Friko—the duo of singer/guitarist Niko Kapetan and drummer Bailey Minzenberger—are touring this year. The Chicago indie rockers will be criss-crossing North America this summer before heading to Europe in the fall. Friko announce this news along with a faithful Radiohead cover At Rainbows classic 'Weird Fishes / Arpeggi', with soulful strings. Listen to it below.
After appearing in his hometown of Chicago on June 14, Friko will perform at major music festivals such as Lollapalooza, Newport Folk festival and Fuji Rock before joining Royel Otis as the opening act on a North American tour. When that leg wraps up in Vancouver, British Columbia on October 22nd, Friko will fly overseas in November for his first European tour. Find the full list of their tour dates below.
Friko released their debut album, Where We've Been, Where Do We Go From Here?in February, via ATO. Includes the songs “Crimson to Chrome“, “For Ella“, “Where We Were,” and “Crashing Through”.
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Friko:
06-14 Chicago, IL – Taste of Randolph festival
07-09 Evanston, IL – Space
07-18 Indianapolis, IN – Rock the Ruins
07-26 Niigata, Japan – Rock Fuji festival
07-28 Newport, RI – Newport Folk festival
08-03 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08-04 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
08-08 Nashville, TN – Bobby Nashville
08-28 Louisville, KY – WFPK Waterfront Wed
09-09 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall %
09-11 Rochester, NY – Essex Music Hall %
09-12 Toronto, Ontario – History %
09-13 Detroit, MI – Majestic Theater %
09-14 Madison, WI – The Sylvee %
09-15 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue %
09-19 Urbana, IL – The Canopy Club at Pygmalion Fest
09-24 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer %
09-25 Brooklyn, New York – Brooklyn Steel %
09-26 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel %
09-27 Washington, DC – 9:30 % Club
09-28 Boston, MA – House of Blues %
09-30 Atlanta, GA – The Eastern %
10-01 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl %
08-10 Denver, CO – Ogden Theater %
10-09 Lawrence, KS – The Granada %
10-14 Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether %
10-15 Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether %
10-16 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore %
10-17 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore %
10-18 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades %
10-20 Portland, OR – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom %
10-21 Seattle, WA – Moore Theater %
10-22 Vancouver, British Columbia – % PNE Forum
11-02 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Bitterzoet
11-03 Brussels, Belgium – Les Nuits Weekender
11-05 Rennes, France – Antipodes
07-11 Paris, France – Pitchfork Music festival
09-11 London, England – Pitchfork Music festival
11-10 Bristol, England – Louisiana
11-12 Manchester, England – Yes
11-13 Glasgow, Scotland – King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
11-14 Dublin, Ireland – The Workman's Club
% with Royel Otis
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