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The Heavy: North American Tour U.K. Band Supports Sharon Jones

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THE HEAVY TO RETURN TO NORTH AMERICA
SUPPORTING SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS / PLUS HEADLINE SHOWS AND FESTIVAL DATES





The Heavy
The Heavy are coming back to North America for tour dates spanning May, June and July for their longest North American tour to date. They will be supporting Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, headlining some of their own shows, and performing at Festivals such as Sasquatch!, Jazz Fests in Victoria/Vancouver and more.





The Heavy Upcoming North American Tour Dates:



May 17 || Southgate House || Newport, KY*
May 18 || Majestic Theatre || Detroit, MI*
May 20 || Venue TBA|| Madison, WI
May 21 || Vic Theatre || Chicago, IL*
May 22 || Pabst Theater || Milwaukee, WI*
May 23 || Vogue || Indianapolis, IN*
May 25 || The Sound Academy || Toronto, ON*
May 26 || Le National || Montreal, QC*
May 27 || House of Blues || Boston, MA*
May 28 || Larimer Lounge || Denver, CO
May 31 || Sasquatch Music Festival || George, WA
June 16 || The Bowery Ballroom|| New York, NY
June 20 || Commodore Ballroom || Vancouver, BC*
June 21 || Showbox Sodo || Seattle, WA*
June 22 || Crystal Ballroom || Portland, OR*
June 24 || KSJO Presents - The Blank Club || San Jose, CA
June 25 || Warfield Theatre || San Francisco, CA*
June 26 || The Wiltern || Los Angeles, CA*
June 28 || Jazz Fest Int'l - Element Club || Victoria, BC
June 29 || Vancouver Int'l Jazz Fest - Commodore || Vancouver, BC
July 1 || Fine Line Music Cafe || Minneapolis, MN
July 2 || Summerfest || Milwaukee, WI
July 3 || Taste of Chicago || Chicago, IL
July 7 || The Basement || Columbus, OH
July 10 || Quebec City Summer Festival - Theatre Imperial || Quebec City, QC


*supporting Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings


All other shows are headlining shows or Festival dates



Stay tuned for more North American Dates to be announced soon.



The Heavy will be performing on Morning Becomes Eclectic, the signature music show from Santa Monica-based public radio station KCRW, on Monday July 12 at 11:15 a.m. PST/2:15 p.m. EST. The performance will air on 89.9FM and stream live- both audio and video - on KCRW.com.



The Heavy have been hitting it Heavy since their performance of their hit single “How You Like Me Now?" on The Late Show with David Letterman on January 18, when Letterman himself requested an encore for the first time in the history of the show. The Heavy obliged.



Check out the performance with an unprecedented encore:




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