When The National announced their new album I Am Easy to Find along with their 2019 world tour earlier this year, it was like Christmas 2 for fans! Well the day has finally arrived, The National kicked things off in Paris, France with their first official show of the tour at L'Olympia on April 16.
It's worth noting that the guys played an intimate set at Café de la Danse in Paris the night before, on April 15, where they live debuted a bunch of new songs from their upcoming album I Am Easy to Find – see the setlist from their Café de la Danse show below:
But what happened at their official tour kickoff on April 16? Find out!
The band played a 17-track setlist that included 13 tracks from their new album I Am Easy to Find and one song from each of the following albums – Boxer, High Violet, Sleep Well Beast and Trouble Will Find Me. The encore was a five-song set that included a live debut of "Not in Kansas" and closed with "Fake Empire."
How will the setlist differ from show to show if at all? Only time will tell! Their second date happens on April 18 in London so stay tuned for our spoilers once the guys have a fair amount of shows under their belt!
In the mean time, see the full list of tour dates and see their show kick-off setlist below!
The National 2019 World Tour Dates:
4/16 – Paris, FR @ L'Olympia
4/18 – London, UK @ Royal Festival Hall
4/22 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
4/24 – Toronto, ON @ Roy Thomson Hall
4/26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre
6/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center
6/12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Prospect Park Bandshell
6/15 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo
6/16 – Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy
6/17 – St Augustine, FL @ St Augustine Amphitheatre
6/19 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
6/20 – Portland, ME @ Thompson’s Point
6/21 – Montreal, QC @ Place des Arts
6/22 – Hamilton, ON @ Pier 8
6/24 – Columbus, OH @ Express Live
6/25 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Hill Auditorium
6/26 – Indianapolis, IN @ Lawn at White River
6/28 – Chicago, IL @ Northerly Island
7/10 – Manchester, UK @ Castlefield Bowl
7/12 – Madrid, ES @ Mad Cool Festival
7/13 – London, UK @ Hyde Park
7/15 – Frankfurt, DE @ Jahrhunderthalle
7/16 – Hamburg, DE @ Stadtpark
7/18 – Rättvik, SE @ Dalhalla
8/4 – Waterford, IE @ All Together Now
8/6 – Glasgow, UK @ Summer Nights at the Bandstand
8/7 – Glasgow, UK @ Summer Nights at the Bandstand
8/9 – Sicily, IT @ Ypsigrock
8/10 – Budapest, HU @ Sziget Festival
8/11 – Buftea, RO @ Summer Well
8/14 – Paredes de Coura, PT @ Paredes de Coura
8/16 – Hasselt, BE @ Pukkelpop
8/16 — 8/18 – Biddinghuizen, NL @ Lowlands
8/18 – Hasselt, BE @ Pukkelpop
8/28 – Vancouver, BC @ Deer Lake Park
8/29 – Seattle, WA @ Marymoor Park
8/30 – Portland, OR @ Edgefield
9/1 – Stanford, CA @ Frost Amphitheater
9/2 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
9/3 – Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre
9/5 – Odgen, UT @ Ogden Amphitheater
9/8 – Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Opera House
9/10 – Austin, TX @ 360 Amphitheatre
9/11 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
11/25 – Warsaw, PL @ Torwar Hall
11/26 – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
11/27 – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
11/29 – Copenhagen, DK @ Royal Arena
12/1 – Bochum, DE @ Ruhrcongress
12/2 – Cologne, DE @ Palladium
12/3 – Zurich, SW @ Samsung Hall
12/4 – Munich, DE @ Zenith
12/5 – Stuttgart, DE @ Porsche Arena
