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For nearly all of the dates on his North American fall tour, folk-rock legend and Godfather of many styles Neil Young has invited the likes of Death Cab for Cutie and Wilco to take the warm-up spots. Death Cab goes first, with dates running from mid-October to early November, and Wilco takes the reins for the tour's second leg in late November and early December. Then there's a lone Chicago date where their slot has yet to be filled.

UPDATE: Death Cab are NOT playing the October 21 show in Everett, Washington.

Maybe then they'll all get together to make an album a la Mirror Ball, right?

In related news, a recent Billboard.com report suggests Wilco is shooting for a spring release for their follow-up to the sorta Youngian Sky Blue Sky. Death Cab, who recently added some dates of their own, appear on the forthcoming soundtrack to Choke.

And ol' Neil is gearing up for yet another Farm Aid, this time with Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, and Kenny Chesney in Mansfield, Massachussetts on September 20. Don't forget, it's for a good cause.

Neil Young, Death Cab, Everest:
 
10-14 St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
10-16 Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre   
10-18 Regina, Saskatchewan - Brandt Centre
10-19 Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
10-21 Everett, WA - Comcast Arena at Everett (UPDATE: NO DEATH CAB!)
10-22 Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
10-29 San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
10-30 Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
11-01 Reno, NV - Events Center
11-04 Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
11-05 Omaha, NE - Qwest Center

Neil Young, Wilco, Everest:

11-29 Halifax, Nova Scotia - Metro Centre
12-01 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
12-02 Ottawa, Ontario - Scotia Bank Place
12-04 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
12-07 Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
12-12 Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum
12-15 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden

Neil Young:

08-19 Berlin, Germany - Zitadelle
08-21 Zurich, Switzerland - Hallenstadion
08-23 Coburg, Germany - Schlossplatz
09-20 Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center (Farm Aid)
12-09 Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena

Wilco:

08-18 Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden *
08-20 Boise, ID - Eagle Knoll Winery *
08-21 Spokane, WA - INB Performing Arts Center *
08-23 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater *
08-24 San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival
08-30 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic Festival
09-02 Valencia, Spain - Heineken Green Space (Jeff Tweedy solo)
09-03 Mallorca, Spain - Palma Auditorium (Jeff Tweedy solo)
09-04 Altea, Spain - Palau Altea (Jeff Tweedy solo)
09-06 Murcia, Spain - Auditorio Murcia (Jeff Tweedy solo)

* with Fleet Foxes

Death Cab for Cutie:

08-18 Newtown, Australia - The Enmore *
08-19 Sydney, Australia - Oxford Arts Factory (MySpace show)
08-20 Fremantle, Australia - Metropolis *
08-22 Fortitude Valley, Australia - The Tivoli *
09-01 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot
10-03 Boston, MA - Agganis Arena
10-04 Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theater
10-05 Atlantic City, NJ - Showboat Casino Hotel
10-06 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
10-08 Columbus, OH - LC Outdoor Amphitheater
10-11 Green Bay, WI - OKOBOS Festival
10-12 Champaign, IL - Assembly (University of Illinois)
10-13 St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
10-26 New Orleans, LA - Voodoo Music Experience
11-12 Belfast, Northern Ireland - St. George's Market
11-13 Dublin, Ireland - Ambassador Theatre
11-14 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange
11-15 Nottingham, England - Rock City
11-16 Bristol, England - Colston Hall
11-17 Sheffield, England - Carling Academy
11-19 London, England - Alexandria Palace
11-20 The Hague, Netherlands - Crossing Border Festival
11-21 Munich, Germany - Muffathalle
11-22 Brussels, Belgium - Les Halles
11-23 Paris, France - Bataclan
11-24 Bielefeld, Germany - Ringlokschupen
11-25 Berlin, Germany - Admiralpalast

* with An Horse