You know what they say: there’s no ‘sects’ like Street Sects, and the streets of Europe are going to get very ‘Sectual’ in April. The Austin-based industrial noise-punk prophets of negativity will tour in support of last year’s The Kicking Mule album in a 12-gig, 12-day run; proving they like to tour as intensely as they sound. San Francisco-based post-core blastbeat-mongers Bosse-de-Nage will also play. The two bands have equal-sized billing on the tour poster but it is not known if they are co-headlining or if Street Sects will play last every night.
The Bands
Just in case you wondered how overwhelming Street Sects sound, listen to this:
And as if that was not enough, please keep in mind that the foregoing might come after (or maybe before — see above) Bosse-de-Nage are through with you. Witness:
The Dates
Now that you’ve had a chance to recover, here are when and where the two bands will play in Europe this spring:
- April 1 — Star & Garter, Manchester UK
- April 2 — The Black Heart, London UK
- April 3 — Music Hall, Ramsgate UK
- April 4 — Magasin 4, Brussels BE
- April 5 — Juha West, Stuttgart DE
- April 6 — Hirschneck, Basel CH
- April 7 — Oettinger Villa, Darmstadt DE
- April 8 — Chemiefabrik, Dresden DE
- April 9 — Schaubude, Kiel DE
- April 10 — 1000fryd, Aalborg DK
- April 11 — TBA, Bremen DE
- April 12 — Roadburn Festival, Tilburg NL
Consult local venues and Doomstar Bookings for ticket information (and in the case of the Bremen gig, check social media to find out the venue at a later date).