Vampire Weekend have announced 'part 1' of their 'Father of the Bride' tour plans

Vampire Weekend have announced 'part 1' of their tour plans around forthcoming new album 'Father of the Bride'.

Hitting North America, they'll kick off their live activity at Hangout Festival between 17th and 19th May.

They'll then resume in Toronto on 5th June, before playing dates in Indianapolis, Nilwaukee, Minneapolis, Madison, St. Louis, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, Nashville, Raleigh and Charlotte, before finishing up the first leg at Firefly Festival.

Come August, they'll start a second batch of shows through Septembver and October, kicking off in Oklahoma City and finishing up in Denver.

That new album, 'Father Of The Bride', is set for release later this spring, with the band planning to drop a pair of tracks every month up to its arrival. The first two, 'Harmony Hall' and '2021', are streaming now.

You can read the full tour details below.

May
17 Gulf Shores, AL - Hangout Music Festival

June
05 Toronto, Ontario - RBC Echo Beach
07 Indianapolis, IN - Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park
08 Milwaukee, WI - BMO Harris Pavilion
09 Minneapolis, MN - The Armory
11 Madison, WI - The Sylvee
12 St. Louis, MO - Fabulous Fox Theatre
14 Cleveland, OH - Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
15 Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion
16 Chicago, IL - Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
18 Nashville, TN - Ascend Amphitheater
21 Raleigh, NC - Red Hat Amphitheater
22 Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
23 Dover, DE - Firefly Festival

July
02 Gdynia, Poland - Open’er Festival
05 Ewijk, Netherlands - Down the Rabbit Hole Festival
11 Madrid, Spain - Mad Cool Festival
12 Lisbon, Portugal - NOS Alive Festival

August
16 Oklahoma City, OK - The Criterion
17 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
18 Dallas, TX - The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
20-21 Austin, TX - ACL Live
24 Miami, FL - James L. Knight Center
25 St. Augustine, FL - St. Augustine Amphitheatre
27 Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
30 Norfolk, VA - Ted Constant Convocation Center

September
03 Boston, MA - Agganis Arena
04 Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center for the Performing Arts
06 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
08 Montreal, Quebec - MTELUS
25 Vancouver, British Columbia - Festival Lawn at Deer Lake Park
27 Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater
28 Portland, OR - McMenamins Edgefield

October
01 San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
02 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
03 San Diego, CA - CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
06 Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
08 Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre