We are proud and more than happy to announce that we will be joining forces with Sólstafir and Mar de Grises for another European tour next December!! The dates are as follows:

SWALLOW THE SUN
SÓLSTAFIR
MAR DE GRISES
presented by Rock Hard, Legacy, Metal.de

1.12. Steinbruch Theater, Darmstadt, Germany
2.12. Magnet, Berlin, Germany
3.12. Eastclub, Bischofswerda, Germany
4.12. Progresja, Warsaw, Poland
5.12. Exit Chmelnice, Prague, Czech Republic
6.12. Randal Club, Bratislava, Slovakia
7.12. Arena, Wien, Austria
8.12. Hirsch, Nürnberg, Germany
9.12. Kiff, Aarau, Switzerland
11.12. TBA, France
12.12. Be Cool, Barcelona, Spain
13.12. Ritmo y Compas, Madrid, Spain
14.12. Music Box, Lisboa, Portugal
15.12. Hard Club, Porto, Portugal
16.12. Tartufo, Bergara, Spain
17.12. Le Ferrailleur, Nantes, France
18.12. Glazart, Paris, France
19.12. Underworld, London, UK
20.12. Kade, Zaandam, Netherlands
21.12. Matrix, Bochum, Germany
22.12. Haus 11, Stuttgart, Germany

See you there!

Remember everyone that we'll be leaving for our North American tour with Katatonia next tuesday! Check the dates at www.swallowthesun.net! Cheers!

We are going to play a few shows in Portugal and Spain next October!! It's been almost 3 years since we have played in Portugal, so we are really excited about this! The dates are:

29.10. LX Extreme Metal Fest, Side B, Benavente, Portugal
30.10. Bracara Extreme Fest, Braga, Portugal
31.10. Madrid is the Dark Fest, Sala Caracol, Madrid, Spain

See you there!

Swallow the Sun has been confirmed to play at ARTmania Festival in Sibiu, Romania August 13th with such bands as Sisters of Mercy and Kamelot, among others. This being our first time in Romania we are very excited about this! For more information see www.artmaniafestival.ro. See you there!

We're back from the longest tour we've done so far, which consisted of touring Europe for 5 weeks with Katatonia and Long Distance Calling, and 4 weeks of touring North America with Finntroll and Moonsorrow. Big thanks to everyone who showed up at the shows and gave us their support, and especially to all the bands and the crew we toured with for making these two tours so special!

Now that we're back, we're going to play a few shows in Finland in just a few weeks. The dates are:

21.5. Club Teatria, Oulu
22.5. Tivoli, Rovaniemi

Pre-sale tickets to Teatria can be bought through the usual ticket outlets (Tiketti, Lippupalvelu) and to Tivoli from Grande at Rovaniemi.

In addition we have confirmed a show at our hometown venue Lutakko at 28th of August. This is a special occasion, as it also marks the 20th anniversary of Live Music Association of Jyväskylä. We're honoured to play there!

Then, there's some cool discounts on our shirts at our webshop at http://www.fanzone.fi/swallowthesun/ - you can get our European tour shirts and girlies for dirt cheap! Check it out!!

And then something really, really cool! We're are proud and glad to announce that we'll be back to North America later this year, and this time it is with our long time friends from Katatonia! The other support act on the tour is Orphaned Land from Israel. The tour dates are as follows:

8.9. Sonar, Baltimore, MD, US
9.9. Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA, US
10.9. Gramercy Theater, New York, NY, US
11.9. Palladium, Worcester, MA, US
12.9. Petit Campus, Montreal, QC, Canada
13.9. Opera House, Toronto, ON, Canada
14.9. Peabody's, Cleveland, OH, US
15.9. Blondie's, Detroit, MI, US
16.9. The Rave, Milwaukee, WI, US
17.9. Reggies Rock Club, Chicago, IL, US
18.9. Station 4, St. Paul, MN, US
21.9. El Corazon, Seattle, WA, US
22.9. Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
23.9. Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, OR, US
24.9. Thee Parkside, San Francisco, CA, US
25.9. Galaxy Theatre, Santa Ana, CA, US
26.9. Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, CA, US
27.9. U.B.'s Bar, Mesa, AZ, US
28.9. The Rock, Tucson, AZ, US
30.9. Trees, Dallas, TX, US
1.10. Emo's, Austin, TX, US
2.10. The Warsaw, Houston, TX, US
4.10. The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA, US
5.10. Uncle Pleasants, Louisville, KY, US
6.10. Volume 11, Raleigh, NC, US
7.10. Jaxx, Springfield, VA, US

So, see you soon!!