Pitchfork

Ah, Spoon, how we enjoy this game of push and pull. You tell us everything there is to know about Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, then you tell us we'll have to wait 'til the second week of July to pick it up. You let us hear the album piece by piece, then stream it in full, but you still won't let us hold it in our lovin' arms just yet.

And you schedule tour dates, rewarding some while forcing others to make elaborate travel plans, and then you schedule some more. You tease, but we just keep lapping it up.

The Spoonmen have thrown a few more dates at us, including stops in Philly and Detroit, and at fests like San Fran's Treasure Island, Portland's MusicFest NW, Del Mar, Cali's Street Scene, and NOLA's Voodoo Music Experience. Of course, they weren't exactly lacking for live opportunities before. But when the merchants of soul ask to play for you, you just let 'em, you know?

You can go go go go go get Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga July 10 in the US from Merge, July 9 from Anti- in Europe, and July 7 from Spunk in Australia.

Spoon:

06-29 Calgary, Alberta - Sled Island Festival
07-04 Detroit, MI - Comerica CityFest
07-05 Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
07-11 New York, NY - Rockefeller Park (River to River)
07-28 Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
08-02 Chicago, IL - Grant Park Petrillo Band Shell (GALApalooza)
08-04 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
08-05 Baltimore, MD - Virgin Festival
08-10 Oslo, Norway - Øya Festival
08-11 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West
08-12 Leicester, England - Summer Sundae Weekender
08-14 Paredes de Coura, Portugal - Paredes de Coura Festival
08-16 London, England - Cargo
08-17 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
09-06 Portland, OR - MusicFest NW
09-07 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
09-10 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
09-11 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
09-14 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival)
09-15 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Monolith Festival)
09-16 San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Festival
09-17 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
09-22-23 Del Mar, California - Del Mar Fairgrounds (Street Scene)
10-10 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10-11 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10-13 Detroit, MI - Majestic
10-15 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre
10-19 Philadelphia, PA - Electric
10-20 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
10-26-28 New Orleans, LA - City Park (Voodoo Music Experience)