{"id":32055,"date":"2021-11-12T05:49:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T13:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ticketcenter.com\/news\/?p=32055"},"modified":"2021-11-12T05:49:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T13:49:30","slug":"alt-j-share-2022-north-american-tour-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ticketcenter.com\/news\/concerts\/alt-j-share-2022-north-american-tour-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Alt-J Share 2022 North American Tour Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"alt-J - Get Better (Official Video)\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OQcTc9u2Zu8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketcenter.com\/alt-j-tickets-140616\">Alt-J<\/a> have announced a North American headline tour for 2022, which will kick off in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 25.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The band has also announced their fourth album \u2018The Dream\u2019 and shared its first track, \u2018U&amp;ME\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The single is described as the trio\u2019s \u201cmost honest song to date\u201d and arrives with an accompanying music video, directed by Prosper Unger-Hamilton, the brother of band member Gus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s about being at a festival with your best friends, having a good time, togetherness, and the feeling in life that nothing could be any better than it is right now,\u201d Gus explained of \u2018U&amp;ME\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The track emerged during soundchecks for Alt-J shows across the globe, with frontman Joe Newman saying that it then \u201cgathered momentum on its own\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As for Alt-J\u2019s upcoming album, \u2018The Dream\u2019 presents \u201cboth beauty and darkness [\u2026] often seamlessly merging on the same track, a purposeful choice that pays dividends across the record\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The project will feature \u201ctrue-crime inspired stories and tales of Hollywood and the Chateau Marmont\u201d, while offering fans some of the trio\u2019s \u201cmore personal moments to-date\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2018The Dream\u2019 is set for release on February 11.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More recently, Alt-J have also shared a poignant new song called \u2018Get Better\u2019. The song is accompanied by an animated music video, created by Stefanie Grunwald, an award-winning pixel artist who is based in Hamburg.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The visuals and lyrics depict a person longing for a loved one to get better, and the subsequent coming to terms with their loss. The track also pays tribute to frontline workers during the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a press release, Newman said of the track:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c\u2018Get Better\u2019 is the union of two songs. The first was an improvised song I sang in 2018 to my partner who was suffering from period pain. To her I sang \u2018Get better my Darcy, I know you can\u2019. She filmed it and I kept revisiting the fragment with a plan to write more.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe second was a chord structure I worked on in lockdown that focused on someone living through a bereavement. I felt a nervous heat when writing \u2018Get Better\u2019<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The context of the coronavirus pandemic lent my words a chilling weight and gave me a new sense of responsibility as a lyricist. Whilst the direct events described are fictional, I believe \u2013 or I hope \u2013 that it\u2019s emotionally the most honest song I\u2019ve written.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keyboardist Gus Unger-Hamilton added: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhen Joe first played it to me I didn\u2019t just get a bit tearful, I broke down. A big, big cry. A cry of the year.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The band have also confirmed a slew of tour dates due to take place in the UK and Ireland next year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More Alt-J tour info can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketcenter.com\/alt-j-tickets-140616\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Dream Tour<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Show date and time: February 25, 2022 \u2013 May 27, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Show location: Petersen Event Center, Pittsburgh, PA \u2013 O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alt-J have announced a North American headline tour for 2022, which will kick off in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 25. 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