The Decemberists Detail 2024 North American Tour & Share 1st New Music Since 2018
“Burial Ground” boasts backing vocals from The Shins’ James Mercer.
By Nate Todd Feb 6, 2024 • 9:34 am PST
Photo by Holly Andres
The Decemberists released their first new music since 2018, “Burial Ground.” The band also announced 2024 North American Tour dates including both spring and summer legs with support from Ratboys for most of the trek.
The Decemberists launch their A Peaceable Kingdom Tour on April 30 at Kingston, New York’s Ulster Performing Arts Center. Additional Northeast stops include Boston, Brooklyn, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.
On May 11 The Decemberists will perform in Durham, North Carolina followed by engagements in Atlanta, Dallas and Austin. May 17 will see the group in St. Louis ahead of additional Midwest stops in Milwaukee, St. Paul, Chicago and Detroit. The Decemberists will perform at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium on May 24 to close out the spring leg.
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The summer swing gets underway on July 12 in The Decemberists’ home state of Oregon at Bend’s Hayden Homes Amphitheater, a co-bill with The Head and the Heart. California shows in Oakland, Los Angeles and San Diego follow.
The band kicks off a Southwest stint in Tucson, Arizona on July 19 ahead of stops in Phoenix, Santa Fe, Denver and Sandy (Utah). July 26 will see The Decemberists in Missoula, Montana. Additional Pacific Northwest concerts include Spokane and Vancouver. The Decemberists wrap the summer leg back in Oregon at McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale on August 3.
Following various presales, tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 9 at 10 a.m. local time.
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The Decemberists last toured in 2022. The trek saw the band unveiling a new song, “Burial Ground,” at a concert at Mountain Winery in Saratoga, California. The band led by singer-songwriter Colin Meloy has now shared the studio rendition of the song featuring The Shins’ James Mercer on backing vocals. “Burial Ground” marks The Decemberists’ first new music since releasing their 2018 album, I’ll Be Your Girl.
“‘Burial Ground’ is in that time-honored pop song tradition, a paean to hanging out in graveyards,” Meloy stated. “The melody hook came to me in a dream and I hummed it into my phone on waking. Most dream-songs are bad; this was the exception.”
Listen to “Burial Ground” below:
