The Georgia Straight presents Slowdive at the Commodore

Live Nation has announced that UK shoegaze pioneers Slowdive will play the Commodore Ballroom on Monday, October 23.

Slowdive is Neil Halstead (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Christian Savill (guitar), Nick Chaplin (bass), Rachel Goswell (vocals) and Simon Scott (drums, electronics). The band is touring in support of its self-titled fourth album, released on May 5 via Dead Oceans. It's their first new album in over 22 years.

“When you’re in a band and you do three records, there’s a continuous flow and a development. For us, that flow re-started with us playing live again and that has continued into the record,” notes principal songwriter Halstead.

Tickets for the Vancouver show are priced at $35 (plus service charges and fees) and go on sale to the general public this Friday (June 16) at 10 am on the Ticketmaster website.

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