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We've already raised our glasses to the notion of Art Brut and the Hold Steady touring in tandem, but we practically spilled our usual pre-lunch cocktails when we found out what a massive tour it is.

Damn near every night for a month, from Minneapolis to a quick move to L.A. and a lot of everywhere in between, the bands will swap licks, quips, and late-night tour bus viewings of the Nanny Diaries to their heart's content.

In a press release, Craig Finn said, "We are super happy to be touring with Art Brut. I believe Eddie Argos to be one of the finest current lyricists in Rock. I believe he completely understands the place for both humor and honesty in rock'n'roll."

Cheers to that, eh?

Hold Steady/Art Brut:

10-21 Providence, RI - Lupo's
10-22 Boston, MA - Roxy
10-23 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
10-24 Raleigh, NC - Disco Rodeo
10-25 Athens, GA - 40 Watt
10-26 Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre
10-27 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
10-29 Pontiac, MI -Crofoot Ballroom
10-30 Chicago, IL - Metro
10-31 Chicago, IL - Metro
11-01 Minneapolis, MN - State Theatre
11-04 Seattle, WA - HUB Ballroom
11-05 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
11-06 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theater
11-07 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
11-08 San Diego, CA - Cane's
11-09 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
11-11 Boulder, CO - Fox Theater
11-12 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
11-13 Lawrence, KS - Granada
11-14 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
11-15 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
11-17 Birmingham, AL - BottleTree Annex
11-18 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
11-19 Richmond, VA - Toad's Place Richmond
11-20 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11-21 New York, NY - Terminal 5

The Hold Steady:

08-21 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Vital Festival
08-22 Carlisle, England - Brickyard
08-24 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-25 Cardiff, Wales - The Point
08-26 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-28 Zagreb, Croatia - INmusic Festival
08-30 London, England - Electric Ballroom
08-31 Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms
09-01 Inveraray, Scotland - Connect Festival
09-13 New York, NY - Union Square Barnes and Noble (Craig Finn solo)
09-17 New York, NY - World Trade Center Plaza *

* with Old 97s, Illinois

Art Brut:

08-25 Dortmund, Germany - Area 4 Festival
08-26 London, England - Get Loaded in the Park Festival
08-30 Stockholm, Sweden - Wrangler
09-02 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
09-03 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richards on Richards
09-05 Calgary, Alberta - The Warehouse
09-06 Edmonton, Alberta - Starlite Room
09-07 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Pyramid Cabaret
09-08 Chicago, IL - Hideout Block Party
09-11 Los Angeles CA - Key Club
09-13 Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar
09-14 Austin, TX - The Mohawk
09-15 Morrison, CO - Monolith Festival
09-20 Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
09-21 Munich, Germany - Kleine Elserhalle
09-22 Milan, Italy - Wrangler
09-23 Vienna, Austria - Flex
09-25 Basel, Switzerland - Kaserne
09-26 Sarrbruecken, Germany - Garage
09-27 Karlsruhe, Gremany - Festhalle Durlach
09-29 Berlin, Germany - Kesselhaus
09-30 Frankfurt, Germany - Mousonturm
10-01 Erlangen, Germany - E-Werk
10-02 Bielefeld, Germany - Ringlokschuppen
10-03 Hamburg, Germany - Grosse Freiheit 36
12-15 Meredith, Australia - Meredith Music Festival
12-16 Sydney, Australia - The Factory
12-18 Brisbane, Australia - The Zoo
12-19 Melbourne, Australia - The Corner