Floridian alt-rockers Anberlin have rekindled for a 22-date North American tour.
The five piece– consisting of members Stephen Christian (vocals), Joseph Milligan and Christian McAlhaney (guitars), Deon Rexroat (bass) and Nathan Young (drums)– originally split up in 2014 following the release of their seventh studio album, Lowborn, due to financial and personal stresses from their intense touring schedule.
In March, they announced they'd be headlining a few shows in Australia and a month later, tacked on an additional 22 North American dates, kicking things off June 10 in Dallas, Texas (marking their first run in five years)!
During their split, each member pursued his own outside passions. Milligan got his foot in the door producing in Texas, McAlhaney founded Southern rock band Loose Talk with Rexroat, Young began his own coffee business and Christian started working in a ministry at a church in New Mexico.
"What I want to drag back into Anberlin is the fact that I do care about people at the end of the day," Christian said, about the band's reconciliation.
"I have different eyes now. When I play these Anberlin shows these people mean something. Whether we don't share the same space, whether they never step foot into a church, it doesn't mean I should care any less about their lives and their well-being and who they are. This is a deeper sense of caring."
Differences aside, these past few shows have been quite an emo-tional trip. They’ve been throwing it back to the mid-2000s, playing mostly cuts from 2007’s Cities like “(*Fin),” “Dismantle.Repair.” and “Adelaide.”
Check out some of the highlights from the band's North American jaunt thus far!
June 10 – Dallas, Texas
Anberlin opened their US tour with a 20-song main set, consisting of classics like "The Resistance," "Feel Good Drag," "We Are Destroyer" and "Down" before coming back for an encore of "(*Fin)."
Watch their performances of "Feel Good Drag" and "Godspeed!"
June 15 – Los Angeles, California
The band rocked the Wiltern with a 22-song set, and brought out Yellowcard's Ryan Mendez for "The Resistance!"
Check out that performance as well as "Never Take Friendship Personal" from that show.
June 16 – San Diego, California
Before yesterday's show, the guys played a two-song acoustic set of "I'd Like to Die" and "Breaking."
Watch them play "Time & Confusion" and "Hello Alone" from the main set!
Anberlin still have a handful of shows left before wrapping things up July 14 in Atlanta, Georgia... so go to Live Nation to grab your tickets and check out their remaining dates below!
Anberlin 2019 North American Tour dates:
06/18 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace Of Spades
06/20 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
06/21 – Boise, ID @ Revolution Concert House
06/22 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
06/24 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
06/27 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
06/28 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
06/29 – Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
07/02 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Music Hall
07/03 – Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
07/05 – Boston, MA @ House Of Blues
07/06 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
07/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre Of Living Arts
07/12 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
07/13 – Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
07/14 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
