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Argentine-Swede "Heartbeats" hijacker José González, who hit paydirt when his Knife cover landed in a Sony Bravia commercial, will melt hearts on North American shores as he kicks off his tour tomorrow with chilled out British duo Zero 7. The Gonz will open all dates, as well as perform with the headliner. Expect to hear any or all of the four songs González lends his vocals to on Zero 7's recent third LP, The Garden, including single "Futures". Also onboard to perform with Z7: frequent collaborator Sia, whose Colour the Small One finally arrived stateside early this year.

González, who is also-- by some accent mark-related computer glitch-- presently blowing up the Pitchfork "Most Read" charts, has a slew of post-Zero 7 solo dates, starting with a slot at the massive Austin City Limits festival, and including a gig at an "Enchanted Broccoli Forest". Yeaaah. He'll also appear alongside Z7 on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on Monday, August 28, performing "Futures".

Hot dates:

08-26 San Diego, CA - House of Blues *
08-27 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl (KCRW's World Festival) *
08-29 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore *
08-30 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore *
09-01 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *
09-02 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom *
09-03 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival *
09-06 Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre *
09-08 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Café *
09-09 Chicago, IL - Park West *
09-10 Toronto, Ontario - Toronto Islands Park (V Fest) *
09-12 Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom *
09-13 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
09-14 Philadelphia, PA - TLA
09-15 New York, NY - Webster Hall *
09-16 New York, NY - Webster Hall *
09-17 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival
09-20 Charlottesville, VA - Starr Hill Music Hall #
09-21 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle #
09-22 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel #
09-23 Atlanta, GA - The Earl #$
09-24 Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre #
09-25 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree #$
09-26 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues #
09-28 Austin, TX - The Parish #
09-29 San Antonio, TX - Limelight #
09-30 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room #
10-02 Tucson, AZ - Plush #
10-03 Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse #%
10-04 San Diego, CA - Casbah #
10-05 Los Angeles, CA - Vista Theatre #
10-06 Palo Alto, CA - Enchanted Broccoli Forest
10-11 Poughkeepsie, NY - Vassar College Chapel
10-12 Clinton, NY - Fillius Events Barn at Hamilton College
10-13 Rochester, NY - German House
10-14 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center at Ohio State University !

* with Zero 7
# with Death Vessel
$ with St. Vincent
% with Magnolia Electric Co.
! with Nina Nastasia