fun. has just revealed a brand new video for the buoyant track “Walking The Dog” from their critically-acclaimed debut Aim & Ignite. The psychedelically retro video was directed by the collective known as Skinny, who have received critical praise from the likes of Rolling Stone, Time Magazine and Pitchfork for their work with such artists as Ke$ha, Marina & The Diamonds and Devendra Banhart.
fun. is currently preparing for their major fall headline tour, which kicks off September 29 in South Burlington, VT and includes a special free show in Brooklyn on September 30 at the Bell House. fun. guitarist Jack Antonoff will have double duty on the road as frontman for Steel Train, who will be opening for fun. along with Jarrod Gorbel, the Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter behind indie act The Honorary Title. In mid-November, fun. will join Paramore and B.o.B for a handful of UK dates before heading back to the States for their remaining headline dates, which re-launch with a special show Thanksgiving weekend in New York City at Webster Hall (Nov 27) with Steel Train and The Postelles as support. (tour dates below)
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fun. Headline Tour Dates w/ Steel Train and Jarrod Gorbel
Sept. 29 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
Sept. 30 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Bell House (Free Show!)
Oct. 1 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
Oct. 2 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small’s Theatre
Oct. 3 – Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
Oct. 5 – Columbus, OH @ The Basement
Oct. 6 – Oxford, OH @ Brick Street
Oct. 7 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
Oct. 8 – St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird
Oct. 9 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Oct. 10 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
Oct. 12 – Des Moines, IA @ Peoples Court
Oct. 13 – Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose
Oct. 14 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
Oct. 15 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre & Café
Oct. 16 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
Oct. 20 – Spokane, WA @ Whitworth University
Oct. 21 – Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
Oct. 22 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Oct. 23 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
Oct. 26 - Fresno, CA @ Starline
Oct. 27 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
Oct. 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Music Box at The Fonda
Oct. 29 – San Diego, CA @ UCSD East Ballroom
Oct. 30 – Mesa, AZ @ The Nile
With Steel Train and Gold Motel
Nov. 2 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues (Cambridge room)
Nov. 4 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Bar-B-Q (Inside)
Nov. 5 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues Bronze Peacock
With Steel Train and The Postelles
Nov. 27 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Nov. 29 – Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
Nov. 30 – Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club Theatre
Dec. 2 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Dec. 3 – Boston, MA @ Royale Night Club
Dec. 4 – Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
Dec. 7 – Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
Dec. 8 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
Dec. 9 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
Dec. 10 – Lookout Mountain, GA @ Covenant College
Dec. 11 – Atlanta, GA @ The Loft
Dec. 13 – Ashland, KY @ Paramount Arts Center
UK Support Dates with Paramore & B.O.B.
Nov. 8 – Nottingham, UK @ Trent FM Arena
Nov. 10 – Liverpool, UK @ Echo Arena
Nov. 11 – Sheffield, UK @ Arena
Nov. 13 – London, UK @ O2 Arena
Nov. 15 – London, UK @ O2 Arena
Nov. 16 – Birmingham, UK @ LG Arena
Nov. 18 – Newcastle, UK @ Metro Radio Arena
Nov. 19 – Manchester, UK @ MEN Arena
Nov. 20 – Aberdeen, Scotland @ AECC Arena
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