Michael Gira of Swans details solo tour, including Barbican date with Thurston Moore + Laura Cannell

15 January 2016, 12:02 | Written by Laurence Day

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Michael Gira (Swans) has announced a new tour of Australia and Europe, including a show at the Barbican in the UK capital.

The London show will be his first solo date in the country since 2013, and will feature Thurston Moore and Laura Cannell as opening acts.

It's presented as part of Art Assembly's Saisonscape series.

Last year Swans announced their plans to raise money for their "final" record.

Gira's solo dates can be found below.

March

5 – Brisbane, AU Queensland Gallery of Modern Art
8 – Melbourne, AU Melbourne Recital Centre
9 – Sydney, AU Carriageworks
30 – London, UK Barbican Centre

April

1 – Moscow, RU ZIL Culture Center
2 – Saint Petersburg, RU The Place SPB Venue
4 – Warsaw, PL Pardon, To Tu
5 – Warsaw, PL Pardon, To Tu
7 – Berlin, D Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
8 – Copenhagen, DK Jazzhouse
9 – Oslo, N John Dee Club inside Rockafeller
10 – Bergen, NO Bergen Kunsthall - Landmark Bar
11 – Amsterdam, NL Paradiso Upstairs
13 – Brussels, BE AB Small Club
15 – Paris, FR Le Point Ephémère