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Don't you worry, Europe, you'll get your "Glitter and Doom" this year too. Sly devil Tom Waits has extended his so-named tour with the addition of 15 dates on the continent spanning seven cities. This second round of gigs begins July 12 in San Sebastián, Spain, and includes the inaugural Waits forays into Spain and the Czech Republic.

The singer/trivia buff must first, of course, wrap his U.S. jaunt, which kicks off June 17 in Phoenix. And hey, here's the fine band you'll find backing Mr. Waits on all dates this spring and summer: Larry Taylor (upright bass), Patrick Warren (keyboards), Omar Torrez (guitars), Vincent Henry (woodwinds), and Casey Waits (drums and percussion).

As Waits mentioned in yesterday's self-interview, "They play with racecar precision and they are all true conjurers. I'm doing songs with them I've never attempted outside the studio. They are all multi-instrumentalists and they polka like real men." And that, as we all know, is a feat not to be taken lightly.

Glitter, Doom, and you:

06-17 Phoenix, AZ - Orpheum
06-18 Phoenix, AZ - Orpheum
06-20 El Paso, TX - Plaza Theatre
06-22 Houston, TX - Jones Hall
06-23 Dallas, TX - Palladium
06-25 Tulsa, OK - Brady Theatre
06-26 St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
06-28 Columbus, OH - Ohio Theatre
06-29 Knoxville, TN - Civic Theatre
07-01 Jacksonville, FL - Moran Theatre
07-02 Mobile, AL - Saenger Theatre
07-03 Birmingham, AL - Alabama Theatre
07-05 Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
07-12 San Sebastián, Spain - Auditorium Kursaal
07-14 Barcelona, Spain - Auditorium Forum
07-15 Barcelona, Spain - Auditorium Forum
07-17 Milan, Italy - Teatro Degli Arcimboldi
07-18 Milan, Italy - Teatro Degli Arcimboldi
07-19 Milan, Italy - Teatro Degli Arcimboldi
07-21 Prague, Czech Republic - KCP
07-22 Prague, Czech Republic - KCP
07-24 Paris, France - Grand Rex
07-25 Paris, France - Grand Rex
07-27 Edinburgh, Scotland - Playhouse
07-28 Edinburgh, Scotland - Playhouse
07-30 Dublin, Ireland - The Ratcellar at Phoenix Park
07-31 Dublin, Ireland - The Ratcellar at Phoenix Park
08-01 Dublin, Ireland - The Ratcellar at Phoenix Park