Black Kids For Fall Tour

Aiming to get the “Partie” started with debut album in July.

By Fred Mills

Black Kids, currently in the middle of a UK/Euro tour, will mount a full North American tour starting in September (there will be a handful of US dates in late July/early August). By then their Bernard Butler-produced debut album Partie Traumatic (Columbia) will have been in stores for a couple of months — the Florida band’s eagerly awaited platter drops July 22.

According to the group’s handlers, “Kicking off with a much lauded performance at Coachella, the buzzed about 5-piece brought their infectious tunes and boundless energy to a run of blistering live performances.  With only a self-released EP under their belt – 2007's Wizard Of Ahhs  - the band met with a rapturous reception everywhere they went, garnering particularly delighted audience participation with their debut single "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You". Produced by Bernard Butler, Partie Traumatic is a perfect pop album, filled with smart lyrics, driving rhythms, and the kinds of songs destined for summer anthem status.

Well, nothing’s exactly perfect, but it is a pretty dang fun tune. You can see the group’s video for “Boyfriend” HERE and make up your own mind.

 Black Kids Tour Dates:

Jun 18 2008     8:00P

            ULU [SOLD OUT]    London, England

Jun 23 2008     8:00P

            Hove Festival Tromøya, Norway

Jun 25 2008     8:00P

            Accelerator Festival    Stockholm, Sweden

Jun 28 2008     2:30P

            Glastonbury, Other Stage       Glastonbury, England

Jun 29 2008     8:00P

            Wakestock Festival     Oxford, England

Jul 1 2008        8:00P

            Nouveau Casino          Paris, France

Jul 2 2008        8:00P

            The Rescue Rooms [SOLD OUT]      Nottingham, England

Jul 3 2008        8:00P

            The Cockpit [SOLD OUT]     Leeds, England

Jul 4 2008        8:00P

            O2 Wireless Festival   London, England

Jul 5 2008        8:00P

            Barfly Liverpool, England

Jul 10 2008      8:00P

            Concorde 2 [SOLD OUT]      Brighton, England

Jul 11 2008      8:00P

            Lounge On The Farm Festival            Canterbury, England

Jul 12 2008      8:00P

            Oxygen Festival          Naas, Ireland

Jul 13 2008      8:00P

            T in the Park Festival Kinross-shire, Scotland

Jul 18 2008      2:00P

            Latitude Festival         Southwold, England

Jul 19 2008      6:00P

            Camp Bestival             Dorset, England

Jul 25 2008      8:00P

            Santo’s Party House   New York, New York

Jul 29 2008      8:00P

            El Rey             Los Angeles, California

Aug 1 2008     8:00P

            Lollapalooza Festival Chicago, Illinois

Aug 14 2008   8:00P

            Frequency Festival      Salzburg, Austria

Aug 15 2008   8:00P

            Highfield Festival       Erfurt-Hohenfelden, Germany

Aug 16 2008   2:00P

            Pukkelpop Festival      Hasselt, Belgium

Aug 17 2008   2:00P

            Lowlands Festival       Biddinghuizen, Netherlands

Aug 20 2008   8:00P

            Carling Academy [SOLD OUT]        Newcastle, England

Aug 21 2008   8:00P

            Thekla             Bristol, England

Aug 23 2008   12:00P

            Reading Festival         Reading, England

Aug 24 2008   12:00P

            Leeds Festival             Leeds, England

Aug 25 2008   12:00P

            Last Days Of Summer Festival           Buckingham, England

Aug 29 2008   2:00P

            Rock en Seine Festival            Paris, France

Aug 31 2008   2:00P

            Jersey Live Festival     Jersey, England

Sep 5 2008      2:00P

            Bestival           Isle of Wight, England

Sep 19 2008    8:00P

            Freebird           Jacksonville, Florida

Sep 20 2008    8:00P

            The Social       Orlando, Florida

Sep 23 2008    8:00P

            The Earl           Atlanta, Georgia

Sep 24 2008    8:00P

            40 Watt Club Athens, Georgia

Sep 25 2008    8:00P

            Cat’s Cradle    Carrboro, North Carolina

Sep 26 2008    8:00P

            Ottobar            Baltimore, Maryland

Sep 27 2008    8:00P

            Black Cat        Washington, Washington DC

Sep 29 2008    8:00P

            First Unitarian Church            Philadelphia,, Pennsylvania

Oct 2 2008      8:00P

            Paradise           Boston, Massachusetts

Oct 4 2008      8:00P

            Cabaret Music Hall     Montreal

Oct 5 2008      8:00P

            Mod Club        Toronto, Ontario

Oct 6 2008      8:00P

            Metro Chicago, Illinois

Oct 7 2008      8:00P

            7th Street Entry          Minneapolis, Minnesota

Oct 10 2008    8:00P

            Neumo’s          Seattle,, Washington

Oct 11 2008    8:00P

            Richards on Richards Vancouver, British Columbia

Oct 12 2008    8:00P

            Hawthorne      Portland, Oregon

Oct 13 2008    8:00P

            Fillmore           San Francisco, California

[Photo Credit: Dean Chalkey]