For Immediate Release
July 21, 2021


WATCH BOB MOULD AND FRED ARMISEN
UNBOX MOULD’S SOLO CAREER-SPANNING BOX SET DISTORTION
 
FOURTH AND FINAL VOLUME
OF THE VINYL BOXSET DISTORTION:LIVE
NOW SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 6
 
8 LP BOX RELEASED ON DEMON
 
MOULD ANNOUNCES SOLO ELECTRIC DATES IN EUROPE FOR 2022
 
ANNOUNCES OPENERS FOR US BAND TOUR DATES
Credit Jay Blakesberg
  
WATCH MOULD AND ARMISEN HERE
 
Legendary musician Bob Mould along with his friend, actor, comedian and avid Mould fan Fred Armisen, share a video in which they open boxes of the different vinyl volumes of Mould’s career retrospective boxset Distortion. Armisen penned the introduction to Mould’s massive 24-CD Distortion box which was released last fall by Demon. The vinyl volumes have been released periodically over the last year, with the fourth and final vinyl box Distortion: Live now scheduled to be released by Demon on August 6. The 8 LP set includes live recordings from Mould’s solo career as well as performances by his band, Sugar.

Order Distortion here
 
“I’m a longtime fan of Fred’s work, especially the Portlandia series,” Mould said. “Fred and I have made music together in the past – with my band, with Ian Rubbish, on Late Night with Seth Meyers, and at the occasional birthday party. So, it was a thrill for me to “unbox” the various configurations, geek out on the packaging, and share a handful of fun stories.”
 
Today, Mould also announces a tour of solo electric dates in Europe beginning January 19, 2022, in Dublin, Ireland. In addition to the European dates, he is announcing openers for his US band tour with the band's Kestrels, Moaning, Slow Caves, and Gentlemen Rogues. See below for further details.
 
Mould’s live shows will span his entire 40+ year career, including songs from the Distortion collection and from his landmark band Hüsker Dü, as well as songs from last year’s explosive and critically acclaimed album Blue Hearts — about which Rolling Stone’s 4 out of 5-star review raved, “feels like a lost Hüsker Dü album with Mould howling invective over his buzz-sawing guitar.”
TOUR DATES:
September 16 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club @
September 17 - New York, NY - Webster Hall @
September 18 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club @
September 19 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer @
September 21 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small’s Theatre @
September 22 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew’s Hall @
September 24 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theater @
September 25 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue @
September 28 - Seattle, WA - Neumos #
September 29 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom #
October 1 - San Francisco, CA - August Hall #
October 2 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom #
October 4 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater %
October - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater >
October 6 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk >

@ Support: Kestrels
# Support: Moaning
% Support: Slow Caves
> Support: Gentlemen Rogues

 
BOB MOULD SOLO ELECTRIC: DISTORTION AND BLUE HEARTS
October 15 - Bloomington, IL - Castle Theatre
October 16 - Stoughton, WI - Stoughton Opera House
October 17 - Kalamazoo, MI - Bell’s Eccentric Cafe
October 19 - Kent, OH - Kent Stage
October 20 - Nelsonville, OH - Stuart’s Opera House
October 22 - Cincinnati, OH - Memorial Hall
October 23 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway Nightclub
October 24 - Iowa City, IA - Englert Theater

Support: Jason Narducy

Bob Mould Solo Electric: Distortion and Blue Hearts! (2022)
 
Wed Jan 19 - Dublin IE - Whelan’s
Fri Jan 21 - Liverpool UK - Arts Club
Sun Jan 23 - Cardiff UK - The Globe
Mon Jan 24 - Chester UK - The Live Rooms
Tue Jan 25 - Birmingham UK - The Mill
Thu Jan 27 - Stoke-on-Trent UK - The Sugarmill
Fri Jan 28 - Bristol UK - Thekla
Sat Jan 29 - Nottingham UK - Rescue Rooms
Mon Jan 31 - Glasgow UK - Oran Mor
Tue Feb 01 - Newcastle UK - Riverside
Thu Feb 03 - Southampton UK - Engine Rooms
Fri Feb 04 - Brighton UK - Concorde 2
Sat Feb 05 - Oxford UK - Oxford O2 Academy 2
Mon Feb 07 - Leeds UK - Brudenell Social Club

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