Neutral Milk Hotel has announced a run of spring dates that it says will be its “last tour for the foreseeable future.” The group reformed in 2013 and has been playing pretty steadily ever since, but thinks “it’s time to say goodbye for the never ending now” and is extending its “deepest gratitude to all the beautiful people” who came to its shows.
The group also released a message thanking “Ms. Aurora Borealis, Father Foam Horse, and Mr. Valentich for there [sic] collaborative contributions to the “womb rume,” whatever that means. A full list of the group’s upcoming shows is below.
April 13—Carolina Theatre Of Greensboro—Greensboro, North Carolina* April 14—Jefferson Theater—Charlottesville, Virginia* April 15—World Café Live At The Queen—Wilmington, Delaware* April 17—Massachusetts Museum Of Contemporary Art—North Adams, Massachusetts* April 18—State Theatre—Portland, Maine* April 19—Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel—Providence, Rhode Island* April 21—Asbury Hall—Buffalo, New York April 22—Masonic Auditorium—Cleveland, Ohio April 23—State Theatre—Kalamazoo, Michigan April 24—The Riverside Theater—Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 25—W.L. Lyons Brown Theatre—Louisville, Kentucky April 27—Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge—Iowa City, Iowa April 28—Liberty Hall—Lawrence, Kansas April 29—Gillioz Theatre—Springfield, Massachusetts April 30—The Lyric Oxford—Oxford, Mississippi May 1—Hal And Mal’s—Jackson, Mississippi May 4—Ruth Eckerd Hall—Clearwater, Florida May 5—The Beacham Theater—Orlando, Florida May 6—Olympia Theater At Gusman Center—Miami, Florida May 7—Ponte Vedra Concert Hall—Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida May 28—The North Park Theatre—San Diego, California May 29—Observatory—Santa Ana, California May 30—Pappy And Hariett’s—Pioneertown, California May 31—Ventura Theatre—Ventura, California June 1—The Cocoanut Grove Ballroom—Santa Cruz, California June 3—McDonald Theatre—Eugene, Oregon June 4—Paramount Theatre—Seattle, Washington June 5—Knitting Factory Concert House—Spokane, Washington June 6—Wilma Theatre—Missoula, Montana June 8—Knitting Factory Concert House—Boise, Idaho June 9—Knitting Factory Concert House—Reno, Nevada June 10—Crest Theatre—Sacramento, California June 11—The Phoenix Theater—Petaluma, California * with Dot Wiggin Band