The Afghan Whigs Release New Single "Duvateen" + 40th Anniversary North American Tour Begins This Weekend

THE AFGHAN WHIGS RELEASE NEW SINGLE “DUVATEEN”  LISTEN HERE WATCH VISUALIZER HERE

40TH ANNIVERSARY NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BEGINS THIS WEEKEND

Thursday, April 23 - Today, The Afghan Whigs announce the release of single “Duvateen” via Royal Cream/BMG, a piano-driven anthem with the Whigs at their most dynamic. The title of the song is a nod to the actual light manipulating material, which here serves as a symbol for mortality, the dark abyss always framing the background of our lives.  “When I finished “Duvateen,” it felt like my life passing before my eyes,” Dulli says. “The references to the teacher chasing me down the hall reminded me of my childhood. Digging a hole was an obvious allusion to a grave. I’m at a precipice in life where I can look behind and clearly see the forest of my youth, but I can also see the path to the other side. And it’s going to inform what I do for the rest of my days.” Listen to the song HERE Watch Visualizer HERE The release comes hot on the heels of “House of I,” their first new music release since 2022 via Royal Cream/BMG, which received high praise from the likes of Rolling Stone, SPIN, Pitchfork, and more. Both singles pave the way for The Afghan Whigs to release an album later this year, with more announcements about that to follow shortly. The Afghan Whigs hit the road this weekend in honor of their 40th Anniversary for a twenty-one date North American headline tour with Mercury Rev joining as special guests. The tour kicks off in Woodstock, NY, at the Bearsville Theater on April 25th, and concludes at Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown, CA, on May 24th. Visit https://linktr.ee/theafghanwhigs for more information. Band co-founder Greg Dulli had this to say about the band’s anniversary, “40 years later, I still get to do the thing I love the most. Writing songs and performing them with my friends all over the world. I truly have to pinch myself.”

Photo credit: Royal Cream

From their inception in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1986, The Afghan Whigs have never played by the rules of convention. Against the plaid-and-grunge-shaded backdrop of the early-to-mid-‘90s, the Whigs stood apart from their contemporaries by virtue of attiring in suits and being way more likely to slide up on a Marvin Gaye groove than rehash a Black Sabbath riff. Originally splitting in 2001, the band subsequently reunited for a massively successful 2012 reunion tour that found them headlining major festivals all over the globe and selling out prestigious venues throughout the U.S., Europe, and the Southern Hemisphere.  Since then, they have not only added to their touring legacy, they have also released three critically acclaimed albums in the 21st century: Do to the Beast (2014), In Spades (2017), and How Do You Burn? (2022).

The Afghan Whigs & Mercury Rev Tour Dates April 25 - Woodstock, NY - Bearsville Theater April 27 - Boston, MA - Royale April 28 - Washington D.C. - 9:30 Club April 30 - New York, NY - Webster Hall May 1 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer May 2 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls Theater May 4 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom May 5 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues May 6 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart’s May 8 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom May 9 - Chicago, IL - Metro May 10 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater May 12 - Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall May 15 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre May 16 - Vancouver BC - Commodore Ballroom May 17 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox May 19 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore May 20 - Los Angeles, CA - The Bellwether May 22 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory May 23 - San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park May 24 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriett’s New UK Dates: September 19 - Leeds, UK - Stylus September 20 - Nottingham, UK - The Palais September 22 - Glasgow, UK - SWG3 Galvanizers September 23 - Manchester, UK - O2 Ritz September 24 - London, UK - O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire September 26 - Brighton, UK - Chalk

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