Rostam Announces 2018 North American Tour Dates | Watch Live Performance on KEXP

Rostam announces his first North American tour, beginning January 29 in Atlanta, continuing through February with stops in Nashville, Washington DC, Chicago, Seattle and concluding in Los Angeles (full schedule including his 2017 European tour dates below). Tomorrow, October 18, special pre-sale offers will extend to those following Rostam on Spotify.

"If you've never seen me perform, it's always with strings-usually a string quartet-, live percussion, and video projections," Rostam says. "I'm so psyched to see you out there on the road in January, February, and throughout 2018."

For a peek into the live performances to come, watch Rostam's live rendition of tracks from Half-Light on Seattle's KEXP.

Watch Rostam Perform Live on KEXP

Head over to his artist profile to follow now: https://open.spotify.com/artist/04XggbrM51GcFPTxBYtRXT

Rostam's debut album Half Light (Nonesuch) is available now on all digital platforms and in stores. The album has received rave reviews internationally, with Vulture saying "The album glows with romantic turmoil and raw nostalgia... There is certainly a bit of pain in [Rostam's] remarkably compelling voice. But it's also so airy and whispery in tone, so sincere... that it sounds like he's feeling the entire spectrum of emotions, and feeling them hard."

Rostam Batmanglij is known for his work in Vampire Weekend (producing each of their three albums), Discovery, his album with Hamilton Leithauser, and recently, his production work with Haim, Charli XCX, Frank Ocean, and more. His kaleidoscopic debut features fifteen songs that were written, produced, and performed by Rostam in his Los Angeles home studio.

2018 North American Tour Dates:

Jan 29, 2018 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl

Jan 30, 2018 - Nashville, TN - Third Man Records

Feb 1, 2018 - Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall

Feb 2, 2018 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church (Sanctuary)

Feb 5, 2018 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa

Feb 6, 2018 - Toronto, ON - The Drake

Feb 8, 2018 - Pittsburgh, PA - The Warhol Theater at The Andy Warhol Museum

Feb 9, 2018 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Ladies Literary Club

Feb 10, 2018 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall

Feb 12, 2018 - Milwaukee, WI - The Back Room at Colectivo

Feb 13, 2018 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon

Feb 14, 2018 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry

Feb 16, 2018 - Denver, CO - Globe Hall

Feb 17, 2018 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge

Feb 19, 2018 - Seattle, WA - Neumos

Feb 20, 2018 - Vancouver, BC - Venue

Feb 21, 2018 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge

Feb 24, 2018 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre

2017 Tour Dates:

Oct 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre (supporting Haim) [SOLD OUT]

Oct 28, 2017 - San Pedro, CA - Growler's Six

Nov 1, 2017 - Paris, FR - Pitchfork Avant Garde Festival

Nov 3, 2017 - Weissenhäuser Strand, Germany - Rolling Stone Weekender

Nov 5, 2017 - Berlin, Germany - Musik & Frieden

Nov 6, 2017 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset

Nov 8, 2017 - Oslo, Norway - BLå

Nov 9, 2017 - Sweden - Bar Brooklyn

Nov 11, 2017 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg (Small Room)

Nov 14, 2017 - London, UK - The Courtyard Theatre [SOLD OUT]

Buy Half-Light

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Photo credit: Alex John Beck

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