The Afghan Whigs Give Away Song and Expand Tour

07/17/2012
. The Afghan Whigs have added six new stops to their upcoming tour of North America and announced a free song download.

The tour will now include shows in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Boston & Philadelphia.

Yesterday the band began offering fans a free download of the song "Lovecrimes" here. Originally released by Frank Ocean in 2011 on his debut mixtape, Nostalgia, Ultra, the track has become a staple of The Afghan Whigs live set since their reformation this year.

"Lovecrimes" is the second new studio recording for The Afghan Whigs, following the release of "See And Don't See" in May.

7/25/12 Melbourne, AUS Hi-Fi Bar
7/26/12 Sydney, AUS Factory Theatre
7/27/12 Byron Bay, AUS Splendour In The Grass � SOLD OUT
8/3/12 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza � SOLD OUT
8/4/12 Chicago, IL Metro � SOLD OUT
8/7/12 Helsinki, FI Circus
8/9/12 Oslo, NO Oya Festival � SOLD OUT
8/10/12 Goteborg, SE Way Out West Festival
8/11/12 Rees-Haldern, GR Haldern Pop Festival � SOLD OUT
8/14/12 Warsaw, PL Palladium
8/15/12 Prague, CZ Lucema Music Bar
8/17/12 Hasselt, BE Pukkelpop
8/19/12 London, UK Koko
9/22/12 New York, NY I'll Be Your Mirror Festival
9/26/12 Boston, MA House Of Blues
9/27/12 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
9/28/12 Washington D.C. 9:30 Club � SOLD OUT
9/29/12 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small's Theatre
10/3/12 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
10/5/12 New York, NY Terminal 5 � SOLD OUT
10/12/12 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Music Festival � SOLD OUT
10/19/12 New Orleans, LA Tipitina's
10/20/12 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
10/21/12 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
10/24/12 Detroit, MI Saint Andrew's Hall - SOLD OUT
10/25/12 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's � SOLD OUT
10/28/12 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theatre
10/30/12 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
11/2/12 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
11/3/12 Seattle, WA Showbox
11/7/12 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
11/9/12 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda