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Atlanta's Black Lips are a long way from home. We've been following the boys' well-documented trek around Israel and Palestine, which was just the beginning of a tour that's taking them all over the UK and back for a two month-long jaunt around the good ol' U.S. of A-- managing to avoid any Peachtree Streets along the way.

Their first stop in Britannia was last night's gig at Manchester's Roadhouse. Check out the rest of their tour dates below, and see if those crazy flower punks ever make it back home.















Black Lips:

08-31 Nottingham, England - The Social
09-01 Leeds, England - The Faversham
09-02 Glasgow, Scotland - Optimo
09-03 York, England - Fibbers
09-04 London, England - White Heat
09-05 London, England - Rough Trade, Brick Lane (single launch party)
09-06 Oxford, England - The Cellars
09-07 Brighton, England - The Engine Room
09-12 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club *
09-13 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
09-14 Baltimore, MD - Sonar *
09-15 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
09-16 Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore at Theatre of Living Arts *
09-18 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
09-19 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
09-20 Worcester, MA - The Grind (Clark University) *
09-21 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Upstairs *
09-22 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa *
09-23 Toronto, Ontario - The Horseshoe Tavern *
09-25 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
09-26 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom *
09-27 Covington, KY - The Mad Hatter
09-28 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium *
09-29 Milwaukee, WI - Mad Planet *
09-30 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock *
10-02 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room *
10-03 Kansas City, MO - Grand Emporium *
10-04 Dallas, TX - The Loft *
10-05 Austin, TX - Emo's *
10-06 Houston, TX - The Engine Room *
10-07 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks *
10-11 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
10-12 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe
10-13 Portland, OR - Dante's
10-15 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
10-17 Pomona, CA - Glass House
10-18 San Diego, CA - Casbah
10-19 West Hollywood, CA - Troudabor
10-20 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
11-02 London, England - Forum (Release the Bats ATP)

* with the Selmanaires