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Jan 12, 2016 By Christopher Roberts M83

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) announced back in December that he’d finished his new album and that it’s due out sometime in 2016. Now he’s announced a bunch of tour dates, which include some previously announced festival stops (such as Coachella and Sasquatch!). The dates are below.

The new album is the follow-up to 2011’s fantastic Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. In an in-the-studio interview with Entertainment Weekly back in December Gonzalez called the new album “epic.” “It’s a very strong album with a lot of eclecticism,” Gonzalez told Entertainment Weekly. “It’s very epic. There’s a lot of different genres that are not supposed to live together but I tried to make them live together, which is quite challenging. It’s also quite different from the previous albums which is what I’m the most proud of.”

Gonzalez also said that the album was inspired by ‘70s and ‘80s television. “Shows like Punky Brewster and Who’s the Boss,” he said. “I feel like TV shows are starting to sound and look the same. There’s no more passion anymore. So this album is a tribute to those old-fashioned shows.”

M83 Tour Dates:

04-06 New Orleans, LA - The Civic Theatre
04-08 Dallas, TX - Bomb Factory
04-09 Houston, TX - TBD
04-10 Austin, TX - Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater
04-12 Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
04-13 Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre
04-15 Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04-16 Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl
04-17 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
04-22 Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04-23 Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst Club
04-25 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
04-26 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
04-27 Missoula, MT - The Wilma
04-29 Edmonton, Alberta - Winspear Centre
04-30 Calgary, Alberta - Grey Eagle Event Centre
05-27-30 Quincy, WA - Sasquatch Festival
05-31 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre *
06-04 New York, NY - The Governors Ball Music Festival
06-06 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion *
07-07 Bilbao, Spain - BBK Live Festival
07-09 Lisbon, Portugal - NOS Festival
07-15 Gräfenhainchen, Germany - Melt Festival
08-10 Oslo, Norway - Øya Festival
08-11 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
08-13 Helsinki, Finland - Flow Festival
08-15 Budapest, Hungary - Sziget Festival

* with Tame Impala

(Via Pitchfork)