Belle & Sebastian Go Orchestral, Plan New Single

B&S; have also extended their Life Pursuit tour (currently playing its way across our shores) to include five Australian dates in June. But before they trek to the southern hemisphere, Stuart Murdoch and co. head back home to Glasgow at the end of April for the Triptych festival, where they'll play alongside the likes of the Concretes, Vashti Bunyan, Edan, and Andy Votel.

"The Blues Are Still Blue", the second single from The Life Pursuit is due out April 3 in the UK. It will feature the B-sides "The Life Pursuit" and "Mr Richard", as well as a cover of "Whiskey in the Jar" (a traditional song-not a Thin Lizzy original!). The CD/DVD version of the single will also include the videos for "The Blues Are Still Blue" and "Roy Walker (Live at the Botanics)".

Electronic renaissance:

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 *
03-24 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
03-25 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre *
04-30 Glasgow, Scotland - Tramway (Triptych Festival) $
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
06-07 Perth, Australia - Concert Hall
06-09 Adelaide, Australia - Thebarton Hall
06-10 Melbourne, Australia - Forum
06-13 Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre
06-15 Brisbane, Australia - Tivoli
06-21 London, England - Hyde Park (Wireless Festival) %
07-06 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl ^

* with the New Pornographers
# with Mogwai, Brightblack Morning Light, Jennifer O'Connor
$ with the Concretes, Vashti Bunyan, Edan, Voice of the Seven Woods, Andy Votel, Dom Thomas, David Holmes, Cherrystones, Jerry Dammers, Bob Stanley
^ with the LA Philharmonic Orchestra
% with the Strokes, Super Furry Animals

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