA | The Neptune Theatre | 3/19/2012 | $56.40 |
| Seattle | WA | The Neptune Theatre | 3/20/2012 | $56.00 |
| Portland | OR | Roseland Theater | 3/21/2012 | $53.75 |
| Los Angeles | CA | Orpheum Theatre | 3/23/2012 | $81.51 |
| Oakland | CA | Fox Theater – Oakland | 3/24/2012 | $54.89 |
| Chicago | IL | Vic Theatre | 3/26/2012 | $75.86 |
| Chicago | IL | Vic Theatre | 3/27/2012 | $57.00 |
| Toronto | ON | Sound Academy | 3/30/2012 | $20.00 |
| New York | NY | Beacon Theatre | 4/3/2012 | $73.56 |
| New York | NY | Beacon Theatre | 4/4/2012 | $79.00 |
| Boston | MA | Berklee Performance Center | 4/6/2012 | $95.00 |
| Boston | MA | Berklee Performance Center | 4/7/2012 | $84.22 |
| Washington | DC | 9:30 Club | 4/9/2012 | $41.31 |
| Carrboro | NC | Cats Cradle | 4/12/2012 | $40.00 |
| Atlanta | GA | Variety Playhouse | 4/14/2012 | $46.92 |
