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2007 was a bit of a slow year for Beck. Though he dropped a "Timebomb" on us all unexpected-like and made nice with Jack and Meg for that "Conquest" single, the prolific funkateer mostly kept to himself and kept the rest of us guessing.

But it's 2008 now, and the information keeps pouring in. First there was the reissue of his finest hour to date, 1996's Odelay. Then there's the follow-up to The Information, which Beck is working on with Danger Mouse. And, now, Beck's lined up a nice little tour for himself, with a mess of European festival dates in June and July followed by a run through the States in August and September.

Apart from hitting Outside Lands, Bumbershoot, and Austin City Limits, he'll headline a gig at the Hollywood Bowl in September at which Spoon and MGMT will also appear. And find some time to tell us what the hell this was, right? 'Cause we are dying over here.

Beck:

06-25 Arendal, Norway - Hove Festival
06-27 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
06-28 St. Gallen, Switzerland - St. Gallen Festival
06-30 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
07-04 London, England - Hyde Park (O2 Wireless Festival)
07-06 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter Festival
07-07 Paris, France - Olympia
07-09 Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
08-22 San Francisco, CA - Golden Gate Park (Outside Lands Festival)
08-30 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
09-20 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl ^
09-27 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival)

^ with Spoon, MGMT