Since the announcement of the sophomore LP to come June 7 from the three NYC genre defiers in Battles (via Warp), the anxiousness for hearing what the insanely innovative outfit has created is palpable, but now, we’re offered just a bit of relief. Battles is hitting the road in the months before Gloss Drop, uh, drops, playing almost exclusively in “small venues.” Starting on April 1, the trio will be trekking across Europe, Japan, and North America until just a few of days after its album release. Some of the dates have already sold out, some go on sale this afternoon, and some are available now. You can find all links to purchase tickets here, and the full list of dates below.

APRIL
01 OSAKA, JAPAN – ZETTAI-MU
03 TOKYO, JAPAN – SONAR SOUND
08 ROTTERDAM, HOLLAND – MOTEL MOSAIQUE
09 LUXEMBOURG – OUT OF THE CROWD
10 BERLIN, GERMANY – FESTSAAL KREUZBERG
11 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – DOMINO FESTIVAL
12 LILLE, FRANCE – AERONEF
20 LONDON, UK – ICA
26 BOSTON, US – BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL
27 NEW YORK, US – LE POISSON ROUGE
29 TORONTO, CANADA – HORSESHOE
30 CHICAGO, US – LINCOLN HALL

MAY
02 LOS ANGELES, US – ECHO
03 SAN FRANCISCO, US – BOTTOM OF THE HILL
04 PORTLAND, US – DOUG FIR
05 SEATTLE, US – CROCODILE
27 BARCELONA, SPAIN – PRIMAVERA SOUND
28 DUDINGEN, SWITZERLAND – KILBI FESTIVAL
31 MARSEILLE, FRANCE – ESPACE JULIEN

JUNE
02 POITIERS, FRANCE – CONFORT MODERNE
03 BRIGHTON, UK – CONCORDE2
05 DUBLIN, IRELAND – FORBIDDEN FRUIT FESTIVAL
04 MANCHESTER, UK – O2 APOLLO
06 LEEDS, UK – COCKPIT
07 GLASGOW, UK – THE ARCHES
10 DORTMUND, GERMANY – FZW
11 MUNICH, GERMANY – FEIERWERK