RICHARD SWIFT touring with Wilco in August, prepping INSTRUMENTS OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Posted: July 6th, 2007 by LegacyRichard Swift, who has been busily touring the UK this summer supporting his recent release “Dressed Up For the Letdown”, made a stop on May 25th at the prestigious BBC program “Later… with Jools Holland.” Wilco – who also happened to be taping a session – was so taken with his performance that they invited him to tour with them in the US and Canada starting in August. Here are the dates:
08/14/07 Duluth, MN – Bayfront Festival Park
08/15/07 Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
08/17/07 Calgary, Alberta – Southern Albert Jubilee Auditorium
08/18/07 Edmonton, Alberta – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
08/21/07 Redmond, WA – Marymoor Amphitheatre
08/22/07 Troutdale, OR – Edgefield
08/24/07 Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre
08/27/07 San Diego, CA – SDSU Open Air Theatre
08/29/07 Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
09/01/07 Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
09/02/07 Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
In other news, Swift is putting the finishing touches on the debut release by his kraut-y, electronic side project called INSTRUMENTS OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. The project has been called a “stark and stunning picture of his artistic depth and studio wizardry… a perfect ambient, electronica recording,” by Black and White Mag.
See Richard Swift’s performance of “Kisses For the Misses” on “The Album Chart Show” here.
