English rock band ENTER SHIKARI‘s most recent masterpiece The Mindsweep was released in North America yesterday via Hopeless Records. The album enters the UK Albums Chart at #3 right behind Mark Ronson and Fall Out Boy, topping Ed Sheeran. The Mindsweep has been receiving a great deal of critical acclaim. Alternative Press gave it a perfect 5 out of 5 and expressed, “it’s hard not to proclaim it as the best album of Enter Shikari’s already impressive career. Yes, it’s that good.” Kerrang!joined the party with a flawless 5 out of 5 review and voiced “The Mindsweepis the most enjoyable album Enter Shikari have ever made.” NME declared, “This country needs more bands like them.” Rock Sound added, “The Mindsweep is the aural equivalent of a thousand-strong march through the capital.”
Enter Shikari will be supporting The Mindsweep in the U.S. this coming Spring including two festival appearances. Their trek will kick off at Never Say Never Festival in Mission, TX on March 20th and circle around the States and Canada and then back to Texas to conclude at San Antonio’s The Korova onApril 28th. Enter Shikari has been awarded Best Live Band numerous times by both Kerrang! and the Association of Independent Music if that’s any indication of the caliber of their live show. Album/Ticket bundles and general admission tickets are available now via Ticketspin.
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Tour Dates
Mar 20 Never Say Never Festival – Mission, TX
Mar 21 South By So What?! – Grand Prairie, TX
Mar 23 Fitzgerald’s Downstairs – Houston, TX
Mar 24 House of Blues – New Orleans, LA
Mar 26 The Social – Orlando, FL
Mar 27 The State Theatre – St. Petersburg, FL
Mar 28 Underbelly – Jacksonville, FL
Mar 30 The Masquerade – Hell – Atlanta, GA
Mar 31 Cone Denim Center – Greensboro, NC
Apr 01 Ottobar – Baltimore, MD
Apr 03 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY
Apr 04 Theatre of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
Apr 06 Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA
Apr 07 Club Soda – Montreal, QC
Apr 08 Virgin Mobile Mod Club – Toronto, ON
Apr 09 The Crofoot Ballroom – Pontiac, MI
Apr 10 Fubar – St. Louis, MO
Apr 11 The Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL
Apr 12 The Granada Theatre – Lawrence, KS
Apr 14 The Marquis Theater – Denver, CO
Apr 16 Murray Theater – Murray, UT
Apr 17 Knitting Factory – Boise, ID
Apr 18 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
Apr 19 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
Apr 21 Ace of Spades – Sacramento, CA
Apr 23 House of Blues – Los Angeles, CA
Apr 24 Soma Sidestage – San Diego, CA
Apr 25 Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ
Apr 26 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
Apr 28 The Korova – San Antonio, TX