Russian Circles return to Portugal in March, more European tour dates announced

A precise and infallible organism with absolutely no signs of wear and tear, Russian Circles have been trodding a path for a decade and a half that has made them an essential presence in any compendium of heavy instrumental music. Owners of an unmistakable sonic identity, a result of the marriage between Brian Cook’s seismic bass groove, Dave Turncrantz’s dazzling drum mastery, and the labyrinthine gallop of Mike Sullivan’s guitar, the Chicago band returns to Portugal – and Europe – in 2020 to present Blood Year, the new chapter in a collection already packed with other classic records such as Station, Geneva and Memorial. Florida’s own sludge/stoner quartet Torche will be in charge of opening both nights in Portugal – March 18 in Porto (Hard Club) and March 19 in Lisbon (LAV – Lisboa ao Vivo) -, as well as the remainder of the tour. Tickets for both shows in Portugal are available for 22 euros and can be purchased online via Amplistore.

Below you can check the entire tour schedule:

Mar. 12 – Antwerp, BE – Trix
Mar. 13 – Paris, FR – Bataclan
Mar. 14 – Orleans, FR – L’Astrolabe
Mar. 15 – Nantes, FR – Warehouse
Mar. 16 – Biarritz, FR – Atabal
Mar. 18 – Porto, PT – Hard Club
Mar. 19 – Lisbon, PT – Lisboa ao Vivo
Mar. 20 – Sevilla, ES – Sala X
Mar. 21 – Madrid, ES – Sala Copernico
Mar. 23 – Barcelona, ES – LA2
Mar. 24 – Toulouse, FR – Le Rex
Mar. 26 – Milan, IT – Santeria Social Club
Mar. 27 – Rome, IT – Brancaleone
Mar. 28 – Bologna, IT – TPO
Mar. 30 – Rijeka, HR – Pogon Kulture
Mar. 31 – Budapest, HU – Dürer Kert
Apr. 01 – Vienna, AT – Arena
Apr. 02 – Prague, CZ – Lucerna Music Bar
Apr. 03 – Berlin, DE – Astra
Apr. 04 – Leipzig, DE – Conne Island
Apr. 06 – Munich, DE – Technikum
Apr. 07 – Zurich, CH – Rote Fabrik
Apr. 09 – Köln, DE – Die Kantine
Apr. 10 – Hamburg, DE – Gruenspan
Apr. 11 – Copenhagen, DK – Vega
Apr. 12 – Oslo, NO – Inferno Metal Festival (w/ Kreator, Mayhem, Venom, Ihsahn, Ved Buens Ende)
Apr. 13 – Stockholm, SE – Slaktkyrkan
Apr. 14 – Gothenburg, SE – Musikenshus
Apr. 16 – Tilburg, NL – Roadburn (w/ Full of Hell, Lingua Ignota, Julie Christmas, Health, Boy Harsher)
Apr. 21 – Athens, FR – Piraeus 117 Academy *

* Russian Circles only

Photo credit: Teddie Taylor