Tour announcements steadily fill up our inbox. We are doing our best to keep you up-to-date on concert announcements in Wisconsin…but what about those bands whose tour buses pass through our state without stopping to taste the cheese or slam a PBR? With each tour announcement we hold our breath, click and then….*sigh* when we have to drive out of state to catch a number of great bands.

You’d think Smart Studios loving Chris Walla would have veered the Death Cab in the direction of Madison (or at least Milwaukee) in support of Narrow Stairs (due May 13th via Atlantic Records). Alas, that’s not the case. The Chicago date (plus others) will receive support from Rogue Wave, another recent See You Next Time honoree.

Death Cab for Cutie Tour Dates:

04-18 Bremerton, WA – Admiral Theatre *
04-19 Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre *
04-21 Arcata, CA – Van Dozer Theatre at Humbolt State *
04-22 Davis, CA – Freeborn Hall at UC Davis *
04-23 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore *
04-24 Las Vegas, NV – The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel #
04-26 Indio, CA – Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
05-09 Providence, RI – Providence Piers !
05-10 Boston, MA – Bank of America Pavilion !$
05-24 Bend, OR – Les Schwab Amphitheater ^
05-25 George, WA – The Gorge (Sasquatch!)
05-26 Lehi, UT – Thanksgiving Point %
05-28 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre %
06-02 Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theatre %
06-03 Chicago, IL – Millenium Park Pritzker Pavilion %
06-06 Montreal, Quebec – Jacques Cartier Pier %
06-07 Toronto, Ontario – Olympic Island %+
06-09 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion %
06-10 Brooklyn, NY – McCarren Park Pool
06-12 Philadelphia, PA – Mann Center for the Performing Arts
06-13 Cleveland, OH – Plain Dealer Pavilion %
06-14 Indianapolis, IN – The Lawn at White River State
06-15 Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo
06-17 Grand Prairie, TX – Nokia Theatre %
06-19 Mesa, AZ – Mesa Amphitheatre
06-21 Berkley, CA – Greek Theatre
07-27 Pemberton, British Columbia – Pemberton Festival
08-09 Tokyo, Japan – Summer Sonic Festival
08-10 Osaka, Japan – Summer Sonic Festival

* with the Cave Singers
# with Tegan and Sara
! with Amanda Palmer (of the Dresden Dolls)
$ with Bob Mould, Presidents of the United States of America
^ with the Decemberists
% with Rogue Wave
+ with Stars, Young Galaxy

via Pitchfork

Myspace: Death Cab For Cutie

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