We’ve booked a three-week, 18-show co-headlining tour with our sister band Loma in northern Europe and the UK in November of this year.
(We’re calling it the When Can I See You? tour.)
This will be the first time either band has been on tour in eight years, and we’re eager to play music together again for real live people. We hope it leads to more shows down the road.
Tour dates and ticket links can be found here, and we’re trying to add another UK show or two to the end.
Additionally, to celebrate The New World‘s release, JM will pop up in London at the venerable Rough Trade West on August 1st at 5pm to perform a solo set—the first time he’s played Shearwater songs in public in a decade. There may still be a few seats available at this link.
And, finally, the not-so-good news:
We’re weary of asking friends and supporters to keep us afloat — we would rather just book a show and see you there. But because of the insane logistical costs of touring these days, the When Can I See You? tour will need a boost from you if you’re able and inclined to give it. We’ll send more details about this soon.
Please feel free to drop us a line, even just to say hi; it’s always a pleasure to hear from real people in an age of trolls and bots.
In the meantime, all the very best to all of you—and many thanks for for keeping us going over the years.
Available for preorder now at your friendly local record shop, on your favorite internet music service, and/or at our Bandcamp page.
Now mixing the WNYC Soundcheck / New Sounds session (we taped last week with Laurie Anderson) with the great Irene Trudell! This should air soon - we’ll give you a heads up about when.
New incentives now on our crowdfund including bringing JM to play a solo set for you, a private book talk, an archive of our live performances, signed books, test pressings, and more! Link in our bio and fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/shearwater/campaigns/19f6e5af-0bb8-4c56-a2b1-589f74d32110
A few weeks ago, Shearwater and Loma announced our When Can I See You? Tour—a co-headlining tour in November of this year. The shows would be our first live performances since 2018, and the thought of finally performing live again after eight years is thrilling.
But—to make a long story short—we simply can’t afford this tour without your help. The costs of touring are insane these days,, and even if all the shows sell out, we’d still come up short.
So we’re taking a leap of faith and launching a crowdfund to make up the difference, with the help our nonprofit partners at Fractured Atlas. Goodies we’re offering to entice you range from live recordings and videos to handmade artwork, and you can find all the details here: fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/shearwater/campaigns/19f6e5af-0bb8-4c56-a2b1-589f74d32110
All donations are tax-deductible.
We hope you’ll help us perform again! We’d love to see you.
Shearwater + Loma
