# THE CHURCH And THE AFGHAN WHIGS Announce Co-Headline Tour! - Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/the-church-and-the-afghan-whigs-announce-co-headline-tour/ - Published: 2024-02-06T14:00:00-06:00 - Author: Eugene Tierney “There’s a warm intimacy to this trippy, low-key affair that invites you to trance out into contemplative bliss. Elements of the goth, new wave, and space rock worlds that intermingled when they started still coalesce here (‘Antarctica’ is a standout). Given the throwback vibes of so many modern tunes, _The Hypnogogue _works equally well as retro and timeless music.” – **A.V Club** “On _The Hypnogogue_, the quintet creates fluid moods, moving in idiosyncratic directions while maintaining the shadowy gaze that has defined The Church’s style.” – **American Songwriter** “The Church’s usual melodic, psychedelic sound takes a stark turn into a concept album about a sci-fi dystopia, perfectly suited for singer Steve Kilbey’s plaintive voice.” – **Post-Punk.com** ### **THE CHURCH** **& THE AFGHAN WHIGS**⏎ **ANNOUNCE SUMMER CO-HEADLINING TOUR** #### **Shows Begin June 18^(th)**⏎ **Tickets On Sale THIS Friday February 9^(th)****Artist Presale Begins Wednesday, Feb. 6th at 1:00pm ET** #### **The Church Also Announces Official Release of 27th Album**⏎ _**Eros Zeta And The Perfumed Guitars**_**Available Digitally and Physically on March 29th** #### **And Releases New Video “A Strange Past”**⏎ **󠀁[Digital album Preorder/Single stream](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=382e72e1f9&e=615f2b8493)󠁿 Available now** **FEBRUARY 6, 2024** – **The Church** and **The Afghan Whigs** have unveiled their plans this morning for a co-headline tour of North America this summer.  The two legendary groups will team up for shows starting on June 18th in Glenside, PA and concluding on July 13th in Los Angeles.  Tickets for all shows go on sale this ** Friday, February 9th**. Special Guest **Ed Harcourt** supports all dates except Brooklyn where **Kristin Hersh** will open the show.  [⌊The Church⌉⌊The Church⌉[ **THE CHURCH** Photo credit: Hugh Stewart The Church will also be offering a limited number of VIP packages on this tour, which will include a show ticket, early venue access, an invitation to the band’s soundcheck, a special meet & greet with the band, exclusive merch items, and watching a portion of the show itself from the side of the stage (where available).  The Artist Presale begins **Tuesday, February 6th **at **1:00 PM Eastern Time **for tickets + VIP (presale passcode is available only through our new **nightfriends** fan community – details below!). In addition, The Church is set to officially release their 27th studio album [_**Eros Zeta And The Perfumed Guitars**_ ](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=62ef846ccb&e=615f2b8493) on **March 29, 2024**. A companion album of sorts to their most recent, critically- hailed album _The Hypnogogue _(2023), _Eros Zeta_ was previously only available at the merch table on their worldwide tour last fall. Over the course of fifteen tracks, it serves as a continuation of the dystopian storyline. Picking up the loose narrative thread of a failed rockstar (“Eros Zeta”) trying to reclaim his faded glory through the use of a dream extractor, “the Hypnogogue.” The second single from the collection, “[**A Strange Past**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=da6dbb1117&e=615f2b8493)**,**”( out today) follows the initial single “[Realm of Minor Angels](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=7fb6d02a26&e=615f2b8493)” which was released last September. Says Church founder/vocalist/bassist **Steve Kilbey** enigmatically of the track,“ A foolish man who needs to wise up looks back in regretful nostalgia upon a fling he should’ve flung away. The musical genesis of this piece was a while ago _via_[ guitarist Jeffrey Cain], but when the Hypnogogue reared its dystopian but not ugly head we felt ‘A Strange Past’ had found its true home.” A companion book, **Eros Zeta and The Hypnogogue** written by Kilbey in his lyrical and elegant prose, expanding the universe that he created with these two albums, is now available wherever eBooks are sold. While it’s the first time **The Church** and **The Afghan Whigs** are heading out together for a full tour, a lot of history and a lot of love already exists between the two groups. “The Church and the Afghan Whigs playing some shows together certainly feels like an idea whose time has surely come, “remarked Church lead singer Steve Kilbey.  “ Get ready for a double blast of the power n glory of rock’n’roll!” “I was an 18-year-old college freshman lying in bed listening to WVXU late one night when I heard a song that I described later as sounding like David Bowie fronting The Byrds,” commented Afghan Whigs frontman Greg Dulli.  “Thankfully they back announced _The Unguarded Moment_ by The Church and I was on my way to buying my first import. Soon after I bought two more after learning of The Blurred Crusade and Seance. It was official. I loved The Church. Three years later, the four kids who were about to become The Afghan Whigs played One Day by The Church in John Curley’s living room and we were off and running…” The Church - A Strange Past (Edit) [Official Music Video] [⌊The Church - A Strange Past (Edit) [Official Music Video]⌉⌊The Church - A Strange Past (Edit) [Official Music Video]⌉ Watch this video on YouTube **The Church “A Strange Past”** Since their reformation in 2012, **The Afghan Whigs** have stormed back to life with several world tours, major festival appearances and released three new critically acclaimed albums _Do To The Beast (2014)_, _In Spades_ (2017) and 2022’s _How Do You Burn?_  Said SPIN, “The Afghan Whigs are better now than they’ve ever been. The last decade of the band’s output, 2014’s _Do to the Beast_ and three years later, _In Spades_, and, now, _How Do You Burn?_, reflect a streak unmatched by any other period in their storied, 35-year career. Like _The Empire Strikes Back_, The Afghan Whigs 2.0 is the rare sequel that outshines the original.” Few bands enter their fifth decade of making music with all the fierce creative energy of their early years. Even fewer bands are like **The Church**. With an impressive discography approaching 30 albums, the band’s most recent studio offering _The Hypnogogue_ received some of the most fervent critical acclaim of their storied career. SPIN named it one of the year’s best albums, noting that “this 2023 release by The Church might be one of the most underrated and overlooked of the year, a gorgeous neo-psychedelia triumph, taking you on The Church’s signature alt-stargazing journey, though current and uncompromising.” While The Arts STL noted that “there aren’t many artists 40 years and 26 albums into their career as creatively vibrant as The Church are. This isn’t just one of The Church’s best latter-day albums, it’s simply one of their best.” This week, The Church launched an online fan community, **nightfriends**. Named after a song of the same name from their 2002 album _After Everything Now_, nightfriends will be a members-only club where the band will interact with fans which will feature never-before-seen live show/videos, monthly announcements of previously unreleased tracks, acoustic versions, live versions, demos, etc. Members will receive an exclusive shirt and have access to journal entries from Steve and the band, access to tour presales first, live chats, and more.  Register here: [https://thechorus.com/thechurch](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=2a1e644092&e=615f2b8493). [[ For the most up-to-date info on tickets, please visit [www.thechurchband.com](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=e356d45c8a&e=615f2b8493) or [theafghanwhigs.com](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=46ad1f42b2&e=615f2b8493). **THE CHURCH & THE AGHAN WHIGS** _Tour Dates_ * JUNE 18  Glenside, PA at Keswick Theatre * JUNE 20  Brooklyn, NY at Brooklyn Paramount  * JUNE 21  Boston, MA at Royale * JUNE 22  Washington, DC at Lincoln Theater * JUNE 24  Toronto, ON at Danforth Music Hall * JUNE 25  Detroit MI at The Majestic * JUNE 27  Indianapolis, IN at HiatFi Annex * JUNE 28  Chicago, IL at The Vic * JUNE 30  Minneapolis, MN at First Avenue * JULY 02  Denver, CO at Ogden Theater * JULY 03  Bellvue, CO at Mishawaka Amp * JULY 05  Seattle, WA at Showbox * JULY 06  Portland, OR at Crystal Ballroom * JULY 09  San Francisco, CA at The Fillmore * JULY 11  San Diego, CA at The Observatory * JULY 12  Anaheim, CA at House Of Blues * JULY 13  Los Angeles, CA at Theatre @ Ace Hotel   [⌊The Church album cover⌉⌊The Church album cover⌉[ **_Eros Zeta And The Perfumed Guitars_** TRACKLISTING 1. [Realm Of Minor Angels](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=4aa7978f6c&e=615f2b8493) 2. Pleasure 3. Amanita 4. 2054 5. Manifesto 6. The Immediate Future 7. Sublimated In Song 8. Song 18 9. The Weather 10. Korea 11. Song From The Machine Age 12. Sleeping For Miles 13. Last Melody 14. [A Strange Past](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=c9ab03eb86&e=615f2b8493) 15. 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