GIRAFFE TONGUE ORCHESTRA Announce First-Ever US Tour

by Ryan Minic | Sep 19, 2016

‘Bout time. Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, the supergroup that features Ben Weinman of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Brent Hinds of Mastodon, and William DuVall of Alice in Chains, have announced their first US tour ever.

The band made their debut appearances overseas at both Reading and Leeds festivals last month, and in November/December they’ll do a bunch of scattered shows across the States.

GTO will be out supporting their debut album Broken Lines, which comes out September 23rd.

Giraffe Tongue Orchestra tour dates:

Nov 29 Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
Dec 01 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
Dec 02 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Dec 03 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
Dec 06 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
Dec 07 Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
Dec 08 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
Dec 10 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick

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