Pitchfork: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Announce American Tour

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Announce American Tour

Doesn't it seem like every other time you walk into a "hip" restaurant, boutique, or record store lately, they've got the Clap Your Hands Say Yeah album on the stereo? And are NPR and the New York Times required by law to mention the band at least once a week now or something?

Well, everybody's current favorite bootstrap-raising success story is only going to seep even deeper into the national subconscious, as they have just announced the itinerary for their first-ever American headlining tour. (No pesky National to steal their thunder this time.) It will kick off March 6 in frontman Alec Ounsworth's hometown of Philadelphia, wind its way down south for a little Langerado and SXSW action, head west and back, all in time to end up in the band's adopted home of New York City in mid-April.

As previously reported, the band's self-titled debut comes out January 23 in the UK courtesy of Wichita, with the album's second British single, "In This Home On Ice", due February 20. They'll support the album's release with a European tour in February.

Here's what the next few months look like for Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, with the European and American treks smooshed together all cozy-like:

01-24 Tokyo, Japan - Club Quattro
02-03 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Queens University (Speakeasy)
02-04 Dublin, Ireland - The Village
02-05 Edinburgh, Scotland - Liquid Rooms
02-07 Manchester, England - MDH
02-08 Norwich, England - Waterfront
02-09 Brighton, England - Concorde 2
02-10 London, England - KoKo
02-11 Sheffield, England - Leadmill
02-13 Paris, France - Trabendo
02-14 Brussels, Belgium - AB Club
02-15 Hamburg, Germany - Tanzhalle
02-16 Berlin, Germany - Postbanhof
02-17 Cologne, Germany - Gebaude 9
02-19 Amsterdam, Holland - Max
02-20 Munich, Germany - Ampere
02-21 Bologna, Italy - Estragon
02-22 Milan, Italy - Rainbow
02-24 Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 3
02-25 Madrid, Spain - Arena
03-07 Philadelphia, PA - TLA
03-08 Washington DC - 9:30 Club
03-09 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
03-10 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
03-12 Sunrise, FL - Markham Park (Langerado Festival)
03-15 Ft. Worth, TX - Ridglea Theater
03-16 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-17 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-18 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-19 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-21 Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture
03-22 San Diego, CA - The Casbah
03-23 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater
03-24 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
03-25 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
03-28 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
03-30 Lawrance, KS - The Bottleneck
03-31 Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
04-01 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar
04-03 Chicago, IL - Metro
04-05 Newport, KY - Southgate House
04-06 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
04-07 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig
04-08 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
04-10 Montreal, Quebec - La Tulipe
04-11 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
04-12 Boston, MA - Paradise
04-14 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04-15 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom