The Bots announced today that they will be hitting the road this summer to support an Incubus and Deftones co-headline tour alongside Death From Above 1979. The tour kicks off July 22 in Clarkston, MI and wraps August 30 in San Diego, CA. All shows go on sale April 24 unless otherwise noted. See below for a full list of dates.
The Bots are also excited to be a participating artist in the recently announced Fender Accelerator campaign, which provides tour support for rising bands: a 15-passenger van, promotional and marketing support, and Fender gear. Artists’ time on the road will be captured by GoPro cameras and shared via the hashtag #FENDERXLR8R.
THE BOTS U.S. TOUR DATES
| 05/30 | Sweetlife Festival | Columbia, MD |
With Incubus, Deftones, and Death From Above 1979
| 07/22 | DTE Energy Music Theatre | Clarkston, MI* |
| 07/23 | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre | Tinley Park, IL# |
| 07/25 | Riverbend Music Center | Cincinnati, OH |
| 08/04 | PNC Bank Arts Center | Holmdel, NJ |
| 08/05 | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater | Wantagh, NY |
| 08/07 | Xfinity Center | Mansfield, MA* |
| 08/08 | Susquehanna Bank Center | Camden, NJ |
| 08/09 | PNC Music Pavilion | Charlotte, NC |
| 08/12 | Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood | Atlanta, GA |
| 08/13 | MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre | Tampa, FL |
| 08/14 | Coral Sky Amphitheatre | West Palm Beach, FL |
| 08/16 | Bold Sphere Music at Champions Square | New Orleans, LA*** |
| 08/17 | Austin360 Amphitheater | Austin, TX |
| 08/19 | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | Houston, TX** |
| 08/20 | Gexa Energy Pavilion | Dallas, TX** |
| 08/24 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, CO* |
| 08/26 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, CA |
| 08/30 | Sleep Train Amphitheatre | San Diego, CA^ |
* on sale April 25
** on sale May 1
*** on Sale May 8
# Death From Above 1979 not appearing
^ The Bots not appearing
The duo was recently hailed as “the coolest brothers on planet earth” by NYLON and “this generation’s real rock ‘n’ rolling brothers” by Teen Vogue. The Bots received high praise from Interview, who included the band in their “15 Faces of 2015” feature and Alternative Press, who included the band in their “100 Bands You Need to Know in 2015” list. The band was profiled in LA Weekly, who called them “L.A.’s most celebrated rock duo” and said “watching The Bots’ kinetic jams can remind anyone over 30 of the joyous exuberance and purity that music once brought.”
The band’s debut full-length, Pink Palms, was released in October via FADER Label. The LA Times premiered the record and called it “a mash of frenetic garage rock and lush indie rock.” Zane Lowe premiered “All I Really Want”, the album’s first single, proclaiming, “The future – a big part of it – belongs to them.” NPR Music called the song “an absolute knockout.”
The band is currently starring in Mitsubishi’s “Every Mile Matters” TV commercial. The national spot features their album track “All Of Them (Wide Awake)”. The band performed a stripped-down version of the song for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert.
Band-mates, Mikaiah Lei (Lead Vocal, Guitar, Bass) and Anaiah Lei (Drums & Percussions, Backing Vocal), recorded their first album together when they were just 15 and 12, respectively. They self-released their first three albums and completed two Vans Warped Tours, two AFROPUNK Fests, countless European festivals, and support tours with Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blur, Damon Albarn’s Africa Express, Refused, and Bad Brains, before releasing their EP, Sincerely Sorry, on FADER Label in 2013.
Pink Palms on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6Bn7rj
Pink Palms on Spotify: spoti.fi/1wHrAk7
