Check out the newly released video for Meeting the Master, the first single off their upcoming album, STARCATCHER. The video is a cinematic work of art and captures the ever growing style and talent that these four young men hold. It is ethereal, magical and takes you on a spiritual journey.
Of collaborating with the band to direct the video, Black shares, “the final shot of the video is as close to magic as anything I’ve ever been a part of creating. It was an absolute pleasure collaborating with these fine humans.” Josh adds, “beauty cloaked in darkness is still beauty. I love you Gus Black.”
Watch the video:
In celebration of the new music, the band is set to kick off their Starcatcher World Tour on July 24 in Nashville at the Bridgestone Arena. The tour includes stops at the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York and The Forum in Los Angeles as well as London’s OVO Arena Wembley and more; see below for a complete list of dates. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased HERE. The Starcatcher World Tour includes support from special guests Kaleo, Surf Curse, Mt. Joy and Black Honey.
Greta Van Fleet will also be touring throughout Europe, starting in Hamburg, Germany on November 6 with further international stops in Paris, Madrid, Amsterdam and more.
Starcatcher is written and recorded by the band—lead singer Josh Kiszka, guitarist Jake Kiszka, bassist/keyboardist Sam Kiszka and drummer Danny Wagner—alongside Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile). Recorded at the legendary RCA Studios in Nashville, the band utilized the large recording room to capture the pure energy of their world-renowned live performances.
Jake comments,
“We didn’t really have to force or be intense about writing, because everything that happened was very instinctual. “If anything, the record is our perspective, and sums up where we are as a group and individually as musicians.”
Danny says,
Throughout the ten-song collection the band explores the duality of fantasy versus reality and the contrast between light and darkness. “We had this idea that we wanted to tell these stories to build a universe. We wanted to introduce characters and motifs and these ideas that would come about here and there throughout our careers through this world.”
The band took multiple concepts from critically acclaimed sophomore album The Battle at Garden’s Gate and brought them into Starcatcher, although Sam’s take on the new record’s big ideas hint instead at new beginnings. “When I imagine the world of Starcatcher, I think of the cosmos,” he says. “It makes me ask a lot of questions, like ‘Where did we come from?’ or ‘What are we doing here?’ But it’s also questions like, ‘What is this consciousness that we have, and where did it come from?’”
The band is best known for their renowned live performances, selling over one million tickets worldwide. They sold out their entire 2022 arena tour, holding a special energy between them and their devoted fans. With Starcatcher the band aims to capture that energy in the recording studio.
The album is set for release July 21 on Lava/Republic Records; pre-save/pre-order HERE.
GRETA VAN FLEET—STARCATCHER
1. Fate Of The Faithful2. Waited All Your Life3. The Falling Sky4. Sacred The Thread5. Runway Blues6. The Indigo Streak7. Frozen Light8. The Archer9. Meeting The Master10. Farewell For Now
We can’t wait to catch Greta Van Fleet return out on tour.
GRETA VAN FLEET LIVE
- May 5-7—Atlanta, GA—Shaky Knees Festival
- May 5-7—Memphis, TN— Beale Street Music Festival
- July 24—Nashville, TN—Bridgestone Arena*
- July 27—Fort Worth, TX—Dickies Arena*
- July 28—Houston, TX—Toyota Center*
- July 31—Denver, CO—Ball Arena*
- August 2—Salt Lake City, UT—Vivint Arena*
- August 4—Seattle, WA—Climate Pledge Arena*
- August 5—Portland, OR—Veterans Memorial Coliseum*
- August 8—Oakland, CA—Oakland Arena*
- August 10—Los Angeles, CA—The Kia Forum*
- August 12—Las Vegas, NV—T-Mobile Arena*
- September 3—St. Paul, MN—Xcel Energy Center†
- September 6—Chicago, IL—Allstate Arena†
- September 8—Detroit, MI—Little Caesars Arena†
- September 11—Washington DC—Capital One Arena†
- September 12—New York, NY—Madison Square Garden†
- September 15—Boston, MA—TD Garden†
- September 16-17—Asbury Park, NJ—Sea Hear Now Festival 2023
- September 19—Philadelphia, PA—Wells Fargo Center†
- September 22—Indianapolis, IN—Gainbridge Fieldhouse†
- September 23—Cleveland, OH—Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse†
- November 6—Hamburg, Germany—Sporthalle‡
- November 8—Amsterdam, Netherlands—Ziggo Dome‡
- November 9—Paris, France—Accor Arena‡
- November 12—Brussels, Belgium—Forest National‡
- November 14—London, UK—OVO Arena Wembley‡
- November 16—Dublin, Ireland—3Arena‡
- November 19—Manchester, UK—AO Arena‡
- November 20—Glasgow, UK—OVO Hydro‡
- November 26—Copenhagen, Denmark—Forum§
- November 28—Munich, Germany—Zenith§
- November 30—Bologna, Italy—Unipol Arena§
- December 3—Barcelona, Spain—Sant Jordi Club§
- December 4—Madrid, Spain—WiZink Center§
- December 6—Lisbon, Portugal—Campo Pequeno§
- September 20, 2024—Mexico City, Mexico —Foro Sol**
- September 27, 2024—Mexico City, Mexico —Foro Sol**
- *with Kaleo
- †with Surf Curse
- ‡with Mt. Joy
- with Black Honey
- **as part of Metallica: M72 World Tour
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