Pitchfork: Belle & Sebastian and New Pornographers Launch Tour

Belle & Sebastian and New Pornographers Launch Tour

This weekend, the world becomes a little bit happier place. Belle and Sebastian and the New Pornographers, the first families of indie pop, join together for a month-long North American tour, spreading lush orchestration, co-ed harmonies, and lyrical wit across this great land of ours.

Will Carl Newman and Stuart Murdoch duet on a cover of "Stayin' Alive"? Find out here:

02-25 Toronto, Ontario - The Docks
02-26 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
02-27 Boston, MA - Avalon
02-28 Boston, MA - Avalon
03-02 New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
03-03 New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
03-04 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
03-05 Washington DC - 9:30 Club
03-06 Washington DC - 9:30 Club
03-08 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
03-09 Louisville, KY - Brown Theatre
03-10 Chicago, IL - Riviera
03-11 Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre
03-12 Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
03-14 Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre
03-15 Austin, TX - Stubb's (Matador SXSW showcase) *
03-18 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern
03-19 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern
03-21 San Francisco, CA - Concourse at the SF Design Center
03-23 Portland, OR - Roseland
03-25 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre

* with Mogwai, Brightblack Morning Light, Jennifer O'Connor

The New Pornos have a few shows coming up sans Belle, including a gig at the Ottawa Bluesfest in July. Because even Canadians get the blues.

Use it:

02-24 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern
03-24 Bellingham, WA - The Nightlight *
04-07 Vancouver, British Columbia - UBC Thunderbird Stadium #
07-16 Ottawa, Ontario - Ottawa Bluesfest

* with Heavenly States
# with the Saltines, Corb Lund, the Weakerthans

Belle and Sebastian recently announced a slew of European dates for May. Their non-Porno tour itinerary looks like this:

03-24 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
05-06 Paris, France - Bataclan
05-07 Ludwigshafen, Germany - Feirenbendahaus
05-08 Amsterdam, Holland - Paradiso
05-09 Brussels, Belgium - AB
05-11 Cologne, Germany - E-Werk
05-12 Hamburg, Germany - Grosse Freiheit
05-13 Malmo, Sweden - KB
05-14 Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
05-15 Trondheim, Norway - Samfundet
05-17 Stockholm, Sweden - Berns
05-18 Gothenburg, Sweden - Tradgarn
05-19 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
05-21 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
05-22 Mainz, Germany - Kuz
05-23 Munich, Germany - Tonhalle
05-24 Milan, Italy - Rolling Stone
05-25 Modena, Italy - Vox
06-21 London, England - Hyde Park (Wireless Festival) *