Aventine is the new single from Agnes Obel, released 31^st March 2014. The title track from Obel’s critically acclaimed new album, Aventine is the third single to be taken from the album, following The Curse and Dorian. Aventine is the southernmost of Rome’s seven hills, which in folklore is reputed to be haunted by birds of ill omen. Appropriately, Aventine is a stunningly beautiful, darkly atmospheric song from this singular Danish talent.

Aventine is Berlin-based Obel’s follow-up to her 2010 debut Philharmonics, which sold almost half a million copies across Europe. The new album is repeating its success, having already sold over 150K in France, reaching Platinum status, with another Platinum sales award in her native Denmark, and Gold in Belgium.

Also in France, Les Inrocks magazine featured Obel on the front cover of their best of 2013 issue, along with Daft Punk, Arcade Fire and Nick Cave, and in December she performed in Paris at Radio France Inter’s 50th Anniversary celebrations.

After a short tour in October 2013 (of her Union Chapel show The Times said “Obel cast a magical spell…close your eyes and you could have been transported to mountains, forests or roaring firesides in Winter”), Obel returns to the UK in April for more dates, including a sold-out show at London’s Barbican - her biggest UK headline show so far. In July, Obel will play her first UK Festival show at Latitude Festival in Suffolk.

Agnes Obel North American Tour Dates
Feb 25 | Montreal, QC | Gesu Centre
Feb 26 | Quebec City, QC | Palais Montcalm
Feb 27 | Montreal, QC | Gesu Centre - Montreal Winter Highlights
Mar 1 | Cambridge, MA |First Church
Mar 2 | New York, NY | Bowery Ballroom
Mar 4 | Philadelphia, PA | World Cafe Live
Mar 6 | San Francisco, CA | The Independent
Mar 8 | Seattle, WA | St. Mark's Cathedral
Mar 11| Austin TX | SXSW: Austin Central Presbyterian Church 10:30PM
Mar 12 | Los Angeles, CA | The Roxy

April

7^th Nancy, FR – Autre Canal
8^th Strasbourg, FR – La Laiterie, Festival des Artefacts SOLD OUT
9^th Lille, FR – Theatre Sebastopol
11^th Nimes, FR – Paloma
12^th Dijon, FR – Grand Theatre SOLD OUT
13^th Nantes, FR – Cite Des Congres SOLD OUT
14^th Paris, FR – Grand Rex SOLD OUT
16^th Brussels, BE – Cirque Royal
17^th Manchester, GB - Royal Northern College of Music SOLD OUT
18^th Bristol, GB - St George’s SOLD OUT
19^th London, GB – Barbican SOLD OUT
22^nd Copenhagen, DK – Operaen SOLD OUT
23^rd Copenhagen, DK – Operaen SOLD OUT
25^th Randers, DK – Vaerket SOLD OUT
26^th Aarhus, DK – Hermans SOLD OUT
27^th Arhus, DK – Hermans SOLD OUT
30^th Esbjerg, DK – Musikhuset SOLD OUT

May

2^nd Aalborg, DK – Europhallen
3^rd Odense, DK – Odense Koncerthus
5^th Rome, IT – Parco Della Musica
6^th Turin, IT – Auditorium Del Lingotto
7^th Milan, IT – Alcatraz
9^th Frankfurt, DE – Alte Oper - Mozartsaal

July

17^th – 20^th Lowestoft, GB – Latitude Festival