Valley just announced their third album, Water the Flowers, Pray for a Garden — executive-produced by Chase Lawrence of COIN — but they have even more news in bloom: in addition to sharing the title track today, the band have mapped out an extensive North American tour for later this year. It includes shows in 14 Canadian cities.
The tour kicks off in the US with support from Charli Adams and Mickey Darling, beginning on September 28 in Philadelphia, PA. Stateside dates will wrap up on October 22 in Seattle, WA, with Valley then embarking on the Canadian leg on October 23 in Vancouver with renforshort.
From there, the band will hit Edmonton (October 26), Saskatoon (October 29) and Winnipeg (October 30) before heading to the central part of the country for four Ontario shows (London, Waterloo, Kingston and Ottawa) and two in Quebec (Montreal and Quebec City). After East Coast dates in Charlottetown (November 14), Moncton (November 15) and Halifax (November 16), the tour comes to an end with a hometown show at Toronto's History on December 13, with support from Exclaim! Class of 2024 grads Bestfriend.
"'Water the Flowers, Pray for a Garden' is a song about love and loss," drummer Karah James explained of the title track in a statement. "It touches on the classic idea that nobody is going to make you happier than yourself, and sometimes we take ourselves too seriously to the point where we become unhappy. Everything feels like a bigger deal than it really is or ever should be. Sometimes the best thing we can do is just laugh at ourselves and let it go."
Give it a listen below, where you'll also find the whole tour itinerary. Tickets go on sale to the general public next Friday (June 14), with various presales running from June 11 onward.
Valley 2024 Tour Dates:
09/28 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
09/29 Boston, MA - House of Blues
10/01 Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club
10/02 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
10/04 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
10/05 Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre
10/06 Nashville, TN - Cannery Hall
10/08 Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
10/09 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10/11 Boulder, CO - Boulder Theatre
10/12 Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
10/13 Salt Lake City, UT - The Union Event Centre
10/15 Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
10/15 San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park
10/18 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
10/19 Berkeley, CA - The UC Theatre
10/21 Portland, OR - Revolution Hall
10/22 Seattle, WA - The Showbox
10/23 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
10/26 Edmonton, AB - Midway
10/29 Saskatoon, SK - Coors Event Centre
10/30 Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre
11/02 London, ON - London Music Hall
11/05 Waterloo, ON - Maxwell's Concerts & Events
11/07 Kingston, ON - The Ale House
11/08 Ottawa, ON - Bronson Centre
11/09 Montreal, QC - Studio TD
11/12 Quebec City, QC - Grizzly Fuzz
11/14 Charlottetown, PE - PEI Brewing Company
11/15 Moncton, NB - Tide & Boar Ballroom
11/16 Halifax, NS - Marquee Ballroom
12/13 Toronto, ON - History