Pitchfork: Belle & Sebastian Tap Franz, Lips for Benefit Comp

Belle & Sebastian Tap Franz, Lips for Benefit Comp

They've come full circle: Belle and Sebastian, the band named after a children's book, is now making music for children. B&S;'s Mick Cooke has curated an as-yet-untitled compilation CD benefiting the non-profit Save the Children organization, slated for release September 11 on Rough Trade in the UK. It features children's songs from Franz Ferdinand, Four Tet, Snow Patrol, the Flaming Lips, the Fiery Furnaces, Kathryn Williams, the Divine Comedy, Travis, Jonathan Richman (aren't all of his songs children's songs?), and Rasputina, among others. So far, only the title of Rasputina's contribution ("A Skeleton Bang") has been revealed.

When not engaged with rescuing youngsters, Belle and Sebastian will be making the rounds of the world's concert halls and summer festivals, including, as previously reported, a stop at the Hollywood Bowl which will find the band backed by the LA Philharmonic Orchestra.

Dates:

05-22 Mainz, Germany - Kuz *
05-23 Munich, Germany - Tonhalle *
05-24 Milan, Italy - Rolling Stone ^
05-25 Modena, Italy - Vox
06-01 Osaka, Japan - Hatch
06-03 Tokyo, Japan - Stellar Ballroom
06-04 Tokyo, Japan - Stellar Ballroom
06-07 Perth, Australia - Concert Hall @
06-09 Adelaide, Australia - Thebarton Theatre #
06-10 Melbourne, Australia - Forum #
06-11 Melbourne, Australia - Forum #
06-13 Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre #
06-15 Brisbane, Australia - Tivoli #
06-21 London, England - Hyde Park (Wireless Festival)
07-04 New York, NY - Battery Park &
07-06 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl $
07-08 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion %
07-14 Barcelona, Spain - Montjuic (Summercase Festival)
07-15 Madrid, Spain - Boadilla del Monte (Summercase Festival)
07-19 Cervantes, Spain - Terral Festival
08-12 St. Malo, France - Route du Rock Festival
08-13 Leicester, England - Summer Sundae Festival
08-18 Salzburgring, Austria - Frequency Festival
08-25 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-26 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
09-02 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic

* with Gravenhurst
^ with Field Music
@ with The Bank Holidays
# with Even
& with Martha Wainwright
$ with The Shins
% Broken Social Scene, Ted Leo/Pharmacists

* Pitchfork Feature: Interview: Belle and Sebastian
* Rough Trade: http://roughtraderecords.com/