Canada and USA Tour Dates / Songwriting Series
Hello Love,
Though it's not like me to write twice in a month, my spidy-sense tells me that confirming a bowlful of concerts and not telling anybody about them might be a poor career decision. There are two special bits of news I really want to get to you.
The tour dates above will go on sale THIS FRIDAY, JAN 28th AT 10am EST. Ticket links will be posted over at my website.
Over the next year, my dear pal Stuart Gillies and I are rolling out the More or Less Songwriting Series. We are going to dissect songs from every album I’ve made, including my newest offering, More or Less, which is available Nov 2nd.
👇You can watch the first two episodes right away👇
There exists a cliché that artists resent their early work, even when it is well received - and that’s because the writer cannot disconnect the song from their previous self that created it. It’s like seeing an old photograph of yourself. It’s hard not to feel a touch embarrassed at what hindsight has illuminated about the former self, but also fondly nostalgic for any sweetness that the image resurrects.
Songs are like mile markers on the side of the highway. They mark specific moments in the writer’s development - both broadly as a person and specifically as a songwriter. Songs are also like kids. They’re fun to conceive, but inevitably quite trying to bring into the light.
It was exceptionally cathartic to go back in time and dig into the songs that have coloured my professional life. I’ve spent most of my life thinking about songwriting in the way that an accountant has spent their life thinking about numbers. It occurred to me that it might be an interesting process to dissect the songs in a similar fashion to how an electrician might explain the wiring of a house.
SHOWS
NORTH AMERICA
Oct 10. Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre w/ Snow Patrol | TICKETS
Oct 12. Kansas City, MO @ Voodoo Lounge w/ Snow Patrol | TICKETS
Oct 13. St. Catharines, ON @ Cicada Music & Arts - Henley Island | TICKETS
EU/UK
Nov 7. Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg w/ Laura Gibson | TICKETS
Nov 8. Hamburg, DE @ Mojo w/ Laura Gibson | TICKETS
Nov 10. Weissenhauser Strand, DE @ Rolling Stone Weekender Festival | TICKETS
Nov 11. Cologne, DE @ Gebaeude 9 w/ Laura Gibson | TICKETS
Nov 12. Brussels, BE @ Rotonde / Botanique w/ Laura Gibson | TICKETS
Nov 13. London, UK @ Queen Elizabeth Hall w/ Laura Gibson | TICKETS
Nov 15. Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Noord (Tuinzaal) w/ Laura Gibson | TICKETS
Nov 16. Paris, FR @ Petit Bain w/ Laura Gibson | TICKETS
Nov 17. Europa-Park Rust @ Rolling Stone Park Festival| | TICKETS
Nov 20. Zurich, CH @ Bogen F w/ Laura Gibson | TICKETS
Nov 22. Vienna, AT @ Blue Bird Festival | TICKETS
Nov 23. Dornbirn, AT @ Conrad Sohm w/ Laura Gibson | TICKETS
Nov 24. Prague, CZ @ Meet Factory w/ Laura Gibson | TICKETS
NORTH AMERICA - Tickets on sale Sept 28
Jan 23. St John's, NL @ George Street United Church
Jan 24. Halifax, NS @ The Marquee Ballroom
Jan 25. Moncton, NB @ Tide & Boar Gastropub
Jan 26. Fredericton, NB @ Shivering Songs Festival
Jan 28. Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmount
Jan 29. Ottawa, ON @ Algonquin Commons Theatre
Jan 31. Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
Feb 1. Hamilton, ON @ New Vision United Church
Feb 2. Waterloo, ON @ Maxwell's
Feb 4. Chicago, IL @ Schuba's
Feb 5. Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
Feb 6. Winnipeg, MB @ The Garrick
Feb 7. Saskatoon, SK @ Broadway Theatre
Feb 8. Edmonton, AB @ Winspear Centre
Feb 9. Calgary, AB @ The Palace Theatre
Feb 12. Vancouver, BC @ The Vogue Theatre
Feb 13. Kelowna, BC @ Kelowna Community Theatre
Feb 14. Victoria, BC @ Alix Goolden Hall
THANK YOU to all of you kind folks who have pre-ordered More or Less and/or listened to Just Fear. The response has been just incredible, and I cannot wait to share the rest of the album.
Thanks, as always, for your ears and your eyes. Your support means the world.
Much love,
x
Dan