Air Takes Flight with ‘Moon Safari’ 25th Anniversary Tour
The ELECTRONIC FRENCH DUOAir is celebrating the 25th anniversary of “Moon Safari” with a commemorative tour. This autumn, they will embark on a journey, performing the album in full for the first time, mirroring their recent European circuit.
The tour, spanning 19 dates, initiates in Vancouver at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on September 19, then proceeds along the West Coast, stopping in cities like Seattle and San Francisco, with a duo of performances in Los Angeles. The Midwest leg includes Minneapolis, Chicago, and Detroit, followed by the East Coast and southern states, concluding in Austin at the Moody Amphitheatre on October 30.
Ticket sales commence on March 8 at 10 a.m. local time, with an early presale on March 7 at the same time. Before the tour, the band will unveil a deluxe 25th-anniversary edition of “Moon Safari,” enriched with demos, live sessions, and more, on March 15. They’ve recently unveiled “New Star in the Sky (Demo 1),” a preview of the upcoming rarities. Initially, the band described their space-pop debut as “a truly obsessive hommage to easy listening, a sublime Eurocheese omelet,” crafted from quintessential Sixties French kitsch elements like bongos, castanets, retro electric piano, dreamy synths, and lush organ sounds reminiscent of soundtracks from films such as “Un Homme et Une Femme.”
Below are the North American tour dates for “Air Moon Safari”:
Sept. 25 – Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Sept. 27 – Seattle, WA @ Benaroya Hall
Sept. 29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum
Sept. 30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum
Oct. 2 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
Oct. 4 – Denver, CO @ Bellco Theater
Oct. 6 – Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre
Oct. 8 – Chicago, IL @ Auditorium Theatre
Oct. 10 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
Oct. 12 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
Oct. 13 – Montreal, QC @ Place Bell
Oct. 15 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Oct. 17 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met
Oct. 18 – Washington DC @ The Anthem
Oct. 21 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
Oct. 24 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Oct. 26 – Miami Beach, FL @ Fillmore Miami Beach
Oct. 29 – Dallas, TX @ Music Hall at Fair Park
Oct. 30 – Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheatre