Camper Van Beethoven announce new US & Europe tour dates, unveil new video

Camper Van Beethoven announced their upcoming spring U.S. and European tour dates to support their newest album, “La Costa Perdida,” The band also released their video for “Someday Our Love Will Sell Us Out” today.

CVB will tour the nation with Dave Lowery’s other band, Cracker, beginning in the U.S. on May 4 with a Cracker-only show in Memphis:

May 04 Beale Street Music Festival, Memphis TN (Cracker only)
May 9 The Firebird, St. Louis MO (Camper Van Beethoven only)
May 10 The Cubby Bear, Chicago IL
May 11 Majestic Theatre, Madison WI
May 12 The Intersection, Grand Rapids MI
May 16 State Theatre, Falls Church VA
May 17 Earthfest Pre-Party, Cavern Club @ Hard Rock Cafe, Boston, MA (Cracker only)
May 18 Earthfest, Hatch Memorial Shell, Boston, MA
May 26 Mishawaka Amphitheatre, Bellvue CO (Cracker only w/ Roger Clyne & Peacemakers and The Hickman Dalton Gang)
May 24 Barkley Ballroom, Frisco CO (Cracker only)
Jun 14 The Bluebird Theatre, Denver CO
Jun 15 Whittle The Woods, Craig CO (Cracker only)
Jun 21 The Windjammer, Isle Of Palms SC (Cracker only)
Jun 22 Athfest, Athens GA (Cracker only)
Jul 19 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz CA
Sep 12 Campout 9 at Pappy & Harriet’s – Pioneertown CA
May 9 The Firebird, St. Louis MO (Camper Van Beethoven only)
May 10 The Cubby Bear, Chicago IL
May 11 Majestic Theatre, Madison WI
May 12 The Intersection, Grand Rapids MI
May 16 State Theatre, Falls Church VA
May 17 Earthfest Pre-Party, Cavern Club @ Hard Rock Cafe, Boston, MA (Cracker only)
May 18 Earthfest, Hatch Memorial Shell, Boston, MA
May 26 Mishawaka Amphitheatre, Bellvue CO (Cracker only w/ Roger Clyne & Peacemakers and The Hickman Dalton Gang)
May 24 Barkley Ballroom, Frisco CO (Cracker only)

The bands will then head to Europe for the following performances:

May 29 Dingwalls – London England
May 30 The Haunt – Brighton England
May 31 Deaf Institute – Manchester England
Jun 01King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut – Glasgow, Scotland
Jun 02 Musikbunker- Aachen Germany
Jun 03 Brotfabrik – Frankfurt Germany
Jun 05 Chelsea – Vienna Austria
Jun 06 Feierwerk – Munich Germany
Jun 07 The Palace – St Gallen Switzerland
Jun 08 Museumskeller – Erfurt Germany
Jun 09 Privatclub – Berlin Germany
Jun 10 Nachtasyl – Hamburg Germany

Then, they will perform stateside again:

Jun 14 The Bluebird Theatre, Denver CO
Jun 15 Whittle The Woods, Craig CO (Cracker only)
Jun 21 The Windjammer, Isle Of Palms SC (Cracker only)
Jun 22 Athfest, Athens GA (Cracker only)

The band’s publicist, Tony Bonyata of Pavement PR, said in a press release that the band will set up additional dates.

Their new video, for “Someday Our Love Will Sell Us Out,” is a quite somber one, featuring Lowery in a hooded sweater and the rest of the band playing at various scenic places. The video carefully reflects the ballad’s mood as Lowery hides his face slightly as he conveys the mix of sadness, defeat and honesty in the lyrics. After a mix of location shots and driving sequences, the video ends (interestingly) at a port-a-potty. While that last image could have reflected the sobriety of the track, Jonathan Segel steps out of the commode with a bit of a smile and offering a rousing thumbs-up.

The video is available on CVB’s Youtube channel: