It looked good for a while, but it’s not going to happen. The European tour of instrumental rock band MONO, scheduled to start on the 10th of February, will be rescheduled once again. Yet there is some good news somewhere, the fans now do not have to wait a whole year for the arrival of the Japanese band. The rock band has announced that they want the tour to take place from mid-August to mid-September this year. MONO revealed that the decision to postpone it once again is due to the current ongoing situation surrounding the pandemic.
With this change, there is good news for Dutch fans, as the band has added an extra date, namely in Leeuwarden. MONO’s European tour, titled Pilgrimage of the Soul, will feature a number of special guests, including cellist, pianist, guitarist and singer-songwriter A.A. Williams for most of the tour, the Dutch alternative band GGGOLDDD for a number of shows in the UK and hardcore punk band Svalbard in London, during the tour finale.
MONO European tour dates 2022
Wednesday 17 August, 2022: Congés Annulés 2022 – Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Friday 19 August, 2022: ArcTanGent 2022 – Bristol, United Kingdom
Sunday 21 August, 2022: Jakob – Oslo, Norway
Monday 22 August, 2022: Sodra Teatern – Stockholm, Sweden
Tuesday 23 August, 2022: Pumpehuset – Copenhagen, Denmark
Wednesday 24 August, 2022: Uebel & Gefahrlich – Hamburg, Germany
Thursday 25 August, 2022: Columbia Theater – Berlin, Germany
Friday 26 August, 2022: Luxor – Cologne, Germany
Saturday 27 August, 2022: Neushoorn – Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Sunday 28 August, 2022: Zappa – Antwerp, Belgium
Tuesday 30 August, 2022: Ebullition – Bulle, Switzerland
Wednesday 31 August, 2022: Mascotte – Zurich, Switzerland
Thursday 1 September, 2022: Trabendo – Paris, France
Friday 2 September, 2022: Rex – Toulouse, France
Saturday 3 September, 2022: Apolo 2 – Barcelona, Spain
Sunday 4 September, 2022: Beat Club – Murcia, Spain
Monday 5 September, 2022: Sala Custom – Seville, Spain
Tuesday 6 September, 2022: Hard Club – Porto, Portugal
Wednesday 7 September, 2022: RCA Club – Lisbon, Portugal
Thursday 8 September, 2022: Mon – Madrid, Spain
Friday 9 September, 2022: Atabal – Biarritz, France
Sunday 11 September, 2022: Antonnoir – Besancon, France
Monday 12 September, 2022: Aeronef – Lille, France
Tuesday 13 September, 2022: Arts Centre – Colchester, United Kingdom
Wednesday 14 September, 2022: City Varieties – Leeds, United Kingdom
Thursday 15 September, 2022: St. Lukes – Glasgow, United Kingdom
Friday 16 September, 2022: Electric Ballroom – London, United Kingdom
It is also good to know that the instrumental rock band has planned to perform at Hellfest 2022, which is sold out, and ArcTanGent 2022, in the United Kingdom.
The title of the European tour comes from the instrumental rock band’s eleventh full-length album. This album was recorded and mixed during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the summer of 2020 and was released in September 2021.
All changes of Japan-related events and events where Japanese musicians are planned to perform are compiled in a list that you can find here. This list will be regularly updated.
