December 22, 2024

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UK Prog Legends The Pineapple Thief To Begin Eagerly Anticipated Tour of North America in November 2019!

The Pineapple Thief will be heading out on an eagerly anticipated tour of North America in November 2019. The band, now complete with full-time drummer Gavin Harrison (King Crimson, Porcupine Tree) will be heading to the USA, Mexico and Canada for the first time ever.


Frontman Bruce Soord says: “People have been clamouring for us to bring our show to North America since I can remember. We’ve completed 4 tours of Europe with this lineup with Gavin. And now we are finally able to bring it over the pond. I for one cannot wait!”

Tour Dates:
Nov 19 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
Nov 20 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre
Nov 21 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
Nov 22 – Philadelphia, PA –  Union Transfer
Nov 23 – New York City, NY – Sony Hall
Nov 24 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair
Nov 26 – Quebec City, Canada – Palais Montcalm
Nov 27 – Montreal, Canada – Corona Theatre 
Nov 28 – Toronto, Canada – Mod Club
Nov 29 – Cleveland, OH –  Beachland Ballroom
Nov 30 – Detroit, MI – The Crofoot Ballroom
Dec 1 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
Dec 3 – Guadalajara, Mexico – C3 Stage
Dec 4 – Mexico City, Mexico –  Lunario del Auditorio Nacional
Dec 6 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
Dec 8 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
Dec 9 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
Dec 10 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
Dec 12 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
Dec 13 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Rickshaw Theatre
Dec 14 – Seattle, WA – Neumos


The band will once again be offering VIP upgrades which proved so popular during recent European tours. Fans will get the unique opportunity to hang out with the entire band, take photos, get stuff signed and ask questions. Numbers are limited to keep the event intimate and special.


More details, tickets & VIP upgrades:http://www.pineapplethief.com/tour


The band’s 2016 album, “Your Wilderness” produced 4m+ album streams, a #7 in the UK Independent Charts and two extensive headline European tours culminating at London’s Islington Assembly Hall where the concert was recorded for the live release “Where We Stood.” Their recently released album “Dissolution” has seen the band propelled to even greater heights, having gained a #1 position in the UK Rock Charts and #22 in the German national album charts. The band have garnered high praise across the worldwide media as can be seen in the small selection of review quotes below…


Prog Magazine – Album Of The Month – “a varied album that pulls together the band’s diverse styles into nine cerebral but very accessible songs”
Kerrang Magazine – “Its existence makes the world a slightly better place” Total Guitar – “this is essential listening for fans of contemporary prog” Slam (DE) – “Just a beautiful, melancholy record, powerful and full of hymn-like harmonies”
Lust for Life (NL) – “Dissolution ticks all the boxes”
RockTribune (BE) – “an album to cherish”
Rockerilla (IT) – “a beautiful album from the beginning to the end, where every track is a piece of a mosaic of enchanted sounds”


The Pineapple Thief are: Bruce Soord – vocalist, guitars Gavin Harrison – drums Jon Sykes – bass Steve Kitch – keyboards

Videos:“Threatening War” (Official Video from “Dissolution”):https://youtu.be/nDBdrXo4Nw0“Try As I Might” (Official Video from “Dissolution”):https://youtu.be/-yBCcT3L2e0“In Exile” (Official Video from “Your Wilderness”):https://youtu.be/8LTh10MHMOo“Alone at Sea” – Live 2017:https://youtu.be/RCOCulnzDaE“In Exile” – Live 2017:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=385vQDpCcnw


The Pineapple Thief online: Website: www.thepineapplethief.com