Montreal’s Stars continue their 2016 monthly cover series. For July the band has revealed a cover of Beyonce’s “Hold Up”. “Why did we cover this Beyonce song?’ the band explained. “Because we love it. Because she’s the queen of pop and we’re not. Because it’s, very oddly, right in Torq’s singing range. We don’t know. We don’t know anything anymore … At least there’s this: A song about love. It’s all we’ve ever had. It is all we will ever have. And we are fools to have counted on anything else. Happy last summer on earth everyone. Beyonce has got you.”

Stars are currently in the studio working on a new album and will be touring throughout summer. Stars band mates Amy Millan and Evan Cranley are also currently doing some summer dates in Broken Social Scene.

STARS TOUR DATES
8/12 – Niagra-On-The-Lake, ON Canada – Jackson Triggs Amphitheatre
8/13 – Sudbury, ON Canada – Up Here Festival
9/16 – Fredericton, NB Canada – Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE TOUR DATES
9/1 – 9/4 – Larmer Tree Gardens, Dorset – End of the Road Festival
9/2 – 9/4 – Stradbally Hall Co Laois, Ireland – Electric Picnic