New York’s Irving Plaza is on HAKEN’s 2027 ‘in a fever dream’ North American itinerary, with a March 26 performance featuring support from Einar Solberg and Thank You Scientist. The UK progressive, alternative metal band will begin the run on March 4 at Moonline in Austin, Texas, following the completion of their European tour.
“We cannot wait to return to North America in March/April 2027,” HAKEN said in the announcement. The band invited listeners to experience the group in a new way as they bring audiences into the fever dream.
The announced dates extend through April 2 at Cruise To The Edge in Miami. Einar Solberg will not appear at that final stop. The Cleveland venue for March 20 remains to be confirmed. The announcement lists Friday, October 30 as the ticket on-sale date.
- March 4 — Moonline, Austin, TX
- March 5 — Granada Theater, Dallas, TX
- March 7 — Nile Theater, Mesa, AZ
- March 8 — The Observatory, Santa Ana, CA
- March 9 — The Regent Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
- March 10 — The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
- March 11 — Ace of Spades, Sacramento, CA
- March 12 — Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, OR
- March 13 — The Crocodile, Seattle, WA
- March 14 — The Pearl, Vancouver, BC
- March 16 — The Commonwealth Room, Salt Lake City, UT
- March 17 — Gothic Theatre, Englewood, CO
- March 18 — Warehouse On Broadway, Kansas City, MO
- March 19 — House Of Blues, Chicago, IL
- March 20 — Venue TBC, Cleveland, OH
- March 21 — The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON
- March 23 — Théâtre Beanfield, Montreal, QC
- March 24 — Salle Montaigne, Québec City, QC
- March 25 — The Sinclair, Cambridge, MA
- March 26 — Irving Plaza, New York, NY
- March 27 — Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
- March 28 — 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
- March 29 — Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC
- March 30 — The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
- March 31 — House of Blues, Orlando, FL
- April 2 — Cruise To The Edge, Miami, FL — no Einar Solberg
The EP sharing the tour’s name is available on CD, Deep Blood Red LP in Europe and Lotus White LP in the US. A very limited clear LP edition is available exclusively through the band’s store.
Reviews quoted in the announcement address the EP’s experimentation and its connection to the band’s established sound. Prog Magazine highlighted “healthy portions of experimentation, huge musical moments, odd time signatures and Jenning’s inimitable vocals.” Blabbermouth.net described ‘in a fever dream’ as “both a brave step away from the expected and a strident consolidation of everything that the band have achieved to date,” while The Prog Report noted that its songs “should be accessible to curious new listeners too.”
The announcement lists HAKEN’s members as Ross Jennings, Richard Henshall, Pete Jones and Ray Hearne. It also announces a new band newsletter through their website.
Photo credit: Oli Kember.
