FOURTH AND FINAL VOLUME
OF THE VINYL BOXSET DISTORTION:LIVE
NOW SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 6
8 LP BOX RELEASED ON DEMON
MOULD ANNOUNCES SOLO ELECTRIC DATES IN EUROPE FOR 2022
ANNOUNCES OPENERS FOR US BAND TOUR DATES
WATCH MOULD AND ARMISEN HERE
Legendary musician Bob Mould along with his friend, actor, comedian and avid Mould fan Fred Armisen, share a video in which they open boxes of the different vinyl volumes of Mould’s career retrospective boxset Distortion. Armisen penned the introduction to Mould’s massive 24-CD Distortion box which was released last fall by Demon. The vinyl volumes have been released periodically over the last year, with the fourth and final vinyl box Distortion: Live now scheduled to be released by Demon on August 6. The 8 LP set includes live recordings from Mould’s solo career as well as performances by his band, Sugar.
Order Distortion here
“I’m a longtime fan of Fred’s work, especially the Portlandia series,” Mould said. “Fred and I have made music together in the past – with my band, with Ian Rubbish, on Late Night with Seth Meyers, and at the occasional birthday party. So, it was a thrill for me to “unbox” the various configurations, geek out on the packaging, and share a handful of fun stories.”
Today, Mould also announces a tour of solo electric dates in Europe beginning January 19, 2022 in Dublin, Ireland. In addition to the European dates he is announcing openers for his US band tour with the bands Kestrels, Moaning, Slow Caves, and Gentlemen Rogues. See below for further details.
Mould’s live shows will span his entire 40+ year career, including songs from the Distortion collection and from his landmark band Hüsker Dü, as well as songs from last year’s explosive and critically acclaimed album Blue Hearts — about which Rolling Stone’s 4 out of 5 star review raved, “feels like a lost Hüsker Dü album with Mould howling invective over his buzz-sawing guitar.”
TOUR DATES:
Bob Mould Band: Distortion and Blue Hearts! (2021)
Thu Sep 16 Boston MA Paradise Rock Club @
Fri Sep 17 New York NY Webster Hall @
Sat Sep 18 Washington DC 9:30 Club @
Sun Sep 19 Philadelphia PA Union Transfer @
Tue Sep 21 Pittsburgh PA Mr. Small’s Theatre @
Wed Sep 22 Detroit MI St. Andrew’s Hall @
Fri Sep 24 Chicago IL Vic Theatre @
Sat Sep 25 Minneapolis MN First Avenue @
Tue Sep 28 Seattle WA Neumos #
Wed Sep 29 Portland OR Wonder Ballroom #
Fri Oct 01 San Francisco CA August Hall #
Sat Oct 02 Los Angeles CA Teragram Ballroom #
Mon Oct 04 Boulder CO Boulder Theater %
Tue Oct 05 Dallas TX Granada Theater >
Wed Oct 06 Austin TX The Mohawk >
@ Support: Kestrels
# Support: Moaning
% Support: Slow Caves
> Support: Gentlemen Rogues
Bob Mould Solo Electric: Distortion and Blue Hearts! (2021)
Fri Oct 15 Bloomington IL Castle Theatre
Sat Oct 16 Stoughton WI Stoughton Opera House
Sun Oct 17 Kalamazoo MI Bell’s Eccentric Cafe (Back Room)
Tue Oct 19 Kent OH Kent Stage
Wed Oct 20 Nelsonville OH Stuart’s Opera House
Fri Oct 22 Cincinnati OH Memorial Hall
Sat Oct 23 St. Louis MO Off Broadway Nightclub
Sun Oct 24 Iowa City IA Englert Theatre
Support: Jason Narducy
Bob Mould Solo Electric: Distortion and Blue Hearts! (2022)
Wed Jan 19 Dublin IE Whelan’s
Fri Jan 21 Liverpool UK Arts Club
Sun Jan 23 Cardiff UK The Globe
Mon Jan 24 Chester UK The Live Rooms
Tue Jan 25 Birmingham UK The Mill
Thu Jan 27 Stoke-on-Trent UK The Sugarmill
Fri Jan 28 Bristol UK Thekla
Sat Jan 29 Nottingham UK Rescue Rooms
Mon Jan 31 Glasgow UK Oran Mor
Tue Feb 01 Newcastle UK Riverside
Thu Feb 03 Southampton UK Engine Rooms
Fri Feb 04 Brighton UK Concorde 2
Sat Feb 05 Oxford UK Oxford O2 Academy 2
Mon Feb 07 Leeds UK Brudenell Social Club
Unboxing Video