Death Cab for Cutie 2018 Tour Announced – New Song

Death Cab for Cutie will embark on a U.S. tour, set to launch on August 2nd in Salt Lake City at Red Butte Garden.  The 26-date trek will also make stops in Boise, Las Vegas, Portland, Phoenix, Dallas, Chicago, Brooklyn, Boston, Atlanta and Miami Beach before wrapping up in Orlando at the Hard Rock Live.  Tickets go on sale tomorrow, May 2nd at 10AM local time at this location.  A list of dates can be found below.

In addition to the tour announcement, the group also provided a teaser clip featuring new music.  No further details about the track were provided.  Listen to the song below.

During the production of the group’s previous album, Kintsugi, producer/lead guitarist and founding member Chris Walla announced that he was leaving the band, though he continued contributing to the recording and creative process as a full member until the album’s completion. Walla produced every Death Cab for Cutie release to date, with the exceptions of 2015’s Kintsugi and 1997’s You Can Play These Songs with Chords EP, which was produced by frontman Ben Gibbard.

TOUR DATES
FALL TOUR PRE-SALE STARTS MAY 2ND AT 10AM LOCAL

AUG 2, 2018
RED BUTTE GARDEN
SALT LAKE CITY, UT

AUG 3, 2018
SUMMERFIELD CONCERTS AT MEMORIAL STADIUM
BOISE, ID

AUG 4, 2018
TRAVELERS’ REST
MISSOULA, MT

AUG 5, 2018
TRAVELERS’ REST
MISSOULA, MT

SEP 21, 2018
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL FESTIVAL
LAS VEGAS, NV

SEP 22, 2018
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL FESTIVAL
LAS VEGAS, NV

SEP 23, 2018
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL FESTIVAL
LAS VEGAS, NV

SEP 24, 2018
HULT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
EUGENE, OR
W/ CHARLY BLISS

SEP 25, 2018
KELLER AUDITORIUM
PORTLAND, OR
W/ CHARLY BLISS

SEP 27, 2018
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST GREEK THEATRE
BERKELEY, CA
W/ COLD WAR KIDS

SEP 29, 2018
THE VAN BUREN
PHOENIX, AZ
W/ CHARLY BLISS

OCT 1, 2018
THE BOMB FACTORY
DALLAS, TX
W/ CHARLY BLISS

OCT 2, 2018
ARVEST BANK THEATRE AT THE MIDLAND
KANSAS CITY, MO
W/ CHARLY BLISS

OCT 3, 2018
THE SYLVEE
MADISON, WI
W/ CHARLY BLISS

OCT 5, 2018
PALACE THEATRE
SAINT PAUL, MN
W/ CHARLY BLISS

OCT 7, 2018
AUDITORIUM THEATRE
CHICAGO, IL
W/ CHARLY BLISS

OCT 9, 2018
TOWER THEATER
UPPER DARBY, PA
W/ CHARLY BLISS

OCT 12, 2018
KINGS THEATRE
BROOKLYN, NY
W/ CHARLY BLISS

OCT 13, 2018
KINGS THEATRE
BROOKLYN, NY
W/ CHARLY BLISS

OCT 14, 2018
WANG THEATRE
BOSTON, MA
W/ CHARLY BLISS

OCT 17, 2018
THE ANTHEM
WASHINGTON, D.C.
W/ CHARLY BLISS

OCT 18, 2018
SPRINT PAVILION
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
W/ CHARLY BLISS

OCT 19, 2018
COCA-COLA ROXY THEATRE
ATLANTA, GA
W/ CHARLY BLISS

OCT 20, 2018
ST. AUGUSTINE AMPHITHEATRE
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL
W/ CHARLY BLISS

OCT 22, 2018
THE FILLMORE MIAMI BEACH AT THE JACKIE GLEASON THEATER
MIAMI BEACH, FL
W/ CHARLY BLISS

OCT 23, 2018
HARD ROCK LIVE ORLANDO
ORLANDO, FL
W/ CHARLY BLISS