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Jared Warren and Coady Willis-- veterans of a bunch of crushingly loud and abrasive bands who have united to form Big Business-- will bring the hammer of the gods to the masses on their summer tour, which kicks off tonight (May 31) in Barcelona.

For tonight's show, the Big Biz guys are joining the Melvins onstage for a performance of Houdini as part of the Don't Look Back portion of the Primavera Sound Festival. (And as most readers know, the Pitchfork Music Festival has its own Don't Look Back performances by Sonic Youth, GZA, and Slint on July 13.)

After tonight, Big Business will bruise the Italians for four dates before returning to the U.S. for the full-blown tour. Screw Valhalla...Fargo, I am coming!

Dates:

05-31 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival (Melvins show)
06-01 Rimini, Italy - Velvet
06-02 Fortezza, Italy - Livorno
06-03 Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artisti
06-04 Milan, Italy - Magnolia
06-07 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
06-08 Seattle, WA - El Corazón
06-09 Missoula, MT - The Badlander
06-11 Fargo, ND - The Aquarium (Dempsey's Upstairs)
06-12 Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground
06-13 Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
06-14 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
06-15 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *
06-16 Columbus, OH - Little Brother's *
06-18 Boston, MA - Middle East (Upstairs) *
06-19 New York, NY - Knitting Factory *
06-20 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
06-21 Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar *
06-22 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar *
06-23 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
06-24 Atlanta, GA - The Drunken Unicorn
06-25 Birmingham, AL - The Nick
06-26 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
06-28 Oklahoma City, OK - The Conservatory
06-29 Little Rock, AR - Juanita's Cantina
07-01 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
07-03 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
07-05 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo #

* with Panthers
# with 400 Blows