EXOTIC ANIMAL PETTING ZOO are returning for two shows

by Ryan Minic | Feb 10, 2017

Their first shows since 2013! Exotic Animal Petting Zoo will be back on stage for at least two shows this year. The perfect remedy to cure your post-Valentine’s Day blues.

The band will be playing a pair of shows in the Midwest with The Number Twelve Looks Like You. On February 15th they’ll be in Chicago at the Cobra Lounge. Then February 17th they’ll be in Valparaiso, IN at Big Shots.

Now we know that #12 have been busy working on a new record. Is their a chance of new music from Exotic Animal?

Here’s their 2012 album Tree of Tongues.

Exotic Animal Petting Zoo tour dates:

Feb 15 Chicago, IL @ Cobra Lounge w/ The Number Twelve Looks Like You
Feb 17 Valparaiso, IN @ Big Shots

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