Beirut is back after a four-year break with news of a new album and new music.>!–more–> Zach Condon broke his silence with the new album news of “Gallipoloi” with a February 2019 release via 4AD Records.

In perhaps even better news, fans of Beirut’s earlier works are in store for a treat. It’s reported that Zach went back to his old Farfisa organ that was used on his first two releases.

The New Mexican checks in with a little backstory on the new project:

“We stumbled into the medieval-fortressed island town of Gallipoli one night and followed a brass band procession fronted by priests carrying a statue of the town’s saint through the winding narrow streets behind what seemed like the entire town. The next day I wrote the song entirely in one sitting, pausing only to eat.”

Look for Beirut to hit the road in February 2019 to support the new album, “Gallipoli.”

BEIRUT TOUR DATES:
February 10 – NEW YORK, NY, Brooklyn Steel
February 11 – NEW YORK, NY, Brooklyn Steel
February 12 – BROOKLYN, NY, Music Hall of Williamsburg
February 14 – WASHINGTON, DC, Anthem
February 15 – PHILADELPHIA, PA, Tower
February 16 – BOSTON, MA, Orpheum
February 18 – MONTREAL, QC, Metropolis
February 19 – TORONTO, ON, Sony Centre
February 21 – MILWAUKEE, WI, Pabst Theatre
February 22 – CHICAGO, IL, Riviera
February 23 – MINNEAPOLIS, MN, Palace Theatre
February 26 – VANCOUVER, BC, Orpheum
February 27 – SEATTLE, WA, Paramount
February 28 – PORTLAND, OR, Schnitzer
March 3 – OAKLAND, CA, Fox
March 5 – LOS ANGELES, CA, Wiltern
March 30 – BERLIN, Funkhaus
March 31 – BERLIN, Funkhaus
April 2 – BRUSSELS, Forest National
April 4 – GRONINGEN, De Oosterpoort
April 5 – PARIS, Le Grand Rex
April 6 – COLOGNE, Palladium
April 8 – UTRECHT, TivoliVrendenburg – Ronda
April 10 – MANCHESTER, Albert Hall
April 11 – LEEDS, Leeds Town Hall
April 12 – LONDON, Eventim Apollo
April 14 – VIENNA, Gasometer
April 15 – MUNICH, Zenith
April 18 – MILAN, Alcatraz
April 19 – ZURICH, Volkshaus