The boys of Wallows promised arena rock on their new album Model — and they are sticking to their word. On Monday, the alt-rock band announced tour dates in the United States and Europe for their upcoming Model World Tour, which includes stops at NYC’s Madison Square Garden and LA’s Kia Forum.
“I can confidently say this is the first time that I’m really anticipating a tour announcement,” Dylan Minnette told Variety as they announced their tour dates, which include stops in Las Vegas, Boston, and San Diego. “I’m more nervous than ever — but not in a negative way. I know it’s going to go well. I know our fans show up but I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it every day.”
The group accompanied the announcement with a mysterious 12-minute short film directed by Nina Ljeti and filmed at the Kia Forum, where they plan to close the U.S. run of their tour. “We can’t wait to get back on the road and play our biggest and best shows yet,’ the group wrote on Instagram.
Wallows announced their album Model in an interview with Rolling Stone earlier this month, describing it as “very honest and authentic” and “imperfectly perfect.”
“We want this to be the most approachable album we’ve made. I want people to put this on if they’re not really a fan of us, and be gripped immediately,” Dylan Minnette said. “We don’t want to take too much of their attention, but we want to keep it. We keep them the whole time and make them want to come back.”
Joining the band on the road in the United States will be Benee, the Kiwi pop star responsible for “Supalonely,” “Glitter,” and “Green Honda.”
Tickets for the shows go on sale to the general public on March 15 at 10 a.m. local time, while Wallows newsletter subscribers get first access to a presale starting on March 12 at 10 a.m.
Model World Tour
Aug. 6 – Portland, OR @ Alaska Airlines’ Theater of the Clouds
Aug. 7 – Vancouver, BC @ Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
Aug. 8 – Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater at Lumen Field 9 – Boise, ID – Treetfort Music Hall
Aug. 11 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan
Aug. 12 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
Aug. 13 – Albuquerque, NM @ Revel Entertainment Center
Aug. 15 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
Aug. 16 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Aug. 17 – Houston, TX @ Smart Financial Centre
Aug. 19 – Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
Aug. 20 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater
Aug. 22 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Aug. 23 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Aug. 24 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at The Mann
Aug. 26 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Aug. 28 – Laval, QC @ Place Bell
Aug. 30 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
Aug. 31 – Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre
Sept. 2 – Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
Sept. 3 – Saint Louis, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park
Sept. 5 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Sept. 6 – Sandy, UT @ The Plaza at America First Field
Sept. 8 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Sept. 9 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
Sept. 10 – San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theater
Sept. 12 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Kia Forum
Oct. 4 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ AFAS Live
Oct. 5 – Paris, France @ Zenith
Oct. 7 – Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
Oct. 10 – Cologne, Germany @ Palladium
Oct. 11 – Berlin, Germany @ Columbiahalle
Oct. 12 – Luxembourg-City, Luxembourg @ Den Atelier
Oct. 14 – Birmingham, United Kingdom @ O2 Academy
Oct. 16 – Edinburgh, United Kingdom @ O2 Academy
Oct. 18 – Newcastle, United Kingdom @ O2 City Hall
Oct. 19 – Manchester, United Kingdom @ O2 Victoria Warehouse
Oct. 22 – London, United Kingdom @ Alexandra Palace