M83, Ulrich Schnauss Announce U.S. Tour

Ever since M83's first North American tour this past September, we've been making angel silhouettes in a vast, snow-peppered field, just hoping that the band will come back to play for us again. We really don't have much to do. Anyway, in support of his latest French delicacy, Before the Dawn Heals Us, Anthony Gonzalez will be taking M83 through France starting this month before traversing the political divide in April. The tour will consist of 14 North American shows, concluding with a spot at the Coachella festival in Indio, Calif., where they will be performing alongside every goddamn band in the universe.

Though Before the Dawn Heals Us was recorded as a solo project by Gonzalez after the departure of collaborator Nicolas Fromageau, M83 will be repeating last fall's touring outfit as a four-piece. And in symbolic display of European unity, shoetronic German act Ulrich Schnauss will be tagging along for the ride. Now don't you feel isolated? Thanks, France:

02-18 Paris, France - New Morning
03-02 Tourcoing, France - Grand Mix
03-03 Rennes, France - Ubu
03-04 Rennes, France - Olympic
03-05 Poitiers, France - Confort Moderne
03-06 Bordeaux, France - Son'art
03-07 Montpellier, France - Rockstore
03-08 Marseille, France - Poste a Galéne
03-09 Clermont Ferrand, France - La Coopérative de Mai
03-10 Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
03-11 Lille, France - L'Aéronef
04-12 Boston, MA - Paradise
04-13 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04-14 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04-15 Washington, DC - Black Cat
04-16 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
04-18 Montreal, Quebec - Cabaret
04-19 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
04-20 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center
04-21 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
04-22 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
04-23 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Club
04-26 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
04-27 Portland, OR - Holocene
04-28 San Francisco, CA - Bimbos 365
04-30 Indio, CA - Coachella Festival

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Posted by Joel Ebner on Wed, Feb 9, 2005 at 1:00am