Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have announced that they will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their self-titled debut album with a world tour in 2025 and an upcoming reissue of the LP, which will be released next year via Secretly Distribution.
He Clap your hands and say yes. The 20th anniversary tour kicks off in Washington, DC on March 31 and will feature North American stops in Austin, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Chicago, Toronto, New York and more. The voyage will continue to Europe and the United Kingdom in September, followed by a short tour of Australia and New Zealand. A press release promises that additional dates will be announced soon.
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TO Live Nation Presale for select dates will begin Wednesday, November 20 (use access code BEATS) before the general sale on Friday, November 22 via Ticketmaster.
In anticipation of the reissue, which will arrive as a limited edition vinyl LP early next year, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have released the original 2004 recording of “Heavy Metal.” stream it below.
“At the time, 'Heavy Metal' was due to appear alongside a small collection of songs that would be used for an EP to be sold on labels,” Clap Your Hands Say Yeah founder Alec Ounsworth explained in a statement. “We never thought an album was possible at that time. Later, during the mixing of the EP, the decision was made to add other songs. This final collection of songs became the first album.”
Ounsworth went on to say that he didn't think the original version of the song fit with the other songs on the album at the time, but “20 years later I think I've come to appreciate this one a little more. The rest of the album also has this emotion, of course, but the first songs speak even more of a certain innocence at that time that I strive not to forget.”
Clap, Say Yes, 2025 Tour Dates:
03/31 – Washington, DC @ Atlantis
01/04 – Carrboro, North Carolina @ Cat's Cradle
02/04 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
04/04 – Fort Worth, TX @ Tulip's
05/04 – Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
07/04 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
04/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater
09/04 – San Francisco, CA @ Independiente
04/11 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
04/12 – Seattle, WA @ Café Crocodile
04/13 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
04/15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Salon
04/16 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird
02/05 – St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar and Hall
03/05 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
04/05 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
06/05 – Toronto, ON @ Great Hall
05/07 – Albany, New York @ The Egg
05/08 – Somerville, MA @ Crystal Ballroom
05/09 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
05/10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
09/14 – Leffinge, BE @ Leffingeleuren Festival
09/16 – Dublin, IE @ Button Factory
09/18 – Paris, FR @ Gaité Lyrique
09/19 – London, United Kingdom @ Earth
09/20 – London, United Kingdom @ Earth
05/11 – Sydney, AU @ Metro Theater
07/11 – Melbourne, AU @ Northcote Theater
08/11 – Brisbane, AU @ The Triffid
11/11 – Auckland, New Zealand @ The Tuning Fork
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