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Man, is it ever epic in here! Sprawling Montreal sextet the Besnard Lakes-- still riding the Jagjaguwar-issued Dark Horse -- have announced their sprawling tour itinerary for the next few months.

Currently making their way through the European continent, they'll head back to their native land-mass soon, before slipping southward to the States, picking up a few dates with Wolf Parade spinoff-made-good Handsome Furs, who issue their praiseworthy Plague Park on Sub Pop May 22 (hey, that's tomorrow!).

Two big names, far from home, fighting for dominance on one bill, with no word on Handsome Furs dates for July... could a massive meeting of the titanic Canadian troupes be far behind? Hard to say, but here's hoping.

Besnard Lakes and Handsome Furs:

07-23 Chicago, IL - Schubas
07-24 Chicago, IL - Schubas

Besnard play in these cities (these cities these cities, yeah):

05-21 Glasgow, Scotland - King Tuts
05-22 Liverpool, England - Barfly
05-23 Manchester, England - Night and Day
05-24 Bristol, England - Thekla
05-25 London, England - Waterats
05-27 Brussells, Belgium - AB Club
05-28 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
05-30 Berlin, Germany - Lido
07-12 Cambridge, MA - T.T. the Bear's Place
07-13 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
07-14 New York, NY - City Sol
07-16 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
07-18 Chapel Hill, NC - Blend
07-20 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center for the Arts
07-21 Bloomington, IN - Uncle Fester's

Good lookin' Furs:

05-22 Providence, RI - Club Hell #
05-23 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge #
05-24 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge !
05-25 Philadelphia, PA - Khyber!
05-26 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's #
05-27 Boston, MA - TT the Bear's !
05-28 Montreal, Quebec - Club Lambi
06-17 Los Angeles, CA - Echo
06-18 Los Angeles, CA - Amoeba Records

# with TK Webb
! with Sam Jayne