Pitchfork

This spring and summer, French-Latin- Iberoamerican-salsa-reggae-punk vet Manu Chao will cart around all those hyphens on a lengthy North American tour. The singer-guitarist-activist-Drew Carey Green Screen Show-theme-song-performer adds another credit-- film scorer-- to his name, having recently wrapped up soundtrack work on the Emir Kusturica footballer documentary Maradone.

Chao's roadtrip has him hitting virtually all the major U.S. festivals-- Bonnaroo, Sasquatch!, and the soon-to-come Coachella-- along the way. Chao is presently working on his fourth solo album, to be released later this year.

Chao down:

04-29 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
05-25 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
05-26 Quincy, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre (Sasquatch! Festival)
05-28 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
05-30 San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
06-02 Los Angeles, CA - Sports Arena
06-05 San Diego, CA - Embarcadero Marina Park South
06-08 Denver, CO - Red Rock Amphitheatre
06-10 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
06-11 Austin, TX - Stubb's
06-13 New Orleans, LA - Tipitina's Uptown
06-15 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival
06-17 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
06-19 Detroit, MI - Saint Andrew's Hall
06-21 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus
06-23 Washington, DC - Merriweather Post Pavilion
06-24 Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom
06-26 Brooklyn, NY - Prospect Park Bandshell (Celebrate Brooklyn)
06-27 Brooklyn, NY - Prospect Park Bandshell (Celebrate Brooklyn)
06-29 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
07-07 Ottawa, Ontario - LeBreton Flats Park (Ottawa Blues Festival)