Beirut Plots First North American Tour in Eight Years

Zach Condon and co. will make the trek next spring to perform in five citiesBeirut, photo by Saskia UppenkampBetween recording two albums and playing the European festival route, Beirut have stayed busy this decade. But Zach Condon and his bandmates haven’t been able to cross the pond in that time, and they’re looking to change that in 2027. Next spring, Beirut will finally perform their first North American tour in eight years. Check out the full list of stops below.Beirut will just be dipping their toes into the water here, as their shows in the United States and Canada tally up to only six concerts in total. The cities they plan on performing in are Boston, Chicago, Toronto, and Washington, D.C., with Brooklyn getting two back-to-back shows.Last year, Beirut released their seventh and most recent album, A Study of Losses, initially commissioned by the Swedish acrobat troupe Kompani Giraff. It was prefaced by their 2023 full-length Hadsel. Songs from those records got their live debut in Europe a few years ago.Read about Beirut’s “Postcards From Italy” at No. 98 in The 200 Best Songs of the 2000s.Beirut: 2027 North American TourBeirut:04-02 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel04-03 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel04-05 Boston, MA - Roadrunner04-06 Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club04-10 Chicago, IL - The Salt Shed04-13 Toronto, Ontario - HistoryNina Corcoran joined Pitchfork as an Associate Staff Writer in 2021 after contributing to the website since 2015. She’s written for Rolling Stone, Wired, NPR, Stereogum, and elsewhere, and was previously the music editor of alt-weekly newspaper DigBoston. She’s based in Chicago. ... Read More