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Holy exclamation points! We originally thought that Frenchkiss tweeters Thunderbirds Are Now! were aiming to make history with their new record, Make History, due in stores October 3. It has since come to our attention, however, that the band intends to get its name in the record books not with justanalbum, but with what might be the largest North American tour ever attempted...ever! Or close to it, anyway.

Please note that some of these dates were unveiled last month when we posted Make History's meta-title track, "(The Making of) Make History" (listen below). The TAN! trek is now in full bloom and will kick off in late September before diving into October and November with You Say Party! We Say Die! and Rescue.

Dates:

09-23 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
09-29 Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen #
09-30 Minneapolis, MN - Tripe Rock Social Club ^
10-01 Fargo, ND - Aquarium %
10-02 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Collective Cabaret %
10-04 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan %
10-05 Edmonton, Alberta - Powerplant %
10-06 Calgary, Alberta - Broken City %
10-07 Vancouver, British Columbia %
10-08 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey %@
10-09 Portland, OR - Holocene %
10-10 Eugene, OR - WOW Hall %
10-12 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill %+
10-13 San Diego, CA - Beauty Bar %
10-14 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland %
10-16 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court %
10-17 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge %$
10-18 Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground &
10-19 Lawrence, KS - TBA &
10-20 Denton, TX - Hailey's &
10-21 Austin, TX - Emo's &
10-22 Houston, TX - Walter's on Washington &
10-23 New Orleans, LA - TBA &
10-24 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon &
10-25 Tallahassee, FL - Beta Lounge &
10-26 Orlando, FL - Social &
10-27 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds (the Fest V) &
10-28 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn &
10-29 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 &~
10-30 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar &~
10-31 Philadelphia, PA - Khyber &~
11-01 New York, NY - CMJ Music Marathon
11-02 New York, NY - CMJ Music Marathon
11-03 New York, NY - CMJ Music Marathon
11-04 Boston, MA - TT the Bear's Place &~
11-05 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa &~
11-06 Toronto, Ontario - Sneaky Dee's &~
11-07 Bowling Green, OH - Howard's Club &~
11-08 Cleveland, OH - Spot at Case Western Reserve University &~

* with Anathallo, the Hard Lessons
# with Maps and Atlases, Archaeology
^ with the Nina, the Pinta!, Aneuretical
% with You Say Party! We Say Die!
@ with Teeth and Hair
+ with Shoot out the Lights
$ with Esprit de Corps, Mannequin Makeout
& with Rescue
~ with the Plastic Constellations