Whitney Celebrate 10 Years of Light Upon the Lake With a Special Anniversary Tour
Few debut albums feel as warm, timeless, and instantly lovable as Whitney's Light Upon the Lake, and now the Chicago duo is celebrating its 10th anniversary in the best possible way. Whitney have announced the Light Upon the Lake 10th Anniversary Tour, bringing the era-defining album to North America this spring and summer, performing it in full along with fan favorites from their back catalogue. Truly it’s one of our favorite albums of all time!
The run begins on May 14th at Kilby Block Party in Salt Lake City, then heads up the West Coast with stops at Seattle's Showbox, Portland's Revolution Hall, and Vancouver's The Pearl before arriving at The Castro in San Francisco, San Diego's Music Box, and The Wiltern in Los Angeles. A second leg begins in mid-June, running through Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn Steel in New York, Washington, DC, Woodstock, Pittsburgh, and Toronto, with a two-night homecoming at Chicago's Thalia Hall on June 24 and 25, and a closing night at Minneapolis' First Avenue on June 27. Tyler Ballgame joins as support. The band has also announced European shows in Paris, Glasgow, and London in late April and early May, where they'll play the album in full for the first time.
Tickets will be available at whitneytheband.com, beginning Wednesday, November 11 with the artist pre-sale, followed by general on-sale on Friday, November 13.
Light Upon the Lake arrived in 2016 to wide critical praise. The Guardian called it "a confident and effortless record that sounds as if it has always existed," while Pitchfork awarded it Best New Music, calling it a "warm, simple and profoundly enjoyable rock'n'roll record." A decade later, that description still rings true. Blending soulful falsetto vocals, breezy horns, and a gentle, country-tinged lilt, the record has become a favorite of anyone who ever put on a pair of headphones and let a song wash over them.
To mark the occasion, the band has also released Light Upon the Lake 10th Anniversary Edition, which is out now and features unreleased demos, alternate versions, and covers, a welcome look behind the curtain for longtime fans. And the band says revisiting the songs in full is "going to turn the whole emotional arc of the show on its head in the best way."
Hearing the album live from front to back should be a joy, especially with a back catalogue as strong as Whitney's to round out the night. Ten years on, these songs still sound brand new, and this tour looks like the perfect way to celebrate them.
Whether you've loved this record since the first spin or are discovering it now, this is one to catch live!
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