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Sometimes "Why?" is a desperate interrogation, e.g. "Why must my bandmates and I have the mumps, forcing us to cancel shows?" Other times, "Why?" is almost exclamatory, e.g. "Why, how wonderful that our band has scheduled months' worth of new tour dates!"

The latter is the case for Yoni Wolf and his Why? brethren, who appear to be mumps-free and ready to tour. They'll finish their previously reported European shows before heading back across the pond for a North American tour that starts August 29 in San Francisco. On the tour, they'll play dates with Mount Eerie, Tussle, and Black Moth Super Rainbow dude Tobacco. Finally, they'll head back to Europe in October and November.

Why?:

07-10 Dortmund, Germany - FZW
07-12 Dornstadt, Germany - Obtwiesen Festival
07-13 Nijmegen, Netherlands - Valkhof Affaire
07-18 Grafenhainichen, Germany - Ferropolis (Melt! Festival)
07-20 Dour, Belgium - Dour Festival
07-25 Hyere, France - Midi Festival
07-26 Laval, Quebec - 3 Elephants Festival
08-02 Osnabruck, Germany - Lokpop Festival
08-08 Diepholz, Germany - Appletreegarden Festival
08-10 Erlangen, Germany - E-Werk
08-12 Vigo, Spain - Vademecum
08-14 Cologne, Germany - Gebäude 9
08-15 Hamburg, Germany - Uebel und Gefährlich
08-16 Saint-Malo, France - La Route du Rock
08-29 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall %
09-04 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
09-05 Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
09-06 Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture
09-08 Austin, TX - Mohawk *
09-09 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater *
09-11 Pensacola, FL - Sluggo's *
09-12 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds *
09-13 Miami, FL - White Room *
09-14 Orlando, FL - The Social *
09-16 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle *
09-17 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church *
09-18 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
09-19 Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Arts
09-20 Portland, ME - Space Gallery
09-21 Providence, RI - Club Hell
09-22 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa
09-25 Cincinnati, OH - Midpoint Music Festival
09-26 Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge #
09-27 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock #
09-29 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
09-30 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
10-02 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
10-03 Seattle, WA - Vera Project
10-04 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
10-22 Poitiers, France - Confort Moderne
10-23 Saint-Etienne, France - Le Fil
10-24 Dijon, France - La Vapeur
10-25 Paris, France - BB Mix Festival
10-27 Amiens, France - Pirates Cabaret
10-28 Le Havre, France - Electrique
10-29 Rennes, France - L'Antipode
10-30 Nantes, France - Festival Yamoy
10-31 Vendôme, France - Rockomotives
11-01 Dublin, Ireland - Andrews Lane Theatre
11-03 London, England - TBA
11-06 Massy, France - Centre Culturel
11-07 Metz, France - Musique Volante
11-08 Colmar, France - Super Sound Festival
11-11 Berlin, Germany - Maria am Ufer
11-12 Leipzig, Germany - UT Connewitz

% with Tussle
* with Mount Eerie
# with Tobacco