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Tonight, August 21, in the biggest little city in the world, the planet's biggest little funkateer (who isn't Prince), Beck, will embark on the first leg of his two-part North American tour. The jaunt sees Beck staying awfully close to the West Coast through the rest of August. When he picks back up again in mid-September, he'll bring the noise (and also, presumably, the funk) to a wide swath of the rest of the continent.

Hot young things MGMT will support on a good portion of the dates. UPDATE: Looks like Devendra Banhart's opening the show in Reno tonight!

Of course, none of this would be possible without the motivating effects of Modern Guilt, Beck's still-fresh LP from this summer. And, though Europe may be shut out on the touring tip this time out, they've recently been shot through with a "Gamma Ray" courtesy of Beck and one Jay Reatard. Careful where you point that thing, dudes!

Beck:

08-21 Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Resort and Casino !
08-22 San Francisco, CA - Golden Gate Park (Outside Lands Festival)
08-24 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater *
08-27 Victoria, British Columbia - Royal Theatre #
08-28 Vancouver, British Columbia - Orpheum Theater #
08-30 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
09-19 San Diego, CA - Street Scene Festival
09-20 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl $%
09-22 Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theater %
09-23 Albuquerque, NM - Kiva Auditorium %
09-25 El Paso, TX - Abraham Chavez Theatre %
09-27 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival)
09-29 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater %
10-02 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom %
10-03 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom %
10-05 Toronto, Ontario - Sound Academy %
10-06 Montreal, Quebec - St. Denis Theatre %
10-09 New York, NY - United Palace %
10-10 New York, NY - United Palace

! with Devendra Banhart
* with Cold War Kids
# with Band of Horses
$ with Spoon
% with MGMT