Here Are Atmosphere’s ‘North Of Hell’ Tour Dates
Slug: Some people love it. Some people hate it. And I think that's how the response should be. People who prefer a particular record—when you look at the period in time we made that record—maybe that period in our [lives] speaks to where they are in their [lives] now. You shouldn't expect to have fans that stick with you through everything you make. It should be an evolving door, instead of a revolving door. I've had fans who've come and then left and then come back and then left again. I think, technically, if you always continue to make everybody happy all the time, you're probably not doing it right. But if you're continuing to piss everybody off all the time then you're probably not doing it right there, either. It should be a complicated relationship.
But it seems like a lot of fans that were rocking with you from day one have stuck around all along. Do you think the younger fans are more fickle?
Why would a 17-year-old care about what a 41-year-old is rapping about? Why should any 17-year-old care about what I got to say or what Jay Z or KRS-One has to say? We're all old. So in that regard, when they do care about what you have to say, it's kind of a beautiful thing [to see] that some statements transcend age. And in that regard, I wouldn't expect every fan of When Life Gives You Lemons to like Southsiders, or I wouldn't expect every fan of God Loves Ugly to like Southsiders. 'Cause if you're 23 right now, then maybe you should listen to God Loves Ugly, because that experience that I was writing about might just be closer to the experience that person was having, whereas the experience that I'm writing about right now is coming from a 41-year-old. So I never went into an album expecting, like, "Oh, this is the one that everybody's gonna love."
Fresh off their solid Southsiders album, Slug and Ant are taking their show on the road for the United States leg of their "North Of Hell" tour that will last through the summer. Over 17 years, Atmosphere has developed a loyal fan base that has helped them sellout shows across the globe and should find great success this go-around. Peep the dates below and be sure to go out and support if the duo touches down in your town!
June 11 – Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre
June 12 – Pontiac, MI - Crofoot
June 13 – Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
June 27 – Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
July 11 – Saugerties, NY - Hudson Project Music and Arts Festival
August 9 - San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands
August 10 – Squamish, BC - Squamish Festival
August 23 - Des Moines, IA - Simon Estes Riverfront Amphitheatre
August 24 - Sioux Falls, SD - The District
August 26 - Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theatre
August 27 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater
August 29 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater - On Sale Now *
August 30 - Albuquerque, NM - Villa Hispana (Outdoor Theater)
August 31 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
September 1 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
September 3 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl
September 4 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
September 5 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium - SOLD OUT
September 6 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium - On Sale Now
September 9 - Chico, CA - Senator Theatre
September 11 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre
September 12 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
September 13 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
September 14 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
September 16 - Missoula, MT - The Wilma Theater
September 18 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
September 19 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
September 20 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up Aspen
*Also with The Grouch & Eligh and Get Cryphy
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