Andrew Bird Launches North American Tour Tonight

After spending the majority of October in Europe, Bird kicks off the second wing of his tour tonight in Michigan. Supporting the main man is Anticon's Martin Dosh who, in addition to performing his own short set, will cover multi-instrumentals for both Bird and co-openers Head of Femur (touring as a trio, rather than their usual Broken Social Scene-sized gang).

Come mid-December, Bird will wrap up the tour in Los Angeles with bluegrass buds Nickel Creek. Migrating south for the winter, perhaps?

Hmph, not one date at a Tweeter Center:

11-08 Grand Rapids, MI - Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts *
11-09 Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark *
11-11 Toronto, Ontario - Revival Bar *
11-12 Montreal, Quebec - Petit Campus *
11-13 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
11-14 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse *
11-15 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs *
11-17 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
11-18 Pittsburgh, PA - Frick Fine Arts Auditorium (University of Pittsburgh) *
11-19 Newport, KY - Southgate House *
11-20 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center *
11-22 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge *
11-26 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium (two shows) *
12-01 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium &
12-02 Park City, UT - Eccles Center for the Arts &
12-03 Spokane, WA - The Big Easy &
12-04 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre &
12-06 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater &
12-07 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater &
12-10 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre &
12-11 Reno, NV - Hilton Theatre &
12-14 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theater &
12-15 San Diego, CA - House of Blues &
12-16 San Diego, CA - House of Blues &
12-17 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern &
02-11 Atlanta, GA - Eyedrum

* with Martin Dosh, Head of Femur
& with Nickel Creek

In our little fantasy world, Bird will spend 2006 touring with Cash Money CEO Bryan "Birdman" Williams and Juelz Santana (strictly to guest on "There It Go [The Whistle Song]", that is).

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