ELECTRIC MEKONG TOUR: New info on DENGUE FEVER SE Asia Dates

DENGUE FEVER “ELECTRIC MEKONG” TOUR OF SOUTH EAST ASIA CONFIRMS ALL DATES FOR NOVEMBER TOUR

 

LOS ANGELES, CA & PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA (WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2011) - Cambodian and American rock band DENGUE FEVER (www.denguefevermusic.com) announced today that its previously announced South East Asian “Electric Mekong” tour, has all confirmed dates, cities, and venues for this November.  This is the band’s third tour of the region in its career.

 

Dengue Fever is touring the region with the cooperation and support of the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassies in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, and local promoter in Cambodia, Dickon Verey, after receiving the prestigious Arts Envoy grant, designed to share American Culture around the world.  Previously, the band performed in Cambodia and Vietnam, but this trip marks its debut in Laos. Tour dates are as follows:

 

11/12 @ FCC, Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA

11/13 @ Epic Arts Center, Kampot, CAMBODIA

11/15 @ Hotel De La Paix, Siem Reap, CAMBODIA

11/16 @ Neak Banh Toeuk Park, Battambang, CAMBODIA (just added)

11/18 @ Diamond Island Building, Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA

11/20 @ Wat Ang Soeng Pagoda, Bati District, Takeo, CAMBODIA (just added)

11/23 @ Budo Center, Vientiane, LAOS (just added)

11/26 @ American Club, Hanoi, VIETNAM

*Additional workshops and private events are scheduled as well

 

“Through the Arts Envoy Program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the U.S. Department of State is pleased to bring the rock band Dengue Fever back to Southeast Asia,” said Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Thomas Hodges.  “The U.S. Embassies in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam are looking forward to working with the Los Angeles-based band this month on their Electric Mekong Tour.  The band will do a variety of shows and conduct workshops with local musicians in order to foster goodwill, engage foreign audiences and provide insight into American culture and values.”

 

In April of this year, Dengue Fever released its fourth full-length album, Cannibal Courtship for Concord Music Group/Fantasy Records.  The band has toured the United States, France, and England in support of the record.  In fact, the band was invited by The Kinks’ Ray Davies to perform at his 2011 Meltdown Festival, which he curated, as well as making their sold-out Paris debut and second Glastonbury performance. The band is in the process of confirming tour dates in the U.S. and Europe for 2012.

 

Later this year, Dengue Fever will launch their own record label and online store, for the purpose of releasing their long out-of-print back catalog with additional bonus tracks and new merchandise for fans. Currently, the band is sifting through outtakes, live tracks, radio shows, alternative tracks and more to expand their back catalog for digital and physical release.

 

ABOUT DENGUE FEVER

DENGUE FEVER is Cambodian songstress Chhom Nimol, Zac Holtzman (guitar/vocals), Ethan Holtzman (keyboards), Senon Williams (bass), Paul Smith (drums) and David Ralicke (horns). They have released three albums: Dengue Fever, Escape From Dragon House, Venus On Earth and the DVD/CD soundtrack to the band’s documentary Sleepwalking Through The Mekong, in addition to a collection of lost Cambodian classics, Dengue Fever Presents: Electric Cambodia. Cannibal Courtship, their debut release on Fantasy Records, a division of Concord Music Group is out now. They are based in Los Angeles.