This summer Gang Gang Dance will be heading out on tour in North America in further support of their highly acclaimed album Saint Dymphna. Their live shows are not to be missed – visceral, intense, communal, downright joyous and, in the words of XLR8R “nothing short of transcendental.” In addition to dates across the country the tour will take in appearances at Lollapalooza and Bumbershoot. Full dates are:
August 2nd at Pearl Street Nightclub in Northampton, MA
August 3rd at Bug Jar in Rochester, NY (with Hex Message)
August 4th at Kung Fu Necktie in Philadelphia, PA (with Hex Message)
August 5th at Ottobar in Baltimore, MD
August 6th at Circus in Columbus, OH (with Hex Message)
August 7th at Magic Stick in Detroit, MI (with Hex Message)
August 9th at Lollapalooza in Chicago, IL
August 28th at Troubadour in Los Angeles, CA
August 30th at Rickshaw Shop in San Francisco, CA
September 2nd at Depot in Arcata, CA (with Extra Golden)
September 3rd at The Works at Washington High School in Portland, OR
September 4th at Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver, BC
September 5th at Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle, WA
Also in the works is a repressing of Gang Gang Dance’s God’s Money on LP. The album, which was released in 2005, has been out of print on LP for some time.This will be available to coincide with the tour. Here is a small sampling of what people had to say about the record at the time:
“‘God’s Money’ is an album of whims and metamorphoses…thoroughly enveloping, with a mesmerizing, vertiginous charm.”
-New York Times
“God’s Money never suspends movement: It continues to pulse and breath even in its quietest moments. And in each piece, there exists an amazing freeform beauty as well as a great sense of rhythm and melody hidden within ostensible chaos.”