[Watch and Listen] YACHT Cover Brigitte Fontaine's "Le Goudron," Announce Tour Dates
In anticipation for their just announced European and U.S. tour dates, Portland duo YACHT have unveiled a cover of Brigitte Fontaine's 1969 song "Le Goudron." The accompanying video for the cover is available to watch above, while the audio itself is available to download or stream below.
As for the band's tour dates, they've announced that on April 26th they will kick off a European tour, which will take them all the way to May 19th. From there, the band will be back in North America to tour through till mid-June, including two festival appearances in August at Outside Lands and North Coast Music Festival. Take a look at their full tour itinerary after the jump.
SHANGRI-LA TOUR 2012: PT.2 EUROPE
04-26 Nantes, FR – Pôle Etudiant
04-27 Tours, FR – Le Temps Machine
04-28 Paris, FR – KEEP PORTLAND WEIRD @ Gaîté Lyrique
04-30 Heidelberg, DE – Halle01
05-01 Frankfurt, DE – Zoom
05-02 St. Gallen, CH – Palace
05-03 Dublin, IE – Workmansclub
05-05 Belfast, UK – Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
05-06 Bristol, UK – Simple Things Festival
05-08 London, UK – XOYO
05-11 Brighton, UK – The Great Escape @ Digital
05-13 Norwich, UK – Norwich & Norfolk Festival
05-14 Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
05-15 Brussels, BE – Les Nuits De Botanique Festival
05-16 Lyon, FR – Nuits Sonores Festival
05-17 Barcelona, ES – Music Hall
05-18 Madrid, ES – Charada
05-19 Guimaraes, PT – Vila Flor
SHANGRI-LA TOUR 2012: PT.3 SOUTHERN U.S.A.
05-24 San Diego, CA – The Loft @ UCSD
05-25 Tucson, AZ – Plush
05-26 El Paso, TX – Neon Desert Music Festival
05-28 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks
05-30 Gainesville, FL – Double Down Live
05-31 Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live
06-01 Tampa, FL – Crowbar
06-02 Miami, FL – Bardot
06-04 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
06-05 Nashville, TN – 12th & Porter
06-06 Memphis, TN – Hi-Tone Cafe
06-07 Dallas, TX – Club Dada
06-08 Austin, TX – The Mohawk
06-09 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s
06-11 Norman, OK – Opolis
06-13 Santa Fe, NM – Sol
06-14 Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
06-15 Pomona, CA – The Glass House
08-10 – 08-12 San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands
08-31 – 09-02 Chicago, IL – North Coast Music Festival