Swans frontman Michael Gira has announced an impressive run of solo live dates this April and May, taking in the UK and a number of venues across Europe. As of yet, there's no word on whether these will accompany the release of new solo material, but it's a very thorough run of dates regardless.

The tour runs as follows:

APRIL
4th - Dublin, Button Factory
5th - Belfast, Black Box
6th - Glasgow, St. Andrew's Church in the Square
7th - London, Cafe Oto

9th - Paris, Le Point Ephemere
10th - Amsterdam, Paradiso Upstairs
11th - Kortrijk, De Kreun
12th - Tilburg, Roadburn Festival - Midi Theatre
14th - Copenhagen, Loppen
15th - Aalborn, Studenterhuset
17th - Oslo, John Dee Club inside Rockafeller
18th - Stavanger, Cementen
19th - Stockholm, Debaser Slussen
21st - Helsinki, Korjaamo Culture Factory
22nd - Berlin, Roter Saloon inside Volksbuhne
23rd - Vienna, Chelsea Club
25th - Lausanne, Le Bourg
26th - Dudingen, Cafe Bad Bonn
27th - Ravenna, Bronson Club
28th - Florence, Sala Vanni
29th - Rome, Chiesa Evangelica Metodista

MAY
1st - Zurich, Exil