Paul Banks announces European tour dates

Interpol frontman Paul Banks is prepping his second official solo release, aptly titled Banks. The album, which would be the first Banks has released since Interpol’s self-titled album, and his first solo work since 2009’s Julian Plenti Is … Skyscraper, will be out October 22nd.

Banks will support his album throughout Europe in early 2013. You can check out the dates below, and download ‘The Base’ from Banks here, via Matador Records.

• January
• 20th - Dublin, Academy - IE
• 21st - Glasgow, King Tuts - UK
• 22nd - Manchester, Sound Control - UK
• 24th - London, Koko - UK
• 25th - Brussels, AB - BE
• 27th - Luxembourg - Den Atelier - LU
• 28th - Frankfurt - Mousonturm - DE
• 29th - Cologne - Gloria - DE
• 31st - Lausanne, Les Docks - LU

• February
• 1st - Milan, Magazzini Generali - IT
• 2nd - Ljubljana, Kino Siska - SI
• 3rd - Vienna - Wuk - AT
• 5th - Prague, Roxy - CZ
• 6th - Berlin, Kesselhaus - DE
• 7th - Copenhagen, Amger Bio - DK
• 9th - Hamburg, Gruenspan - DE
• 10th - Amsterdam, Melkweg - NL
• 11th - Paris, L'Alhambra - FR
• 13th - Istanbul, Babylon - TR
• 14th - Istanbul, Babylon - TR
• 15th - Athens, Fuzz Club - GR