Pitchfork

Like the head-butting subject of one of the films they recently soundtracked, it's been a little while since we've heard from Mogwai. But the Glaswegian post-rockers are quietly (and then loudly and then quietly again) writing new songs for the follow-up to last year's Mr. Beast.

The band will take those songs on the road this summer on their European festival tour, which includes stops in Germany, Switzerland, Spain, and the UK. It's a laid back schedule that runs from May to September, with plenty of downtime in between for going to Nine Inch Nails shows and writing online missives telling Keith Richards to die now. Okay, maybe it's not so laid back.

Mogwai's fest bender begins May 11 in Zurich.

Dates:

05-11 Zurich, Switzerland - M4 Festival
05-13 Edinburgh, Scotland - Liquid Rooms
05-18 Minehead, England - Butlins Holiday Centre (ATP vs the Fans)
05-26 Seville, Spain - Monastery Cartuja
06-16 Barcelona, Spain - Sonar
06-23 Scheeßel, Germany - Hurricane Festival
06-24 Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany - Southside Festival
07-12 London, England - Somerset House
07-14 Birmingham, England - Supersonic Festival
09-01 Argyll, Scotland - Inveraray Castle (Connect Festival)