Crimson Projekct Share 2014 Tour Dates

Earlier this year, Robert Fripp announced a mind-boggling (and probably deafening) triple-drummer version of his singular prog-rock outfit, King Crimson. And though that news is incredibly exciting — especially since Fripp had recently hinted to a “retirement” from the music industry — Crimson diehards (myself included) ended up with a case of Belew balls since former frontman Adrian Belew wasn’t included in the lineup. (Yes, I immediately regret that joke).

But there’s a silver-lining: Belew will be hitting the road next year with the Crimson Projekct, an excellent off-shoot featuring Crimson alum Tony Levin (bass) and Pat Mastelotto (drums). The sextet recently announced new European tour dates on their website, along with a statement explaining the differences between the two Crimtastic groups.

“Following the recent announcements that a new configuration of King Crimson will tour North America in the fall of 2014, we in the Crimson ProjeKCt felt that it would be helpful to clarify our status and plans, in order to avoid any potential confusion between the two bands,” the statement reads. “We’ve never hidden the fact that we are an entirely separate entity to King Crimson, albeit a closely related one. We’re all delighted that Robert Fripp is once again in ‘go mode’ and look forward to what will be a bumper year for Crimson fans. We hope that audiences will enjoy all the upcoming tours. We certainly will!”

I had a chance to see these guys live back in 2011, and they were absolutely stellar. Check out their European dates below (and keep your fingers crossed for some North American dates):

March 5th – Tel-Aviv IL – Heichal Tarbut
March 6th – Kiev UA – Bingo Club
March 7th – Nyon CH – Usine A Gaz
March 8th – Copenhagen DK – Amager Bio
March 9th – Oslo NO – Cosmopolite
March 11th – Compiegne FR – Ziquodrome
March 12th – London UK – Shepherd’s Bush Empire
March 13th – Paris FR – Trabendo
March 14th – Zoetermeer NL – Borderij
March 16th – Moscow RU – Arena Club
March 17th – St. Petersburg RU – Palace of Culture Lensoveta
March 19th – Warsaw PL – Palladium Club
March 20th – Krakow PL – Klub Studio
March 21st – Reichenbach (Vogtland) DE – Neuberin Halle
March 22nd – Karlsruhe DE – Konzerthaus
March 23rd – Mainz DE – Frankfurter Hof
March 25th – Essen DE – Grugahalle
March 26th – Basel/Pratteln CH – Z7
March 27th – Prague CZ – Archa Theatre
March 29th – Chieti IT – Teatro Supercinema
March 30th – Bologna IT, Auditorium Manzoni
March 31st – Milan IT, Auditorium Verdi
April 1st – Rome IT – Auditorium Parco della Musica
April 2nd – Firenze IT, Viper Theatre