Jamie Lidell will be kicking off 2013 with the release of a new album that will followed by the launch of a world tour. Kicking off in London on March 8, the tour will include stops in France, Germany and Turkey before making its way to the U.S.
The tour will be in support of Lidell's self-titled album, which will be released on February 19 by Warp Records.
Known for bringing together disparate musical influences, Jamie Lidell cites Mtume, Cameo, New Jack Swing, Bobby Brown and George Clinton as inspirations for the new release saying "I referenced a lot of the analogue synth tones of the records I really love."
The album was recorded and mixed in Lidell's new recording studio in his new home in Nashville, where the he recently moved after stints in Berlin and New York.
March 8 London, United Kingdom Heaven
March 13 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso
March 15 Paris, France Gaite Lyrique
March 16 Cologne, Germany Stollwork
March 17 Brussels, Belgium AB
March 19 Hamburg, Germany Gruenspan
March 20 Berlin, Germany Kesselhaus
March 21 Munich, Germany Ampere
March 22 Zurich, Switzerland M4 Music
March 23 Istanbul, Turkey Salon Iksv
March 28 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex
March 29 San Francisco, CA The Independent
March 30 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
April 1 Seattle, WA Neumos
April 2 Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club
April 5 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Club
April 6 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
April 9 Toronto, ON Lee's Palace
April 11 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
April 12 Washington, DC Rock N Roll Hotel
April 13 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
April 14 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
