The Chicago Tribune today posted its summer concert preview and picked out 12 not to be missed shows and festivals. Mission of Burma's gig at Subterranean on July 30th is one of the paper's "hidden gems." Tickets for that show are available here.
Tickets for Mission of Burma's show at Subterranean in Chicago, 7/30, on presale NOW!
Get your tickets for Mission of Burma's show at Subterranean in Chicago on July 30th now before they go on sale to the public! Click here to purchase. (Public onsale is Saturday, June 5th at 10AM.)
Mission of Burma adds new summer shows - Chicago in July and Georgia in August
Mission of Burma will play July 30 at Subterranean (tickets on sale soon) and July 31 at the Wicker Park Music Festival (tickets are free)! Then they will play August 13 at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC and August 14 at The 40 Watt Club in Athens, GA!
Mission of Burma news: Support added for London gig, venue change for May 26th
NYC's Endless Boogie have been confirmed to support Mission of Burma at their London gig on May 13th at Dingwalls. Tickets available here. Also, note there is a VENUE CHANGE for Burma's May 26th date in Vigo, Spain. The show is now at Festival Sinsal Oito - Sala Mondo. Tickets available here.
Mission of Burma hit the Midwest this week, Portugal and Spain in May with Shellac
Mission of Burma are gearing up for a string of shows in the Midwest this week, starting Wednesday at the Southgate House in Newport, KY with support from Knife The Symphony and Ampline. Next, they'll head to Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, MI with support from Chapstik, then to High-Noon Saloon in Madison, WI with Sufer Blood and Turbo Fruits, and they wrap things up at the Double Door in Chicago, IL with Prichard. Tickets for all shows are still available.
- Wednesday, April 7 - Southgate House w/ Knife the Symphony and Ampline - Tickets
- Thursday, April 8 - Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, MI w/ Chapstik - Tickets
- Friday, April 9 - High-Noon Saloon, Madison, WI w/ Surfer Blood and Turbo Fruits - Tickets
- Saturday, April 10 - Double Door, Chicago IL w/ Prichard - Tickets
After hitting the Midwest, it's off to Europe for the band where they play a few headlining shows in the UK before heading to Portugal and Spain with Shellac. They'll cap everything off with what's sure to be blistering sets at The Pavement curated All Tomorrow's Parties in Minehead and Barcelona's Primavera Sound Festival.
Mission of Burma Session with Aquarium Drunkard
Mission of Burma sat down with the Aquarium Drunkard folks when the band was in LA last fall, and again in November in Austin for Fun Fun Fun Fest. Check out photos and video of their live performances of Blunder, Careening with Conviction, Here it Comes and Dirt, all recorded at Infrasonic Studios for this exclusive Aquarium Drunkard Session, here!
Mission of Burma play PA, VA and DC this weekend!
The A.V. Club interviews Mission of Burma's Peter Prescott
Check out the A.V. Club's interview with Peter here.
Mission of Burma in NYC this weekend, read previews in The New Yorker, Village Voice
The New Yorker's preview of Mission of Burma's 2-night set at the Bowery Ballroom this weekend heralds the band as "an undiminished talent in visceral rock," and The Village Voice calls them "the best punk band to ever trickle down from Boston." Tickets are still available for both nights here!
Win tickets to see Mission of Burma at the Bowery Ballroom Jan. 29th!
Head on over to TheMusicSlut.com to enter to win tickets to the Mission of Burma Show at the Bowery Ballroom on Friday, January 29th. If you're the lucky winner, you'll pick up a 7" vinyl single of Innermost, too. Good luck!