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Curse you, "unforeseen circumstances!" You've been the scourge of many an artistic endeavor, and now, you've claimed M. Ward and the Boston Pops as your latest victims.

Due to a situation no one could've predicted (the details of which remain unclear), Ward's two-night run with the orchestra has been postponed until next year. So no M., no Pops, no onstage collaboration with the lovely and talented Zooey Deschanel. Aw, man, no Zooey?! Now you've done it, this time it's personal, I'll be back, etc.

Instead of M. Ward, the Boston Pops will be performing with Hem on June 26 and 27.

Lucky for us, ain't no circumstance we can foresee that'll put off the rest of Ward's wayfaring. He's currently out with gentle jazzbo giant Norah Jones; afterwards he'll spend a few months in Europe and appear at San Fran's freshly-reported Treasure Island Festival. Ward's also gearing up for a re-release of his out of print 1999 LP, Duet for Guitars #2, via Merge July 10.

M. Ward:

06-18 Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre *
06-19 San Diego, CA - Bayside Concerts at the Embarcadero *
06-21 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre *
06-22 San Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl *
06-23 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre *
06-26 Boston, MA - Symphony Hall
06-27 Boston, MA - Symphony Hall
06-29 Seattle, WA - McCaw Hall *
06-30 Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall *
07-09 Paris, France - Olympia
07-10 Paris, France - Olympia
07-14 Lucca, Italy - Lucca Plaza
07-16 Munich, Germany - Olympiahalle
07-17 Montreaux, Switzerland - Montreaux Jazz Festival
07-18 Antibes, France - Jazz a Juan
07-20 Barcelona, Spain - Palau de la Musica
07-21 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain - Vitoria Jazz Festival
07-22 Lisbon, Portugal - Jazz Festival
08-03 Oslo, Norway - Sentrum Scene
08-04 Stockholm, Sweden - Cirkus
08-05 Copenhagen, Denmark - Falkoner Theater
08-23 Dublin, Ireland - The Point
08-24 Glasgow, Scotland - Clyde
08-25 Manchester, England - Manchester Apollo
08-27 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
09-16 San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Festival

* with Norah Jones and the Handsome Band