Unknown Mortal Orchestra have announced a 2023 tour in support of a forthcoming double album, along with the first taste of the record. Watch the video for “I Killed Captain Cook” below and scroll down for the tour dates.
The video features Ruban Neilson’s mother, Deedee Aipolani Nielson, described in a press release as “a Kanaka Maoli from Hilo and Miss Aloha Hula 1973.” The song, the release notes, “is told from the perspective of the Hawaiian that killed Captain James Cook, the English explorer largely responsible for the colonization of Polynesia, who attempted to kidnap Hawaiian chief Kalaniʻōpuʻu, and eventually met his demise in Hawai’i as a result.” When Nielson was a child, his mother would tell him the story, and the song is his tribute to her.
Last year, UMO released a pair of standalone singles, “Weekend Run” and “That Life,” as well as “SB-09.”
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra:
03-20 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory Spokane
03-22 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
03-25 Seattle, WA – The Moore Theatre
03-27 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
03-28 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
03-31 San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
04-01 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
04-02 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
04-04 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
04-05 Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
04-06 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
04-07 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
04-08 Chicago, IL – Radius
04-10 Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
04-11 Toronto, Ontario – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
04-13 New York, NY – Webster Hall
04-14 New York, NY – Webster Hall
04-18 Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club
04-21 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
04-22 Boston, MA – Roadrunner
05-30 Bexhill, England – De La Warr Pavilion
05-31 London, England – O2 Brixton Academy
06-15 Manchester, England – Albert Hall
06-16 Leeds, England – Stylus
06-17 Glasgow, Scotland – SWG3 Galvanizers
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