Ok, so it might not be on the Arcade Fire and Spoon level, but it’s still pretty damn good.
As if it doesn’t have enough upcoming tour dates with equally awesome openers (The Antlers, Beach House, etc.), The National will team up with Arcade Fire collaborator and solo extraordinaire Owen Pallett this fall for yet another leg of U.S. tour dates. This particular trek, which kicks off on September 24th in Montclair, New Jersey, will see the two acts playing in areas often left out of the normal touring route — Orlando, Indianapolis, Raleigh, and Tempe are among the cities getting some love. Basically, Florida, you now have no room to complain.
The National will of course be touring in support of its chart topping fifth studio album High Violet, while Owen Pallett will be playing behind the masterful Heartland. So, at the very least, you’ll have a chance to check out two album of the year candidates from a live perspective.
Tickets go on sale starting Friday, June 4th via Ticketmaster.com.
The National 2010 Tour Dates:
06/02 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues ^
06/03 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues ^
06/04 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory ^
06/05 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory ^
06/06 – Washington, DC @ DAR Constitution Hall ^
06/08 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall ^
06/09 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall ^
06/11 – Manchester, UK @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
06/16 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall ^
06/18 – Buffalo, NY @ Albright-Knox Gallery $
06/26 – Pilton, UK @ Glastonbury Music Festival
07/01-04 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival
07/06 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
07/07 – Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli
07/08 – Hamburg, DE @ Stadtpark @
07/09 – Brighton, UK @ Corn Exchange
07/12 – Lyon, FR @ Les Nuits De Fourviere
07/13 – Lyon, FR @ Les Nuits De Fourviere
07/14 – Munich, DE @ Dachau Musiksommer
07/16 – Southwold, UK @ Latitude Festival
07/17-18 – Lisbon, PT @ Super Bock Super Rock
07/27 – Brooklyn, NY @ Celebrate Brooklyn %
07/31 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
08/02 – Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion ^
08/03 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Theatre ^
08/04 – Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theatre ^
08/05 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue ^
08/06 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue ^
08/08 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/11 – Oslo, NO @ Oya Festival
08/13 – Gothenburg, SE @ Way Out West Festival
08/14 – Haldren, DE @ Haldren Pop Festival
08/15 – St. Malo, FR @ La Route Du Rock Festival
08/17 – Graz, AU @ Kasematten Schlossberg %
08/18 – Vienna, AT @ Arena &
08/20 – Lausanne, CH @ For Noise Festival
08/21 – Hasselt, BE @ Pukkelpop
08/22 – Biddinghuizen, NL @ Lowlands Festival
09/03-05 – Stradbally, IE @ Electric Picnic
09/09 – Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl +
09/10 – Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl +
09/11 – Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Amphitheater !
09/24 – Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theatre *
09/25 – Homestead, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall *
09/27 – Louisville, KY @ Brown Theatre *
09/29 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater *
10/02 – Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Egyptian Room *
10/04 – Raleigh, NC @ Raleigh Memorial Auditorium *
10/06 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues *
10/08 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues *
10/09 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues *
10/10 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/13 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre *
10/14 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre *
10/16 – Pomona, CA @ Fox Theater *
10/18 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Audiorium *
11/21 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
11/23 – Paris, FR @ Olympia
11/24 – Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy
11/25 – Coventry, UK @ Warwick Arts Centre
11/26 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy
11/27 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Academy
11/30 – London, UK @ Brixton Academy
12/01 – London, UK @ Brixton Academy
^ = w/ The Antlers
$ = w/ Rufus Wainright, Martha Wainwright, & Atlas Sound
@ = w/ Midlake & The Middle East
& = w/ Fanfarlo & The Low Anthem
% = w/ Beach House
+ = w/ The Walkmen
! = w/ Okkervil River
* = w/ Owen Pallett
