Stephin Merritt Announces Solo Tour

Stephin Merritt has announced something of an unusual tour: one inspired by the ABCs. The principal songwriter for the Magnetic Fields announced he’d soon embark on a short solo tour, playing songs from his extensive catalog that spans work with The Magnetic Fields, Future Bible Heroes, The Sixth and the Gothic Arches. Each night’s set will be played in alphabetical order, with one song for each letter of the alphabet. A 2014 Chicago date had Merritt beginning with The Magnetic Fields’s “Andrew in Drag” and ending with “Zombie Boy.”

Check out the dates below.

Stephin Merritt 2015 Tour Dates:

05/02 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
05/03 – Washington, DC @ Sixth @ I Synagogue
05/04 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
05/06 – Austin, TX @ Central Presbyterian Church
05/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
05/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
05/10 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
05/12 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre
05/13 – Seattle, WA @ Nordstrom Recital Hall
05/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
05/17 – Columbus, OH @ Wexner Center for the Arts
06/09 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
06/24 – Annandale on Hudson, NY @ The Spiegeltent