Pitchfork: Lightning Bolt Tour the World

Japan churns out noise bands like Little Debbie makes snack cakes, so it's obvious that the country has a pretty healthy appetite for audio assault. While the domestic noise product in Japan is pretty fierce, you just know the kids over there are psyched about Lightning Bolt coming to town in June. As they should be-- a Lightning Bolt show is truly a momentous event.

Before heading to Japan, the little bitty duo with a whole lotta sound play a handful of dates across the UK, including the Sleater-Kinney-curated date of All Tomorrow's Parties. They'll share the stage with Japan's own Boredoms at both ATP and in Philadelphia in June.

Lightning Bolt and the Boredoms on the same bill?!?! Sorry, I have to go now...my brain just melted all over the keyboard.

Ride the skies:

05-13 Nottingham, England - Boat Club
05-14 Glasgow, Scotland - Grand Old Oprey
05-15 Aberdeen, Scotland - Tunnels
05-16 Newcastle, England - Blackfriars Centre
05-17 Hull, England - Adelphi
05-18 London, England - The Garage
05-20 Camber Sands, England - Camber Sands Holiday Centre (All Tomorrow's Parties) *$
05-22 Cardiff, Wales - The Point
05-23 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Menagerie
05-24 Dublin, Ireland - Whelans
05-25 Cork, Ireland - Connolys of Leap
05-26 Galway, Ireland - Roisin Dubh
05-27 Leeds, England - Brudenell Social Club
05-28 London, England - The Luminaire
06-01 Tokyo, Japan - O Nest !#
06-02 Enoshima, Japan - Oppala !#%
06-03 Kyoto, Japan - Urban Guild !
06-04 Yamaguchi, Japan - Houfu bar Indo-yo !
06-05 Fukuoka, Japan - Houfu bar Indo-yo !
06-06 Oita, Japan - AT Hall !
06-07 Okayama, Japan - Pepper Land !@
06-08 Osaka, Japan - Shangri-La !@
06-09 Nagoya, Japan - Club Rock 'n Roll !&
06-10 Tokyo, Japan - Super Deluxe !&
06-12 Tokyo, Japan - UFO Club !^
06-30 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom *

* with Boredoms
$ with Sleater-Kinney, David Cross, the Gossip, Spoon, Joanna Newsom, Dungen, Rader Bros., 1990's, the Black Heart Procession, Fiery Furnaces
! with Mucid Cuspidor
# with DJ.$B!'!!.(BK.E.I.(VOVIVAV)
% with Guitar Wolf
@ with Idol Punch, Kecchi, The Pink Panda, Sprite, Live Clean Stay Young, Nurumayu, AcmeCocaPipans
& with DMBQ
^ with Afrirampo