When Greta Van Fleet released their debut full-length album, Anthem of the Peaceful Army, in October they had no idea how the world would react. And honestly, they didn't really care.
"When we're in the studio, we're not thinking about what the people will like," bassist/keyboardist Sam Kiszka recently explained to The Sydney Morning Herald. "We make music for ourselves, honestly. We sculpt the album to be the way we want it to be rather than thinking, 'Well, this might be catchy' or 'This may be more effective to grab listeners.' When we released the album, we thought, 'Well, here goes nothing.'"
Lucky for them, the world was on their side. The album ended up topping the rock charts upon its release, and peaked at No. 3 on the general charts, and the single "When The Curtain Falls" ended up being the classic rock revivalists' third No. 1 on the rock charts.
This year finds the young band touring the world, playing various festivals and even Saturday Night Live, along the way. Check out their list of tour dates (festivals not included) below.
Greta Van Fleet "March of the Peaceful Army" World Tour Dates
January
29 – Sydney, Australia @ Enmore Theatre
February
03 – Brisbane, Australia @ Eatons Hill Hotel
05 – Melbourne, Australia @ Forum Theatre
08 – Auckland, New Zealand @ Logan Campbell Centre
22 – Barcelona, Spain @ Palau Sant Jordi
24 – Milan, Italy @ Alcatraz25 – Munich, Germany @ Zenith
27 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ AFAS Live
28 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Lotto Arena
March
03 – Paris, France @ Zenith
05 – Newcastle, U.K. @ Newcastle 02 Academy
07 – Glasgow, U.K @ 02 Academy
08 – Leeds, U.K. @ 02 Academy Leeds
10 – Nottingham, U.K. @ Rock City
11 – Liverpool, U.K. @ Mountford Hall
13 – Dublin, Ireland @ Olympia Theatre
May
07 – Miami, Fla. @ Bayfront Park Amphitheatre
09 – Jacksonille, Fla. @ Daily’s Place Amphitheatre
10 – Orlando, Fla. @ Orlando Amphitheater at Central Florida Fairgrounds
12 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Fox Theatre
13 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Fox Theatre
15 – Charlotte, N.C. @ Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
16 – Raleigh, N.C. @ Red Hat Amphitheater
18 – Asbury Park, N.J. @ The Stone Pony Summer Stage
21 – Baltimore, M.D. @ MECU Pavilion22 – Rochester, N.Y. @ The Dome
25 – Queens, N.Y. @ Forest Hills Stadium
28 – Toronto, Canada @ Echo Beach, Toronto
June
02 – Cleveland, Ohio @ Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
04 – Madison, Wis. @ Breese Stevens Field
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