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As confirmed by Björk's publicist, Konono N°1-- the Congolese percussive troupe that contributed to Volta (out May 7 in Europe, May 8 in the U.S.) and appears on first single "Earth Intruders"-- will open for her on two of Björk's non-festival, non-Newsom North American tour dates. First Joanna, now Konono...we're getting this close to a Timbaland cameo.

Konono have quite a few of their own U.S. tour dates as well, however numerous upcoming shows in Canada and Europe have been canceled due to visa issues at the consulate in the Congo. This includes their previously reported date in Montreal (May 2), which conflicts with the Björk show in New York City that night anyhow. Konono's May 5 headlining show at New York's Bowery Ballroom, however, will go on-- they'll just pack up their likembés and hop the subway downtown following the Björk gig.

Björk dates:

04-27 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
05-02 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall *
05-05 New York, NY - United Palace Theater *
05-08 New York, NY - Apollo Theater
05-12 Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre
05-15 Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre #
05-19 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre #
05-23 Vancouver, British Columbia - Deer Lake Park
05-26 George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre (Sasquatch!)
06-22 Glastonbury, England - Glastonbury Festival
06-28 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter
07-01 Gdynia, Poland - Open'er Festival
07-05 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-08 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Cultuurpark
07-13 Bilbao, Spain - Guggenheim Esplanade
07-15 Segovia, Spain - Palacio Real de la Granja
07-18 Madrid, Spain - Plaza de Toros Las Ventas
07-25 Nyon, Switzerland - Paleo Festival
08-23 Nimes, France - Arénes de Nimes
08-26 Paris, France - Rock en Seine Festival
08-31 Stradbally, Ireland - Stradbally Estate (Electric Picnic)
09-02 Argyll, Scotland - Connect Festival
09-08 Toronto, Ontario - Virgin Festival

* with Konono N°1
# with Joanna Newsom

Konono dates:

04-20 Rome, Italy - Auditorium
04-24 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
04-25 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
04-26 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
04-27 Seattle, WA - Triple Door
04-28 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
04-29 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
05-01 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Hall
05-02 Montreal, Quebec - Spectrum
05-03 Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
05-04 Washington, DC - Black Cat
05-05 New York, NY - The Bowery Ballroom
05-06 Cambridge, MA - The Middle East
05-10-11 Reykjavik, Iceland - Reykjavik Arts Festival
05-20 Rabat, Morocco - TBA
05-25 Copenhagen, Denmark - Global Copenhagen
05-31 Dijon, France - Tribu Festival
06-02 Brussels, Belgium - Espace Senghor
07-11 Arles, France - Suds a Arles
07-13 Dublin, Ireland - TBA
07-14 Dublin, Ireland - TBA
07-21 Trencín, Slovakia - Pohoda Festival
07-28 Boechout, Belgium - Sfinks Festival (Congotronics Night)