The Decemberists Announce North American Tour

Idiosyncratic indie rock band The Decemberists has announced the first leg of their North American tour – which will start in Los Angeles, CA, on May 19th, work its way to New York, NY, and will end mid-June at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee. Their tour, so named “A Short Fazed Novel”, will be in support of their upcoming album, The Hazards of Love, which will be released on March 24.

From their official website:

Cutting straight to the chase: we Decemberists are pleased (and not just pleased, but pleased) to announce, here in 72 dpi glory, the dates of Phase One of the “A Short Fazed Hovel” Tour 2009. Before we throw those dates out, we feel it important to remind you that the online ticket pre-sale  currently underway (except for Boston and Philly, whose pre-sales will start Wednesday). Click HERE to get going on that!

May 19 – Hollywood Palladium – Los Angeles, CA
May 20 – Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
May 21 – McDonald Theater – Eugene, OR
May 24 – Wilma Theatre – Missoula, MT
May 26 – Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO
May 27 – Uptown Theater – Kansas City, MO
May 29 – Riverside Theater – Milwaukee, WI
May 31 – The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
June 1 – Lifestyle Communities Pavilion – Columbus, OH
June 3 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
June 4 – Memorial Auditorium – Raleigh, NC
June 5 – The National – Richmond, VA
June 6 – Tower Theatre – Upper Darby, PA
June 9 – Bank of America Pavillion – Boston, MA
June 10 – Radio City Music Hall – New York, NY
June 11-14 – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival – Manchester, TN

Are any of these tour stops near you?

Source: Decemberists.com/News
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