Iconic Swedish avant-punk rock band Refused will be touring throughout Europe in February, March and April 2016. The tour will include the headlining shows, as well as three festivals: Swedish West Coast Riot Festival in April, Dutch Paaspop Festival in March, and Umeå Open in April where the band will be curating their own stage. Please find the full list of dates below.
UK/EU Live Dates
Feb 26 | KB, Malmö, SW
Mar 19 | Fri-Son, Fribourg, CH^
Mar 20 | Stollwerck, Cologne, DE^
Mar 23 | Academy, Manchester, UK*
Mar 24 | Stylus, Leeds, UK*
Mar 25 | Concorde2, Brighton, UK*
Mar 26 | Library, Birmingham, UK*
Mar 27 | Paaspop Fest, Schijndel, NL
Apr 8-9 | Umeå Open, Umeå, SW
Apr 20 | Nobelberget, Stockholm, SW
* – w/ Anna Von HauswolffThe exclusive Songkick presale will start tomorrow, Thursday 17th via officialrefused.com. The tickets will go on general sale on Friday, December 18 at 10:00am.
The critically acclaimed Freedom explodes out of the speakers with opening track “Elektra,” as Lyxzén throat-shredding declaration that “nothing has changed” catapults Refused into the 21st century. Production for Freedom was overseen by Nick Launay (Gang Of Four, Public Image Ltd., Nick Cave, and Arcade Fire. “Elektra” and “366” were produced and co-written by fellow Swede and longtime Refused fan Shellback, who has scored eight No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 with artists such as Taylor Swift and Pink.
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