Pitchfork: Bloc Party Kick Off Massive World Tour

Word of mouth. Arguably the best way for a band to become successful, short of selling out. Bands do this by touring-- extensively. Bloc Party? They know this. Spring, summer, and fall. On four continents (North America, Europe, Australia, Asia). Cities you can't even pronounce (Grafenhainichen). Intimate club dates. Enormous summer festivals. Almost anywhere they can share their talents.

Bloc Party's world tour begins tonight in Denver. They will play throughout the U.S. until late June, plus a stop in Mexico City. From there, they will fly home to the UK and play Glastonbury, followed by several weeks of stops at almost every major European festival. From there, they head to Australia for a few shows. After a short break, it's on to Japan for the SummerSonic festival. Following Leeds and Reading, the band will take some time off before touring throughout October in the UK.

And so it begins:

05-24 Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
05-25 Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
05-27 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
05-28 George, WA - The Gorge (Sasquatch! Festival)
06-01 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
06-03 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
06-04 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
06-06 Mexico City, Mexico - Salon 21
06-09 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Ballroom
06-10 New Orleans, LA - One-Eyed Jacks
06-11 Atlanta, GA - Music Midtown
06-14 New York, NY - Webster Hall
06-15 New York, NY - Webster Hall
06-16 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
06-18 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
06-24 Pilton, England - Glastonbury Festival
06-25 Cologne, Germany - Eins Live Konigstreffen
07-01 Belfort, France - Belfort Festival
07-02 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter Festival
07-03 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-05 Kristiansand, Norway - Quart Festival
07-06 Goteborg, Sweden - Accelerator Festival
07-07 Stockholm, Sweden - Accelerator Festival
07-09 Naas, Ireland - Oxegen Festival
07-10 Kinross, Scotland - T in the Park
07-12 London, England - Somerset House
07-15 Grafenhainichen, Germany - Melt Festival
07-16 Giessen, Germany - Giessen Festival
07-20 Melbourne, Australia - Hi-Fi Bar
07-21 Sydney, Australia - The Metro
07-24 Byron Bay, Australia - Splendour in the Grass Festival
08-13 Osaka, Japan - SummerSonic Festival
08-14 Tokyo, Japan - SummerSonic Festival
08-26 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-28 Reading, England - Reading Festival
10-02 Edinburgh, Scotland - Usher Hall
10-04 Glasgow, Scotland - Carling Academy
10-06 Newcastle, England - Northumbria University
10-08 Cambridge, England - Corn Exchange
10-09 Norwich, England - UEA
10-10 Portsmouth, England - Guild Hall
10-12 Sheffield, England - Octagon
10-13 Birmingham, England - Carling Academy
10-14 Birmingham, England - Carling Academy
10-16 Nottingham, England - Rock City
10-17 Liverpool, England - Royal Court
10-18 Leeds, England - University
10-20 Manchester, England - Apollo
10-21 Manchester, England - Apollo
10-22 Leicester, England - De Montford Hall
10-24 Cardiff, Wales - University
10-25 Bristol, England - Carling Academy
10-26 Exeter, England - University
10-28 London, England - Brixton Carling Academy
10-29 London, England - Brixton Carling Academy