I’m not sure what’s more impressive: Japandroids’ upcoming tour or their performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night.
Let’s evaluate. The newly announced world tour, which launches late this month in Europe and will keep the Vancouver outfit on the road through late April with stops in the UK, Canada, and U.S., follows what was already a boatload of dates to cap off 2009. In fact, at last count, by the time April 24th rolls around, Japandroids will have been on the road for eight of the last ten months. Impressive, right?
Duh, but is it as remarkable as the band’s performance of “Wet Hair” on J-Fal last night? After all, as Taylor Johnson of Music For Ants noted out on Twitter earlier today, “how is it that a few months ago Japandroids said “Wet Hair” was unplayable live and now they’re playing it on national TV? Those rascals.”
Make the decision for yourself.
Video via The Audio Perv.
Japandroids 2010 Tour Dates:
01/23 – Hanover, DE @ Cafe Glocksee
01/25 – Vienna, AT @ Arena
01/26 – Krakow, PL @ RE
01/27 – Warsaw, PL @ Jadlodajnia
01/28 – Poznan, PL @ Eskulap
01/30 – Moscow, RU @ MSPRKT
02/02 – Aarhus, DK @ Musikcafeen
02/03 – Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
02/04 – Lund, SE @ Mejerlet
02/05 – Oslo, NO @ Blaa
02/06 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Slussen
02/08 – Cologne, DE @ Luxor
02/09 – Hamburg, DE @ Molotow
02/10 – Berlin, DE @ Bang Bang Club
02/11 – Munich, DE @ 59TO1
02/12 – Offenbach, DE @ Hafen 2
02/13 – Munster, DE @ Gleis 22
02/15 – Paris, FR @ Le Point Ephemere
02/16 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
02/17 – Nijmegen, NL @ Merleyn
02/18 – Leuven, BE @ Stuk
02/19 – Diksmuide, BE @ 4AD
02/20 – Lille, FR @ La Peniche
02/22 – Brighton, UK @ The Freebutt
02/23 – London, UK @ ICA
02/24 – Leeds, UK @ Cockpit 3
02/25 – Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute
02/26 – Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts
02/27 – Liverpool, UK @ Korova
03/17-21 Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/24 – Oxford, MS @ Proud Larrys *
03/25 – Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree *
03/26 – Nashville, TN @ The End *
03/27 – Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor *
03/29 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel ^
03/30 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Barbary ^
03/31 – Boston, MA @ Middle East Downstairs ^
04/01 – New York City, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
04/02 – Montreal, QC @ Il Motore ^
04/03 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern ^
04/05 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig #
04/06 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
04/07 – Champaign, IL @ High Dive
04/08 – Indianapolis, IN @ Radio Radio
04/09 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
04/10 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
04/12 – Columbia, MO @ Mojo’s
04/13 – Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
04/15 – Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar
04/19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space
04/21 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
04/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
04/23 – San Francisco, CA @ Independent
04/24 – Salem, OR @ Willamette University
* = w/ A Sunny Day In Glasgow
^ = w/ Love Is All
# = w/ Bear In Heaven
