They’ve
alluded to reunion tours in the past - hinted at solo projects, excited fans
with the prospect of live performances, but alas, never fully delivered.
Neutral Milk Hotel, fronted by Jeff Mangum, has remained aloof since their last
live performance in 1999, releasing few new songs, and its members only
occasionally performing individually at benefits and for very small audiences.
Finally, at
long last, fans will be able to see indie rock group Neutral Milk Hotel perform
live for the first time in fifteen years. The group, which has endured its
hiatus by continuing to remain one of the most popular acts of its kind, has
announced dates for a 2013 tour, a list that continues to grow, expanding
across the globe, and suggesting an overflow into 2014. Fans of the band’s
experimental sound and obscure, vivid, lyrics will be able to experience
Neutral Milk Hotel in the United States, Japan, and Australia, many for the
very first time.
Mangum, along
with Jeremy Barnes, Scott Spillane, and Julian Koster, will perform as the
complete group that formed after the release of On Avery Island in 1996. They’re set to tour with bands Elf Power,
Half Japanese, and Daniel Johnson on select dates. In the U.S., tour dates are
scheduled at locations along the East Coast, with some spilling into the Midwest,
and with more to be announced soon. The band’s website explains that portions
of the proceeds from concerts and record sales will go towards organizations
such as Children of the Blue Sky
and others in need.
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