We knew a short Australian tour wouldn’t cut it for Michael Gira. Nor would reissues or a live release. As ever, the insatiable Swans frontman — who may or may not eat Bertolli pasta — wants not only more focus on him, but all focus on him, which is presumably (but not really) why he’s just announced a solo tour that’ll take him all over Europe. Does this mean a new Angels of Light album is coming out soon too? Nope!

Meanwhile, we continue to wait for the final album from Swans’s current lineup, which Gira describes as “bound to be an insatiable beast.”

Dates:

03.05.16 - Brisbane, AU - Queensland Gallery of Modern Art

03.08.16 - Melbourne, AU - Melbourne Recital Centre

03.09.16 - Sydney, AU - Carriageworks

03.30.16 - London, UK - Barbican Centre *

04.01.16 - Moscow, RU - ZIL Culture Center

04.02.16 - Saint Petersburg, RU - The Place SPB Venue

04.04.16 - Warsaw, PL - Pardon, To Tu

04.05.16 - Warsaw, PL - Pardon, To Tu

04.07.16 - Berlin, D - Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz

04.08.16 - Copenhagen, DK - Jazzhouse

04.09.16 - Oslo, N - John Dee Club inside Rockafeller

04.10.16 - Bergen, NO - Bergen Kunsthall - Landmark Bar

04.11.16 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso Upstairs

04.13.16 - Brussels, BE - AB Small Club

04.15.16 - Paris, FR - Le Point Ephémère

* Thurston Moore, Laura Cannell