As promised, Vampire Weekend has shared their first new song in five years. “Capricorn” and “Gen-X Cops” are lifted from the band’s recently announced album God alone was above us, and it comes with music videos that use footage of New York in 1988 from Steven Seagel, the photographer whose photo serves as the album cover. The “Capricorn” clip was directed by Drew Pearce, while “Gen-X Cops” was directed by the band's long-time creative director Nick Harwood. Ezra Koenig produced and wrote “Capricorn” with Ariel Rechtscheid, and co-produced “Gen-X Cops” with Rechtscheid and Chris Thompson. Watch and listen below.
Along with the new songs, Vampire Weekend have announced a North American tour running from April through October. Openers include LA LOM (also known as the Los Angeles Musicians' League), English Beat, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Mike Gordon, Christon “Kingfish” Ingram, Princess (featuring Maya Rudolph and Gretchen Librum), Cults, and Mark Ronson (performing group D. Gee), the Macklovitch Brothers, and a Billy Joel tribute band called the Turnstiles.
God alone was above us Arrives April 5 via Columbia.
Vampire Weekend 2024 tour dates:
Monday, April 8 – Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater (solar eclipse)
Saturday, April 27 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival*
Friday, May 10 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Kilby Block Party*
Thursday, May 30 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Voice*
Thursday, June 6 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
Friday, June 7 – Irving, TX – Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Sunday, June 9 – Phoenix, Arizona – Arizona Financial Theater
Monday, June 10 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Outdoor Theater
Wednesday, June 12 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
Saturday, June 15 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theater at UC Berkeley
Sunday, June 16 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theater at UC Berkeley (morning show)
Tuesday, June 18 – Burnaby, BC – Deer Lake Park
Wednesday, June 19 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Thursday, June 20 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Saturday, June 22 – Bonner, Montreal – KettleHouse Amphitheater
Sunday, June 23 – Bonner, Montreal – KettleHouse Amphitheater (morning show)
Friday, July 19 – Morrison, Colorado – Red Rocks Amphitheater
Monday, July 22 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
Tuesday, July 23 – Lincoln, NE – Pinewood Bowl Theater^
Thursday, July 25 – Maryland Heights, Missouri – St. Louis Music Park
Friday, July 26 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion on Northerly Island
Saturday, July 27 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion on Northerly Island
Tuesday, July 30 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
Thursday, August 1 – Milwaukee, WI – BMO Pavilion
Saturday, August 3 – St. Charles, IA – Outback*
Thursday, September 19 – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio – Blossom Music Center
Friday, September 20 – Cincinnati, Ohio – Icon Festival Theater in Small Park
Saturday, September 21 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
Monday, September 23 – Rochester Hills, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheater
Tuesday, September 24 – Toronto, Ontario – Budweiser Stage
Wednesday, September 25 – Laval, QC – Place Belle
Friday, September 27 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Saturday, September 28 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at The Mann
Monday, September 30 – Washington, D.C. – National Anthem
Wednesday, October 2 – Charlottesville, VA – Ting Pavilion
Saturday, October 5 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Sunday, October 6 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (morning show)
Tuesday, October 8 – Wilmington, NC – Live Oak Bank Pavilion
Wednesday, October 9 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
Friday, October 11 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
Saturday, October 12 – Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park
Sunday, October 13 – Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit
Tuesday, October 15 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Coliseum
Thursday, October 17 – Austin, Texas – Moody Center
* Festival date
