Truckfighters Announce East Coast US Tour Dates
The fuzz kings of Örebro, Truckfighters, will return to the troubled shores of the United States this August for an East Coast tour taking them from Boston to wind up in Tennessee for the end of the month’s Muddy Roots fest. They’ll dip into the Midwest as they fill in ground not covered on the corresponding West Coast run they did this Spring. They say in the announcement below that this tour will be the last on their current visa, and the part about ‘who knows when we will be back’ is because of the prohibitive costs involved in obtaining travel documents for foreign acts to come tour the US. Thousands of dollars, on top of travel expenses.
There are myriad reasons the US has enacted those price hikes, all of them shitty. Ultimately, if you narrow the marketplace of ideas, your population becomes easier to control. We wouldn’t want strangers coming in from countries that have things like healthcare and decent public infrastructure and asking questions, now would we? Better to just make it cost $15k to get through the door and say it’s because America is so wonderful it should cost that much to sell t-shirts here.
No gods, no masters, no borders, just fuzz.
Restless Spirit were on the West Coast run as well, so this is a bit of a reunion too. And having just seen Truckfighters in May at Desertfest Oslo (review here), I’ll happily confirm they’re up to their own high standard of performance. Best advice I have is the same they have. See them while you can.
Dates from socials:
U.S.A. we return in August for the last bunch of shows on this VISA, who knows when we will be back next time so don’t miss out. Come out and get your doze of Swedish Fuzz!!!
Tickets: www.truckfighters.com/dates-2
8.20 Cambridge MA Sonia
8.21 New York NY The Meadows
8.22 Baltimore MD Metro Gallery
8.23 Cleveland OH The Foundry
8.24 Grand Rapids MI Pyramid Scheme
8.25 Detroit MI The Magic Bag
8.27 Greenville SC Radio Room
8.28 Charleston SC Music Farm
8.29 Orlando FL Conduit
8.30 Atlanta GA Masquerade (Purgatory)
8.31 Nashville TN Muddy Roots Festival
Support from Restless Spirit
Hope to see you all!
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