Death Cab For Cutie released their ninth studio album, Thank You For Today, just over a month ago and on Thursday the Seattle indie rockers made a special stop in L.A. before embarking on a massive fall tour that sees them traversing the country for the rest of the year.
Though the band has been together for over 20 years and has racked up some impressive accolades in that time, including six Grammy nominations, there's one thing Ben Gibbard and company hadn't done: played on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
That changed on Thursday (September 20), when Death Cab For Cutie made their Ellen debut and performed the new album's lead single, "Gold Rush."
Watch the performance below.
Death Cab For Cutie kick off their extensive tour today (September 21). Check out a full list of tour dates below.
Death Cab For Cutie Tour Dates
September
21 – Las Vegas, Nev. @ Life is Beautiful Music & Art Festival
24 – Eugene, Ore. @ Hult Center for the Performing Arts
25 – Portland, Ore. @ Keller Auditorium
27 – Berkeley, Calif. @ Greek Theatre Berkeley
28 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
29 – Phoenix, Ariz. @ The Van Buren
October
01 – Dallas, Texas @ Bomb Factory
02 – Kansas City, Mo. @ Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
03 – Madison, Wis. @ The Sylvee
05 – St. Paul, Minn. @ Palace Theatre
06 – St. Paul, Minn. @ Palace Theatre
07 – Chicago, Ill. @ Auditorium Theatre
09 – Upper Darby, Pa. @ Tower Theatre
10 – Upper Darby, Pa. @ Tower Theatre
12 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Kings Theatre
13 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Kings Theatre
14 – Boston, Mass. @ Boch Wang Theatre
15 – Boston, Mass. @ Boch Wang Theatre
17 – Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem
18 – Charlottesville, Va. @ Sprint Pavilion
19 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Coca Cola Roxy Theater
20 – St. Augustine, Fla. @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre
22 – Miami, Fla. @ The Fillmore Miami Beach
23 – Orlando, Fla. @ Hard Rock Live
November
10 – Santiago, Chile @ Fauna Primavera
11 – Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Personal Fest 2018
15 – São Paulo, Brazil @ Popload Festival
18 – Mexico City, Mexico @ Corona Capital 2018
December
02 – Chicago, Ill. @ Aragon Ballroom
03 – Indianapolis, Ind. @ Murat Theatre
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