The Decemeberists are to emabrk on their first leg of their interestingly titled “Popes of Pendarvia” World** Tour 2011 which will tie in with the release of their new album The King is Dead. They kick off on 25th January at the Beacon Theatre,New York and head on over to Ireland and the UK in March so book early!
Found this video recently, seemed like a good time to share it:
Tour Dates:
January 25, Beacon Theatre, New York, NY*
January 28, House of Blues, Boston, MA*
January 29, House of Blues, Boston, MA*
January 31, Olympia De Montreal, Montreal, Canada*
February 1, Sound Academy, Toronto, Canada*
February 2, Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI*
Feburary 4, Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL*
February 5, Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee, WI#
February 6, State Theatre, Minneapolis, MN#
February 7, Uptown Theatre, Kansas City, MO#
February 9, Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO#
February 10, Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO#
February 12, The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA#
February 13, House of Blues-San Diego, San Diego, CA#
February 14, Fox Theater, Oakland, CA#
February 18, Paramount Ballroom, Seattle, WA#
February 19, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR#
* with Wye Oak
# with Mountain Man
Tickets will go onsale to the public beginning Friday 19th Novemeber at 10am ET.
March 4, Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland
March 5, ABC, Glasgow, UK
March 7, Birmingham Institute, Birmingham, UK
March 8, Bristol Academy, Bristol, UK
March 10, Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK
March 11, Leeds Academy, Leeds, UK
March 13, Trix, Antwerp, Belgium
March 14, Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
March 16, Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK
public sales begin November 19th at 9am.
**in their own words: Maybe not the ENTIRE world, or anything, but you get the idea. Sounds better.
Also: The Decemberists will be playing Conan on TBS on Thursday 18th Nov where they will be joined on stage by none other than the inimitable Ms Gillian Welch.
Other Decemberists News:
Colin Meloy to release Children’s Books
The Decemberists New Album