Sometimes a slew of artists decide to pack the road all at the same time. And while this may present an economic problem of "where am I going to find the money to see everybody," it also creates an opportunity to see great band after great band within a fairly short time frame. With that in mind, let's do a big tour date drop, with a focus on the upcoming Spoon tour (w/ Deerhunter), the Beach House tour (w/ Washed Out on select dates) and The Thermals tour. Out of the three, my money is on Beach House for best show, just because I don't see how Teen Dreams could be any less magical live. Enjoy.
Spoon 2010 Tour Dates:
03/17 - Austin, TX @ Stubbs (SXSW)
03/18 - New Orleans, LA @ Republic *#
03/19 - Birmingham, AL @ Workplay Soundstage *#
03/20 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle *#
03/22 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *#
03/23 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *#
03/24 - Richmond, VA @ The National *#
03/26 - New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall *#
03/27 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues *#
03/29 - Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy *#
03/30 - Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre *#
04/01 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom *^
04/02 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *^
04/03 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *^
04/05 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *^
04/06 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *^
04/07 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue *^
04/09 - Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre *^
04/10 - Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre *^
04/11 - Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre *^
04/13 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater *^
* = w/ Deerhunter
# = w/ Royal Oak w/ The Strange Boys
^ = w/ Micachu & the Shapes
Beach House 2010 Tour Dates:
01/24 - Park City, UT @ UT Sundance Festival Show
01/26 - New York, NY @ Bell House
02/10 - Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts
02/11 - Manchester, UK @ Islighton Mill
02/12 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
02/13 - Dublin, IE @ Whelans
02/14 - Belfast, IE @ Speakeasy
02/16 - Cardiff, UK @ Cardiff Arts Centre
02/17 - London, UK @ Bush Hall
02/18 - Lile, FR @ L’Aéronef Club
02/19 - Saint-Malo, FR @ La Route du Rock
02/20 - Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie
02/21 - Ghent, BE @ Vooruit
02/22 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique
02/23 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
02/24 - Groningen, NL @ Vera
02/25 - Berlin, DE @ Roter Salon
02/26 - Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
02/27 - Stockholm, SE @ Debaser
02/28 - Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret
03/02 - Gothenburg, SE @ Pusterviksbaren
03/03 - Hamburg, DE @ Molotov
03/04 - Leipzig, DE @ UT Connwitz
03/05 - Munich, DE @ Feierwerk
03/06 - Zurich, DE @ Abart
03/08 - Newcastle, UK @ The Sage *
03/09 - Edinburgh, UK @ The Queens Hall *
03/11 - Brighton, UK @ The Corn Exchange *
03/12 - Coventry, UK @ Warwick Arts Centre *
03/13 - London, UK @ Roundhouse *
03/14 - London, UK @ Roundhouse *
03/17 - Lisbon, PT @ Lux Fragil
03/18 - Guimarães, PT @ Centro Cultural Vila Flor
03/26 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat #
03/27 - Middletown, PA @ Wesleyan #
03/28 - Boston, MA @ Paradise #
04/01 - Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room #
04/02 - Chicago, IL @ Metro #
04/03 - Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst #
04/04 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Centre #
04/05 - Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room #
04/06 - Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Saloon #
04/07 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater #
04/09 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux #
04/10 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge #
04/12 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos #
04/14 - San Francisco, CA @ Bimbos #
04/15 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ Downtown Brewing Co. #
04/19 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room %
04/21 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater %
04/23 - Houston, TX @ Walters %
04/24 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon %
04/25 - Tallahassee, FL @ Engine Room %
04/27 - Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree %
04/28 - Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge %
04/29 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl %
04/30 - Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle %
05/01 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat’s Cradle %
05/06 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall %
05/07 - Philadelphia, PA @ Philadelphia First Unitarian Sanctuary %
* = w/ Grizzly Bear
# = w/ Bachelorette
% = w/ Washed Out
The Thermals 2010 Tour Dates:
02/05 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall *
02/06 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Velvet Jones *
02/07 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern *
02/09 - Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar *
02/11 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour *
02/12 - Berkley, CA @ Lower Sprout Plaza *
02/13 - San Jose, CA @ Blank Club *
03/07 - Brisbane, AU @ Lost Weekend Festival
03/09 - Sydney, AU @ Oxford Art Factory
03/10 - Armidale, AU @ TBA
03/11 - Wollongong, AU @ Wollongong University
03/12 - Newcastle, AU @ Newcastle University
04/07 - Orlando, FL @ Social ^
04/08 - Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder ^
04/09 - Gainseville, FL @ Rion Ballroom ^
04/12 - Willmington, NC @ The Soapbox ^
04/13 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle ^
04/15 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church ^
04/16 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar ^
04/17 - Hamden, CT @ The Space ^
04/18 - Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East ^
04/20 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl
* = w/ Thao with the Get Down Stay Down
^ = w/ Past Lives
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