In what appears to be the result of either the current $1.80 a gallon prize of gas, or the sole fact The Black Lips are one of the most insanely unpredictable and utterly crazy music outfits around, the Atlanta rockers have unveiled a whole slew of new tour dates that brings the number of upcoming stops eerily close to the title of their upcoming effort.
In support of next month’s release of 200 Million Thousand (February 24th via Vice Records), The Black Lips will soon hit the road for a North American tour that will take the four-piece outfit all across the country until mid-summer. Following the band’s currently ongoing Indian – yes, Indian – and European legs, the Lips will head back home in late February for a hometown performance in Atlanta, before ultimately embarking on a three-month trek, highlighted by a stop at South by Southwest in March. What’s more, Cole Alexander and Co. are already confirmed for this year’s edition of the Pitchfork Music Festival, meaning even more dates are probably still coming.
Tickets for a number of these shows are currently available via Ticketmaster.com.
Black Lips 2009 Tour Dates:
01/16 – Mumbai, IN @ Festival of Noise
01/17 – Pune, IN @ Campus Rock Idols
01/23 – Chennai, IN @ Campus Rock Idols
01/24 – Kolkata, IN @ The Park
01/25 – Bangalore, IN @ Campus Rock Idols
02/03 – Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
02/04 – Rotterdam, NL @ Watt
02/05 – Munich, DE @ 59:1
02/06 – Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg
02/07 – Hamburg, DE @ Molotow
02/08 – Cologne, DE @ Gebaude 9
02/11 – Lille, FR @ Club Aeronef
02/12 – Dijon, FR @ Generiq Festival
02/13 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique
02/14 – Paris, FR @ Super Mon Amour Festival
02/15 – London, UK @ NME Awards
02/16 – Bristol, UK @ Fleece N Firkin
02/17 – Glasgow, UK @ ABC 2
02/18 – Manchester, UK @ Institute
02/19 – Brighton, UK @ Audio
02/26 – Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
02/27 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
03/04 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
03/05 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
03/06 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
03/07 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
03/09 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
03/10 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
03/12 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
03/13 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
03/14 – Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium
03/15 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
03/16 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
03/17 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
03/18 – Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
03/20 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/21 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/23 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
03/25 – Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder
03/26 – Tampa, FL @ Orpheum
03/27 – Miami, FL @ Churchill’s
03/28 – Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds
03/29 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
03/30 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
04/15 – Costa Mesa, CA @ The Detroit Bar
04/16 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
04/17 – Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
04/18 – Tuscon, AZ @ Plush
04/20 – Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep
04/21 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
04/22 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
04/23 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux
04/24 – Portland, OR @ Berbati’s Plan
04/25 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
04/27 – Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall
04/28 – Sacramento, CA @ The Blue Lamp
04/29 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Blue Lagoon
04/30 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
05/01 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater
05/02 – Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
05/03 – Costa Mesa, CA @ The Detroit Bar
07/18 – Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival