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When the Last Shadow Puppets go on tour, they go on tour in style. The pretty nifty new orchestral pop act from Arctic Monkey Alex Turner and Rascal Miles Kane have giant ambitions for their first trek ever.

The Puppets—whose fine debut, The Age of the Understatement, is out now-- will embark on their first proper tour through the late summer and early fall, with two brief UK runs sandwiching a European trek, followed by a pair of Stateside dates as a cherry on this particular syrup-drenched sundae.

Turner and Kane will be joined not only by a 16-piece orchestra on the outing but by drummer/Understatement producer/Simian Mobile Disco guy James Ford. Arctic Monkeys + Simian Mobile Disco + tour dates = more pun than even we can handle.

Last Shadow Puppets:

08-19 Portsmouth, England - Guildhall
08-20 Oxford, England - New Theatre
08-22 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-24 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-26 Paris, France - Olympia
10-15 Stockholm, Sweden - Circus
10-16 Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega Main Hall
10-17 Berlin, Germany - Tempodrome
10-19 Brussels, Belgium - Cirque Royale
10-20 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
10-22 Glasgow, Scotland - Academy
10-23 Sheffield, England – City Hall
10-26 London, England – Hammersmith Apollo
10-30 New York, NY - Grand Ballroom
11-03 Los Angeles, CA - Mayan Theatre