Indie-rock institutions the Postal ServiceandDeath Cab for Cutie— both of whom are fronted and co-founded by singer-songwriter Ben Gibbard —will undertake a 20thanniversary co-headlining North American tour next year.
The groups will perform their landmark 2003 albums in full — the Postal Service’s platinum-certified“Give Up”and Death Cab’s breakthrough fourth studio LP“Transatlanticism” — which were actually released within a mere eight months of one another that year.
Gibbard will pull double duty throughout the tour, performing with both the Postal Service – which also includes Jimmy Tamborello andJenny Lewis– as well as with Death Cab.
The tour will mark the first live Postal Service performances in over a decade, following 2013’s 10-year anniversary reunion tour for“Give Up,” which is Sub Pop Records’ second highest-selling album in the label’s history, second only to Nirvana’s“Bleach.”
“I know for a fact I will never have a year again like 2003. The Postal Service record came out, ‘Transatlanticism’ came out,” Gibbard says. “These two records will be on my tombstone, and I’m totally fine with that. I’ve never had a more creatively inspired year.”
The tour will kick off September 8, 2023 at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, ME and continue through mid-October, with highlights including shows at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, Berkeley, CA’sGreek Theatre, and Los Angeles’Hollywood Bowl. Pre-sales begin Wednesday, December 14 at 10 am(local) and continue through Thursday, December 15 at 10 pm (local) in early access programs. All remaining tickets will be released to thegeneral public on Friday, December 16 at 10 am (local).
Also in 2020, the trio joined forcesto support HeadCount’s “Make Your Vote Count” campaignvia a star-studded video of “Zoom Auditions” for new band members whichfeaturedappearances from fans including Anne Hathaway, Kenny G, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Slash, Huey Lewis, Caroline Polachek, Michelle Zauner, Big Freedia, and J Mascis, and others.
Ahead of the dates with the Postal Service, Death Cab will continue their“Asphalt Meadows”world tour in January 2023, traversing North America, Europe, and the UK through June, with support from Momma, Slow Pulp, and Lomelda on select dates.
THE POSTAL SERVICE // DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
SEPTEMBER 2023
8 – Portland, ME – Cross Insurance Arena
9 – Kingston, RI – The Ryan Center
10 – New Haven, CT – Westville Music Bowl
12 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall
13 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall
14 – Washington, DC – Merriweather Post Pavilion
17 – Detroit, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheater
20 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
21 – Philadelphia, PA – The Mann Center
24 – Minneapolis, MN – Armory
26 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
27 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
OCTOBER 2023
3 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
4 – Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea Ballroom at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
7 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
10 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre – UC Berkeley
13 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
