Lotus announce NYE run with MSTRKRFT

The band is set to begin a huge fall tour, including a "Pay-What-You-Want" Western state run.


Look for Lotus to release a pair of EP's on October 6: Feather on Wood and Oil on Glass




Today Lotus announce a New Year's eve run in Pennsylvania that will culminate with an epic New Year's Eve Show with MSTRKRFT at Philadelphia's Electric Factory. Leading up to the big night, the band will stop at Mr. Smalls Theatre (Pittsburgh, PA) on 12/29 and The Note (West Chester, PA) on 12/30, both with support act Tigersapien.

The New Year's Eve announcement comes as Lotus prepare to hit the road for a full season of touring.  Along their Fall Tour, Lotus will break ground in a way that no other rock band has done prior - they are plotting a tour this fall that truly allows their legion of fans to pay-what-they-want for tickets. The Pay-What-You-Want-Tour featuring Lotus is an eight night run of shows in western U.S. states, sponsored by Ticketweb, that lets the fans decide how much their show ticket will cost. At the $15.00 Pay-What-You-Want level or higher, fans receive free digital downloads of the band's two new EPs Feather on Wood and Oil on Glass, both to be released on October 6, 2009.

The Pay-What-You-Want dates are part of Lotus' larger Fall Tour, running from early-October through the end of the year. Big stops include performances at Denver's Fillmore, NYC's Terminal 5 (w/ support acts RJD2 and Junior Boys DJ set), Baltimore's Sonar, Chicago's Vic Theatre, the Electric Factory in Philly for New Year's Eve and others. Lotus brings out several must-see opening acts for many of these shows, including Break Science feat Adam Dietch, The Egg (from London, UK), Big in Japan, Big Gigantic, RJD2, Junior Boys, and more. Don't miss a few special small shows: here's the scoop - the Denver Fillmore show is being bundled with the Quixote's show (to get into Quixotes, you must buy the Fillmore ticket), and also, for New Years, Lotus presents another "bundled" show at The Note in West Chester, PA (to purchase a ticket for The Note, you must purchase a bundled Electric Factory ticket).

Downloads of both new EPs will be bundled with advance ticket purchases for select Fall Tour dates including the two Denver shows, both Boston shows and the New Year's run .  The material on both Feather on Wood and Oil on Glass can be directly traced back to Lotus' 2008 full-length release, Hammerstrike. A number of songs were recorded that didn't find their way onto Hammerstrike (either they hadn't been finished by deadlines or they weren't coalescing with the sound of that project), but after finishing the album, Lotus decided to revisit these tracks, and the results are extraordinary. Feather on Wood is sunnier with a laid-back vibe, yet not afraid of big rock beauty, while Oil on Glass is darker in character, with more head-nodding tempos.

Listing of forthcoming Lotus tour dates (and who will be opening each show):
October 2            Aces Lounge            Austin, TX
October 3            Aces Lounge            Austin, TX

PAY-WHAT-YOU-WANT Dates (Oct 6-Oct 14)
October 6            The Roxy                 Hollywood, CA w/ Break Science ft  Adam Deitch             
October 7            The Independent     San Francisco, CA w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch
October 8            McDonald Theatre   Eugene, OR w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch
October 9            The Showbox          Seattle, WA w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch
October 10          Crystal Ballroom      Portland, OR w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch
October 11          The Nightlight           Bellingham, WA  w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch
October 13          Knitting Factory        Boise, ID w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch
October 14          Murray Theater        Salt Lake City, UT w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch
October 15          Belly Up                   Aspen, CO                                              
October 16          Quixotes                  Denver, CO
October 17          The Fillmore            Denver, CO
October 20          Granada Theatre     Lawrence, KS                     
October 21          The Old Rock House St. Louis, MO  w/ The Egg
October 22           Slowdown               Omaha, NE w/ The Egg
October 23           First Avenue            Minneapolis, MN w/ The Egg
October 24           Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI w/ The Egg
October 26           Copper Dragon       Carbondale, IL w/ The Egg
October 27           Bluebird Nightclub   Bloomington, IN w/ The Egg
October 28           Bogart's                   Cincinnati, OH w/ The Egg
October 29           House of Blues        Cleveland, OH w/ The Egg
October 30           The Town Ballroom  Buffalo, NY w/ Tigersapien.
October 31           Sonar                       Baltimore, MD w/ Big In Japan & The Egg
November 1         The State Theatre    State College, PA
November 4          Higher Ground         Burlington, VT w/ The Egg
November 5          Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA  w/ The Egg
November 6          Paradise Rock Club  Boston, MA w/ The Egg
November 7          Revolution Hall         Troy, NY w/ Tigersapien.
November 10        Is Venue                   Charlottesville, VA w/ Big Gigantic
November 11        Cat's Cradle              Carrboro, NC w/ Big Gigantic
November 12        Variety Playhouse     Atlanta, GA w/ Big Gigantic
November 13        Bear Creek Music & Arts Live Oak, FL                                         
November 14        Orange Peel             Asheville, NC w/ Big Gigantic
November 27         Vic Theatre              Chicago, IL                      
November 28         Terminal 5                New York, NY w/ RJD2 and Junior Boys (DJ Set)
December 29         Mr. Smalls Theatre   Pittsburgh, PA w/ Tigersapien. & aFugate
December 30         The Note                  West Chester, PA w/ Tigersapien.
December 31         Electric Factory        Philadelphia, PA w/ MSTRKRFT and special guests      DJs Pex vs. Playloop

What critics have been saying about Lotus:

"... simultaneously making waves on the jam, indie and electronica scenes thanks to a series of well-crafted albums." - Relix

"Lotus continue to expand upon its post-everything rock/electronic/jazz/free-form pastiche."
- Big Shot Magazine

"...intent on creating a new genre (few try that these days)...it is rock, and smart disco, funk and soul, piano pop, world music, and modern alienation stuff and jazz fusion you can dance to all wrapped up in cellophane."  -Big Takeover

For more information and updates visit www.lotusvibes.com.