(it took 26 years, but Burma have finally emerged from Springa’s shadow — nice work!)

In addition to taking part in the forthcoming Pitchfork Festival on July 18, performing Vs. from front to back (prior to Public Enemy — finally, Professor Griff and Peter Prescott can meet in person after years of correspondence), Mission Of Burma have announced the following dates via a blast of unsolicited email :

Mission of Burma will be playing four shows this June in support of the recently released Mission of Burma: The Definitive Editions. The good folks at Matador Records and Rick Harte of Ace of Hearts have given Burma’s original material the deluxe treatment for the reissues, and each of these special performances will feature one of the albums Signals, Calls, and Marches or VS. in its entirety. This pre-sale is for limite! d number of two-day tickets available for each city, which are being sold at a discounted price ($35 for two shows vs. $20 per show), and will also include a beautiful Mission of Burma poster (to be picked up on the night of the show). Individual tickets will go on sale to the general public soon.

Thursday June 12 (performing ‘Signals Calls & Marches’)
Friday June 13 (performing ‘Vs.’)
The Paradise Rock Club, Boston , MA
Tickets

Saturday June 14 (performing ‘Signals Calls & Marches’
Sunday June 15 (performing ‘Vs.’)
Bowery Ballroom, NYC, NY
Tickets

And on top of all that, Burma have the following European dates written in bold ink in their personal diaries :

May 31 – Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona
June 2- Moby Dick, Madrid (with Shellac)
June 3 – Theatre, Gijon (with Shellac)
June 4 – Cafe Antzoki, Bilbao (with Shellac)
June 5 – BT59, Bordeaux
June 6 – Olympic, Nantes (with Shellac)
June 7 – Villette Sonique (with Shellac)

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