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It was a night of over-the-top antics at the Hollywood Bowl this past Saturday, as folk troubadours the Decemberists launched a tour that will have them performing with some of the country's most acclaimed orchestras. Hollywood was the scene for the seafaring troupe's first symphonic spectacle, where the 106-strong Los Angeles Philharmonic amplified the already-expansive sound of the Decemberists' recent album, The Crane Wife.

Joining the symphonic soirée was Chicago's violin virtuoso Andrew Bird and Seattle widescreen rockers Band of Horses. More photos and tour dates for all three acts lie below the fold.

BAND OF HORSES


ANDREW BIRD




THE DECEMBERISTS






BAND OF HORSES


ANDREW BIRD




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Photo above by Justin Wagner

Decemberists:

07-13 Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park (orchestral show)
07-14 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion (orchestral show)
07-15 Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center (orchestral show)
07-16 New York, NY - Central Park Summerstage ^
07-18 Chicago, IL - Pritzker Pavilion (Millennium Park) (orchestral show)
07-22 Portland, OR - Edgefield Winery $
09-14 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Monolith Festival)
09-16 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival)
09-22 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
09-23 Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
09-24 Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
09-25 Karlsruhe, Germany - Substage
09-27 Vienna, Austria - Arena
09-28 Munich, Germany - Muffathalle
09-29 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
09-30 Hamburg, Germany - Grosse Freiheit
10-02 London, England - Royal Festival Hall
10-03 Cambridge, England - Junction
10-05 Wolverhampton, England - Wulfrun Hall
10-06 Bristol, England - Anson Rooms
10-07 Oxford, England - Academy
10-09 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street
10-10 Liverpool, England - Academy
10-11 Newcastle, England - Academy
10-12 Glasgow, Scotland - Academy
10-13 Leeds, England - Metropolitan University

^ with Grizzly Bear, Land of Talk
$ with Menomena

Andrew Bird:

07-09 Gateshead, England - The Sage (solo show) #
07-10 Leeds, England - Irish Center (solo show) #
07-11 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire (solo show) ^
07-14 Glasgow, Scotland - Indian Summer Festival
07-15 Suffolk, England - Latitude Festival
09-01 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
09-02 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot
09-10 Knoxville, TN - The Bijou Theater
09-11 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
09-13 Atlanta, GA - The Variety Playhouse
09-14-16 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
09-20 Madison, WI - Wisconsin Union Theater
09-21 Urbana, IL - Pygmalion Music Festival

# with Midlake
^ with Joan as Police Woman

Band of Horses:

08-01 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre @#
08-03 Kansas City, MO - City Market @#
08-08 New York, NY - Keyspan Park #!@
08-15 Columbus, OH - LC Amphitheater @#
08-16 Cleveland, OH - Warner Cable Amphitheatre @#
08-18 Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center (Download Festival) @#
08-19 Philadelphia, PA - Festival Pier @#
08-18 Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center (Download Festival) #
09-02 East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theater (Download Festival)

# with Modest Mouse
! with Clipse
@ with Love as Laughter