The Saturday Show
Welcome to the Saturday Show!! We’ve got great new music on the show today to keep you warm, especially since it was so so cold this week. These are the songs that will get you through the winter that you can picture yourself dancing to all summer long at festivals and outdoor free shows. And don’t forget to check out BTR on Facebook, Twitter, tumblr, Instagram, Pinterest, and SoundCloud.
Sam Amidon
1/27 – Mitchell Library – Glasgow, UK
3/24 – The Mothlight – Asheville, NC
3/27 – Big Ears Festival – Knoxville, TN
4/15 – Handelsbeurs Concertzaal – Gent, Belgium
4/16 – The Reflector – Liege, Belgium
4/17 – Botanique – Brussels, Belgium
4/18 – Rockhal – Luxembourg, Luxembourg
4/19 – Paradiso Noord – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dan Deacon
1/22 – The Aurora – Sydney, Australia
1/26 – Laneway Festival – Auckland, New Zealand
2/16 – Islington Assembly Hall – London, UK
2/18 – Divan du Monde – Paris, France
2/19 – Paradiso Noord – Amsterdam, Netherlands
2/20 – Schwuz – Berlin, Germany
2/25 – Rough Trade – Brooklyn, NY
2/27 – Eagle Rock Center for the Arts – Los Angeles, CA
2/28 – The Chapel – San Francisco, CA
Panda Bear
3/4 – Electric Brixton – London, UK
3/5 – Botanique – Sint Joost Ten Node, Belgium
3/6 – La Gaite Lyrique – Paris, France
3/10 – Certain People – Berlin, Germany
4/10 – Coachella – Indio, CA
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