Black Flag (led by Greg Ginn) recently announced their first show in five years, and they've now announced a much lengthier US tour. They're hitting New Orleans, Athens, Pittsburgh, Norfolk, Buffalo, Detroit, Seattle, Sacramento, Austin, and more, and they're also touring the UK, France, and Japan. Here's what current vocalist Mike Vallely says about the tour:

We had a good run in 2014, playing some 60 shows in the US and Canada. This year we have decided to get back on the road and to even more places as we have already announced many dates in the US, UK, Japan, and France with many more show announcements coming soon. I’m excited about getting back inside the songs, and I feel like I’m in the best place in my life to do so. As a vocalist, I think it’s important to present the songs sincerely, to express them completely — every nuance of them, and to truly live them in the moment that you perform them. I feel good about being able to do that. It’s a very substantial catalog of timeless songs, and a lot of great vocalists have sung these songs before me, and that both inspires and encourages me. I’m truly happy for the opportunity to be able to perform this music, and I look forward to seeing you all up the road! Much Love!

All dates are listed below.

Meanwhile, the competing version of Black Flag, FLAG (with classic-era Black Flag members Keith Morris, Chuck Dukowski, Bill Stevenson, and Dez Cadena, and Bill Stevenson’s Descendents bandmate Stephen Egerton) are playing Punk Rock Bowling.

Earlier this year, we ranked Black Flag Albums and EPs Ranked Worst to Best.

Watch the current version of Black Flag perform "Slip it In" in 2014:

Black Flag -- 2019 Tour Dates

APR 06-07 Dana Point, CA Sabroso Festival

APR 27 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fair

APR 28 Englewood, CO Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre

AUG 03 France Sylak Open Air Festival

AUG 07 New Orleans, LA Howlin' Wolf

AUG 08 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club

AUG 09 Lexington, KY Manchester Music Hall

AUG 11 Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theater

AUG 13 Norfolk, VA The Norva

AUG 18 Buffalo, NY Tralf

AUG 20 Detroit, MI Harpo's Concert Theatre

AUG 26 Kansas City, MO CROSSROADS KC

AUG 27 Lincoln, NE The Royal Grove

SEP 01 Reno, NV Jub Jub's

SEP 03 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre

SEP 06 Sacramento, CA Ace Of Spades

SEP 12 Austin, TX Come and Take It Live

SEP 13 San Antonio, TX Paper Tiger

SEP 14 Dallas, TX Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill

OCT 07 Camden, London, UNITED KINGDOM The Electric Ballroom

OCT 08 Birmingham, United Kingdom The Mill, Digbeth

OCT 09 Norwich, United Kingdom The Waterfront

OCT 11 Southampton, United Kingdom Engine Rooms

OCT 12 Cardiff, United Kingdom Tramshed

OCT 13 Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester University Students Union

OCT 26 Houston, TX The Ballroom at Warehouse Live

NOV 01 Tokyo Kichijoji Club Seata

NoV 03 Tokyo Akabane ReNY alpha

NOV 04 Hyogo Kobe Harbor Studio