Metric Announce Western Canadian Shows

Metric have added Canadian dates in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Kelowna, B.C. to their tour itinerary.

Singer/keyboardist Emily Haines, guitarist Jimmy Shaw, drummer Joules Scott-Key and bassist Josh Winstead are touring in support of this year's Polaris Music Prize short listed Fantasies. They'll return to Canada to play Canadian shows in October after gigging through Australia and Japan.

Metric fans can get tickets in a pre-sale that starts Wednesday through the band's website. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.

You can see Metric here:

Sept. 16 Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre w/ Phoenix
Sept. 26 Brisbane, Australia @ City Botanic Gardens (Parklife)
Sept. 27 Perth, Australia @ Wellington Street (Parklife)
Sept. 28 Perth, Australia @ Capitol
Sept. 30 Sydney, Australia @ Metro
Oct. 2 Melbourne, Australia @ Billboard
Oct. 3 Melbourne, Australia @ Exhibition Street (Parklife)
Oct. 4 Sydney, Australia @ Moore Park (Parklife)
Oct. 5 Adelaide, Australia @ Parklife
Oct. 7 Tokyo, Japan @ Club Quattro
Oct. 15 Kitchener, ON @ Centre In The Square
Oct. 16 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
Oct. 19 Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Civic Centre
Oct. 20-21 Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
Oct. 23 London, ON @ Centennial Hall
Oct. 24 Hamilton, ON @ Wentworth Room at Hamilton Convention Centre
Oct. 28 Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre
Oct. 29 Saskatoon, SK @ Odeon Event Centre