Friko—the duo of vocalist and guitarist Niko Kapetan and drummer Bailey Minzenberger—are heading out on tour this year. The Chicago indie rockers will make their way across North America this summer and then depart for Europe in the autumn. Friko are announcing this news alongside a faithful cover of Radiohead’s In Rainbows classic “Weird Fishes / Arpeggi,” complete with emotive strings. Listen to that below.
After performing in their hometown of Chicago on June 14, Friko will perform at major music festivals like Lollapalooza, Newport Folk Festival, and Fuji Rock before joining Royel Otis as openers across a North American tour. When that leg concludes in Vancouver, British Columbia, on October 22, Friko will fly overseas in November for their first European headlining tour. Find their complete list of tour dates below.
Friko released their debut album, Where We’ve Been, Where We Go From Here, back in February, via ATO. It includes the songs “Crimson to Chrome,” “For Ella,” “Where We’ve Been,” and “Crashing Through.”
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Friko:
06-14 Chicago, IL – Taste of Randolph Festival
07-09 Evanston, IL – Space
07-18 Indianapolis, IN – Rock the Ruins
07-26 Niigata, Japan – Fuji Rock Festival
07-28 Newport, RI – Newport Folk Festival
08-03 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08-04 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
08-08 Nashville, TN – Bobby Nashville
08-28 Louisville, KY – WFPK Waterfront Wednesday
09-09 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall %
09-11 Rochester, NY – Essex Music Hall %
09-12 Toronto, Ontario – History %
09-13 Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre %
09-14 Madison, WI – The Sylvee %
09-15 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue %
09-19 Urbana, IL – The Canopy Club at Pygmalion Fest
09-24 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer %
09-25 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel %
09-26 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel %
09-27 Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club %
09-28 Boston, MA – House of Blues %
09-30 Atlanta, GA – The Eastern %
10-01 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl %
10-08 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre %
10-09 Lawrence, KS – The Granada %
10-14 Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether %
10-15 Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether %
10-16 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore %
10-17 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore %
10-18 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades %
10-20 Portland, OR – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom %
10-21 Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre %
10-22 Vancouver, British Columbia – PNE Forum %
11-02 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Bitterzoet
11-03 Brussels, Belgium – Les Nuits Weekender
11-05 Rennes, France – Antipode
11-07 Paris, France – Pitchfork Music Festival
11-09 London, England – Pitchfork Music Festival
11-10 Bristol, England – Louisiana
11-12 Manchester, England – Yes
11-13 Glasgow, Scotland – King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut
11-14 Dublin, Ireland – The Workman’s Club
% with Royel Otis