S’inspirant du jazz, le prochain album de Tortoise, The Catastrophist, sort ce vendredi 22 janvier. Sept ans après Beacons of Ancestorship, ce nouvel album prend son impulsion dans une commande passée par la ville de Chicago au groupe afin de faire partager la diversité culturelle de la ville. Dans la foulée, les dates de leur tournée mondiale ont été dévoilées, dont un passage à La Rodia (Besançon), le 2 juin.
01-23 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall (in the round)
01-24 Milwaukee, WI – Mad Planet
02-07 Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega Jr.
02-08 Hamburg, Germany – Fabrik
02-09 Berlin, Germany – Berghain
02-10 Antwerp, Belgium – Trix
02-11 Utrecht, Netherlands – Tivoli
02-12 St. Gallen, Switzerland – Palace
02-13 Geneva, Switzerland – Antigel Festival
02-14 Zurich, Switzerland – Stall 6
02-15 Reutlingen, Germany – Franz.K
02-16 Vienna, Austria – Arena
02-17 Budapest, Hungary – A38
02-18 Zagreb, Croatia – Mochvara
02-19 Bologna, Italy – Locomotiv Club
02-20 Rome, Italy – Monk Club
02-21 Milan, Italy – Magnolia Club
02-22 Istanbul, turkey – CRR Concert Hall
03-09 Minneapolis, MN – The Cedar Cultural Center
03-11 Ann Arbor, MI – The Blind Pig
03-12 Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Palace
03-13 Montreal, Quebec – Fairmount
03-14 Northampton, MA – Iron Horse
03-15 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
03-16 New York, NY – (Le) Poisson Rouge
03-17 Brooklyn, NY – Littlefield
03-18 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
03-19 Washington, DC – Black Cat
03-20 Charlottesville, VA – The Southern
03-21 Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
03-22 Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
03-23 Newport, KY – Southgate House Revival
03-24 Indianapolis, IN – Radio Radio
04-26 Boise, ID – Radio Boise Tuesday
04-27 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
04-28 Vancouver, British Columbia – Imperial
04-29 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
04-30 Sonoma, CA – Sonoma Winery/Redwood Barn
05-01 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
05-02 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
05-03 Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up
05-04 Phoenix, AZ – Desert Faze Phoenix at Crescent Ballroom
05-06 Austin, TX – Mohawk
05-08 Dallas, TX – Dada
05-09 St. Louis, MO – The Ready Room
05-10 Chicago, IL – Metro
05-11 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
05-12 Denver, CO – Bluebird
05-13 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
05-14 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
05-27 Torino, Italy – Cap10100
05-28 Brescia, Italy – Latteria Molloy
05-29 Munich, Germany – Feierwerk
05-30 Frankfurt, Germany – Das Bett
05-31 Paris, France – TBA
06-01 Cologne, Germany – Kulturkirche
06-02 Besancon, France – La Rodia
06-05 Nimes, France – This Is Not a Love Song Festival
06-06 Toulouse, France – Metronum
06-08 Metz, France – Les Trinitaires
06-09 Tourcoing, France – Le Grand Mix
07-03 Keflavik, Iceland – ATP Iceland
07-05 Berlin, Germany – Columbia Theater