Are you ready for a new album from The Lumineers? If so, you’re in luck! Cleopatra is set to be released on April 8. To celebrate their new album, here’s some fun facts about this Denver-based group. Take a look:
1. Wesley Schulz and Jeremiah Fraites founded The Lumineers in 2002 after Josh Fraites (Jeremiah’s brother and Wesley’s best friend) died of a drug overdose at the age of 19. They began writing music as a way to cope with Josh’s death.
2. Originally from New Jersey, they first began playing shows in their home state and in New York City under a variety of band names such as Wesley Jeremiah, Free Beer and 6Cheek. How did they settle on the name The Lumineers? Wesley once stated in an interview with People: “We were playing a small club in Jersey City, N.J., and there was a band out there at the time called Lumineers who were slotted for the same time, same day, the next week. The person running the show that night [mistakenly] announced us as The Lumineers.”
3. While living in NYC, they found it frustrating that they had to work several jobs just to pay their rent, which gave them little time to work on their music. So in 2009, they moved to Denver, Colorado where they met classically trained cellist, Neyla Pekarek, who ended up joining the group.
4. Their first single, “Ho Hey”, made its debut in the season finale of CW’s Hart of Dixie. It was immediately recognized as a hit on social media and on radio stations around the country.
5. Will they be playing in your city this spring or summer? Here’s their tour dates:
04.14.16
BRISTOL, UNITED KINGDOM
O2 ACADEMY
04.15.16
GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM
BARROWLANDS
04.17.16
DUBLIN, IRELAND
OLYMPIA THEATRE
04.18.16
DUBLIN, IRELAND
OLYMPIA THEATRE
04.19.16
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM
ALBERT HALL
04.24.16
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
O2 ACADEMY BRIXTON
04.27.16
PARIS, FRANCE
LE TRIANON
04.28.16
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
ANCIENNE BELGIQUE
04.29.16
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
MELKWEG
05.2.16
COLOGNE, GERMANY
E-WERK
05.4.16
HAMBURG, GERMANY
GROSS FREIHEIT 36
05.5.16
GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS
BEVRIJDINGSFESTIVAL
05.6.16
BERLIN, GERMANY
ADMIRALSPALAST
05.8.16
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
BERNS
05.9.16
OSLO, NORWAY
ROCKEFELLER
05.10.16
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
VEGA MAIN HALL
05.21.16
HOUSTON, TX
THE LAWN AT WHITE OAK MUSIC HALL
05.22.16
DALLAS, TX
THE BOMB FACTORY
05.25.16
SALT LAKE CITY, UT
RED BUTTE GARDEN AMPHITHEATRE
05.27.16
SAN DIEGO, CA
CAL COAST CREDIT UNION OPEN AIR THEATRE
05.28.16
SANTA BARBARA, CA
SANTA BARBARA BOWL
05.29.16
NAPA, CA
BOTTLEROCK MUSIC FESTIVAL
05.31.16
PORTLAND, OR
ARLENE SCHNITZER CONCERT HALL
06.1.16
BURNABY, BC, CANADA
DEER LAKE PARK
Tickets purchased for Orpheum Theatre will be honored
06.3.16
REDMOND, WA
MARYMOOR PARK
06.4.16
REDMOND, WA
MARYMOOR PARK
06.5.16
REDMOND, WA
MARYMOOR PARK
06.7.16
MORRISON, CO
RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE
06.8.16
MORRISON, CO
RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE
06.10.16
KANSAS CITY, MO
KC LIVE! @ POWER & LIGHT DISTRICT
06.11.16
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
MURAT THEATRE AT OLD NATIONAL CENTRE
06.12.16
ST. LOUIS, MO
PEABODY OPERA HOUSE
06.14.16
ST. PAUL, MN
ROY WILKINS AUDITORIUM
Tickets purchased for Myth will be honored
06.15.16
MILWAUKEE, WI
BMO HARRIS PAVILION
Tickets purchased for Riverside Theater will be honored
06.17.16
CAMDEN, NJ
RADIO 104.5 BIRTHDAY SHOW
06.19.16
CHICAGO, IL
CHICAGO THEATRE
06.24.16
PILTON, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM
GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL
07.8.16
QUEBEC CITY, QC, CANADA
FESTIVAL D’ETE
07.9.16
OTTAWA, ON, CANADA
OTTAWA BLUESFEST
07.14.16
BERNE, SWITZERLAND
GURTENFESTIVAL
07.17.16
SUFFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM
LATITUDE FESTIVAL
07.20.16
GARDONE RIVIERA, ITALY
ANFITEATRO DEL VITTORIALE
07.21.16
SESTO AL REGHENA, ITALY
SEXTO ‘NPLUGGED
07.28.16
TORONTO, ON, CANADA
MOLSON CANADIAN AMPHITHEATRE
07.29.16
MONTREAL, QC, CANADA
OSHEAGA FESTIVAL
07.30.16
COOPERSTOWN, NY
OMMEGANG BREWERY
07.31.16
BURLINGTON, VT
WATERFRONT PARK
08.3.16
BROOKLYN, NY
PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL
08.5.16
PORTLAND, ME
THOMPSON’S POINT
08.6.16
ASBURY PARK, NJ
STONE PONY SUMMERSTAGE
08.16.16
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
SZIGET FESTIVAL
08.18.16
ST. POELTEN, AUSTRIA
FREQUENCY FESTIVAL
08.19.16
HASSELT, BELGIUM
PUKKELPOP
08.20.16
TRONDHEIM, NORWAY
PSTEREO FESTIVAL
09.7.16
BOSTON, MA
BLUE HILLS BANK PAVILION
09.8.16
BOSTON, MA
BLUE HILLS BANK PAVILION
09.10.16
COLUMBIA, MD
MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION
09.13.16
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
NTELOS WIRELESS PAVILION
09.15.16
CARY, NC
CARY’S KOKA BOOTH AMPHITHEATRE
09.16.16
RICHMOND, VA
CLASSIC AMPHITHEATER AT RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
09.17.16
CHARLESTON, SC
VOLVO CARS STADIUM
09.20.16
NASHVILLE, TN
ASCEND AMPHITHEATER
09.23.16
LOUISVILLE, KY
WATERFRONT PARK
09.24.16
ROCHESTER HILLS, MI
MEADOW BROOK AMPHITHEATRE
09.29.16
AUSTIN, TX
AUSTIN360 AMPHITHEATER
09.30.16
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
ZOO AMPHITHEATRE
10.1.16
ROGERS, AR
WALMART ARKANSAS MUSIC PAVILION
10.4.16
PHOENIX, AZ
COMERICA THEATRE
10.5.16
LOS ANGELES, CA
HOLLYWOOD BOWL
11.7.16
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
HEINEKEN MUSIC HALL
