The Currents Tour was a worldwide concert tour by Tame Impala, the Australian psychedelic music project of Kevin Parker in support of their third studio album Currents. It began on April 8, 2015, at the Fox Theater in Pomona. and concluded on October 14, 2018 at Treasure Island Music Festival in Oakland. Broncho, Mini Mansions, Kuroma, Nicholas Allbrook, LA Priest, Koi Child, Kirin J. Callinan, Lord Fascinator, Silicon, Jagwar Ma, Alvvays, Pastel Lite, Benjamin Booker, M83, Mac DeMarco, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and CLUBZ performed as the supporting acts.
Background On January 6, 2015, Tame Impala was announced as part of the lineup for Coachella 2015 performing on the main stage during both weekends.
After releasing the single "Let It Happen", Tame Impala would announce their U.S. Tour on March 10, 2015.
The third studio album, Currents, was announced on April 4, 2015. The announcement was followed by the release of "'Cause I'm a Man". The album was released on July 17, 2015 to widespread acclaim from fans and music critics alike.
On April 29, 2015, Kevin Parker did an "Ask me Anything" (AMA) on Reddit, somebody asked him what questions he wanted, in which he responded that he was waiting for someone to ask him to hear a new song. Following this, and people asking to hear a new song, he posted the link for "Disciples". The song was released as a promotional single the next day.
Dates for the Australian leg of the tour were announced on August 23, 2015.
On January 16, 2016, a 2016 tour was announced with dates in North America, South America, and Europe.
On September 24, 2016, Tame Impala was announced as part of the lineup for Laneway Festival 2017, and on January 9, 2017, it was announced that Tame Impala would headline Panorama Festival 2017 alongside Frank Ocean, Solange, Nine Inch Nails, and A Tribe Called Quest.
Tour Dates +List of 2015 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and supporting acts.Date (2015)CityCountryVenueSupporting ActsApril 8PomonaUnited StatesFox TheaterBronchoApril 10IndioEmpire Polo ClubNoneApril 17May 8AustinCarson Creek RanchMay 9New OrleansCivic TheatreMini MansionsMay 10GeorgiaCentral ParkNoneMay 11NashvilleRyman AuditoriumMini MansionsMay 13MinneapolisFirst AvenueMay 14MilwaukeeRiverside TheaterMay 15ChicagoRiviera TheatreMay 16ColumbusLifestyle Communities PavilionMay 18Royal OakRoyal Oak Music TheatreMay 19TorontoCanadaMassey HallMay 20MontrealMétropolisMay 21May 22BostonUnited StatesCity Hall PlazaNoneMay 25QuincyThe Gorge AmphitheatreMay 26VancouverCanadaMalkin BowlKuromaMay 27PortlandUnited StatesRoseland TheaterMay 29Salt Lake CityThe DepotMay 30DenverOdgen TheatreMay 31Kansas CityUptown TheaterJune 1St. LouisThe PageantJune 3PittsburghStage AEJune 4ClevelandHouse of BluesJune 5CincinnatiSawyer Point ParkNoneJune 6Washington, D.C.EchostageKuromaJune 7New York CityRandall's Island ParkNoneJuly 26Byron BayAustraliaNorth Byron ParklandsAugust 1ChicagoUnited StatesGrant ParkAugust 4San DiegoThe Observatory North ParkKirin J. Callinan & Lord FascinatorAugust 6Los AngelesHollywood Forever CemeteryAugust 7August 8San FranciscoGolden Gate ParkNoneAugust 20Paredes de CouraPortugalPraia Fluvial do TaboãoAugust 22HasseltBelgiumDomein KiewitAugust 23BiddinghuizenNetherlandsEvenemententerrein Walibi HollandAugust 25Sestri LevanteItalyEx Convento dell'AnnunziataAugust 26RomeIppodromo delle CapannelleAugust 28VeronaRoman TheatreNicholas AllbrookAugust 29RümlangSwitzerlandGlattbrugNoneAugust 30Saint-CloudFranceDomaine national de Saint-CloudSeptember 1BerlinGermanyKesselhausSeptember 4SalisburyUnited KingdomLarmer Tree GardensSeptember 6StradballyIrelandStradbally HallSeptember 8GlasgowScotlandBarrowlandSeptember 9LiverpoolUnited KingdomLiverpool OlympiaSeptember 11NewportRobin Hill Country ParkSeptember 13BerlinGermanyFlughafen TempelhofOctober 2AustinUnited StatesZilker ParkOctober 5Upper DarbyTower TheatreLA PriestOctober 6New York CityRadio City Music HallOctober 7Terminal 5October 9AustinZilker ParkNoneNovember 7MelbourneAustraliaSidney Myer Music BowlMini Mansions & Koi ChildNovember 10SydneySydney Opera HouseMini MansionsNovember 11November 14PerthBelvoir AmphitheatreMini Mansions & Koi ChildNovember 15November 18AdelaideThebarton TheatreMini MansionsNovember 19November 21BrisbaneRiverstageMini Mansions & Koi ChildNovember 24AucklandNew ZealandLogan Campbell CentreSiliconNovember 25WellingtonShed 6
+List of 2016 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and supporting acts.Date (2016)CityCountryVenueSupporting ActsJanuary 29AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music HallJagwar MaJanuary 30ForestBelgiumForest NationalJanuary 31ParisFranceLe ZénithFebruary 3CopenhagenDenmarkFalconer SalenFebruary 4OsloNorwaySentrum SceneFebruary 5StockholmSwedenAnnextFebruary 7HamburgGermanyTheater am GroßmarktFebruary 8BerlinColumbiahalleFebruary 9ColognePalladiumFebruary 11ManchesterUnited KingdomManchester ArenaFebruary 12LondonAlexandra PlaceFebruary 13March 10BogotáColombiaParque Deportivo 222NoneMarch 12São PauloBrazilAutódromo de InterlagosMarch 15LimaPeruGran Parque de la ExposiciónAlvvaysMarch 17Buenos AiresArgentinaTeatro VorterixMarch 18Hipódromo de San IsidroNoneMarch 19SantiagoChileParque O'HigginsApril 19Hong KongChinaMacPherson StadiumApril 21QueenstownSingaporeThe Star TheatreApril 23Kuala LumpurMalaysiaKL LivePastel LiteApril 25TokyoJapanZepp TokyoNoneApril 26OsakaNanba HatchApril 29JakartaIndonesiaSenayan South Parking LotBarasuaraMay 28KentonUnited KingdomPowderham CastleNoneJune 2BarcelonaSpainParc del FòrumJune 4DublinIrelandRoyal Hospital KilmainhamJune 9ChicagoUnited StatesUIC PavilionBenjamin BookerJune 10ManchesterGreat Stage ParkNoneJune 11TorontoCanadaWoodbine ParkJune 12MontrealBell CentreBenjamin BookerJune 14BrooklynUnited StatesProspect Park BandshellNoneJune 15June 16ColumbiaMerriweather Post PavilionM83 (Co-headliner)June 17DoverDover Motor SpeedwayNoneJune 25PiltonUnited KingdomWorthy FarmJune 29GdyniaPolandGdynia-Kosakowo AirportJuly 1RoskildeDenmarkDyrskuepladsenJuly 2WerchterBelgiumFestivalparkJuly 3BelfortFranceMalsaucy PeninsulaJuly 4LyonAncient Theatre of Fourvière RomanJuly 5MilanItalyMercati GeneraliJuly 8LisbonPortugalAlgés SeafrontJuly 9BilbaoSpainKobeta MendiJuly 11Rishon LeZionIsraelLive ParkJagwar MaJuly 14OstravaCzech RepublicDolní oblast VítkoviceNoneJuly 15GräfenhainichenGermanyFerropolisAugust 27Los AngelesUnited StatesExposition ParkAugust 28PortlandTom McCall Waterfront ParkAugust 31MorrisonRed Rocks AmphitheatreMac DeMarcoSeptember 2BerkeleyWilliam Randolph Hearst Greek TheatreUnknown Mortal OrchestraSeptember 3September 4SeattleMemorial StadiumNoneSeptember 8Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los DeportesCLUBZSeptember 10MonterreyAuditorio Banamex +List of 2017 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and supporting acts.Date (2017)CityCountryVenueSupporting ActsJanuary 26BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane ShowgroundsNoneJanuary 28MelbourneFootscray Community Arts CentreJanuary 30AucklandNew ZealandAlbert ParkFebruary 3AdelaideAustraliaHart's MillFebruary 4SydneySydney College of the ArtsFebruary 5FremantleEsplanade ReserveJuly 27Port ChesterUnited StatesCapitol TheatreLord FascinatorJuly 29New York CityRandall's Island ParkNone +List of 2018 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and supporting acts.Date (2018)CityCountryVenueSupporting ActsJuly 12MadridSpainIFEMANoneJuly 15LondonUnited KingdomGunnersbury ParkJuly 20ChicagoUnited StatesUnion ParkJuly 22MartindaleCool River RanchAugust 18ChibaJapanMakuhari MesseAugust 19OsakaMaishimaOctober 12PerrisUnited StatesMoreno BeachOctober 14OaklandMiddle Harbor Shoreline Park
Notes
At the Desert Daze show on October 12, 2018, Tame Impala was only able to play 3 songs before the show was cancelled due to a lightning storm.
Setlists
2015 Setlist This setlist is from the August 7, 2015 concert in Los Angeles. It does not represent all of the concerts for the duration of the tour.
"Intro" "Let It Happen" "Mind Mischief" "Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind?" "Why Won't They Talk to Me?" "It Is Not Meant to Be" "The Moment" "Elephant" "Be Above It" "Eventually" "Oscilly" "'Cause I'm a Man" "The Less I Know the Better" "Alter Ego" "Apocalypse Dreams" Encore "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" "Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control"
2016 Setlist This setlist is from the July 17, 2016 concert in Dover. It does not represent all of the concerts for the duration of the tour.
Intro
"Nangs" "Let It Happen" "Mind Mischief" "Why Won't You make Up Your Mind?" "Why Won't They Talk to Me?" "The Moment" "Elephant" "The Less I Know the Better" "Daffodils" (Mark Ronson Cover) "Eventually" "Alter Ego" "Oscilly" "Apocalypse Dreams" "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" "New Person, Same Old Mistakes"
2017-18 Setlist This setlist is from the July 29, 2017 concert in New York City. It does not represent all of the concerts for the duration of the tour.
Intro
"Nangs" "Let It Happen" "Sundown Syndrome" "The Moment" "Mind Mischief" "Why Won't They Talk to Me?" "Elephant" "Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind?" "The Less I Know the Better" "Eventually" "Alter Ego" "Love/Paranoia" "Apocalypse Dreams" Encore "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" "New Person, Same Old Mistakes"
Live Band
Kevin Parker – lead vocals, guitar Dominic Simper – guitar, synthesiser, keyboards (2010–present) Jay Watson – synthesiser, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Julien Barbagallo – drums, percussion, backing vocals Cam Avery – bass guitar, synthesiser, backing vocals
Accolades In 2016, the Australian leg of the Currents Tour was nominated at the ARIA Awards for Best Australian Live Act.
Footnotes
References