Pitchfork

Explosions in the Sky sure know how to make up for lost time. Though they were forced to cancel their European tour this summer, they have more than made up for it with a 2008 tour that extends almost to June.

The rescheduled European shows join the band's rescheduled UK shows, but the new schedule also includes stops in the U.S. and Australia. While there are a ton of these shows, Explosions announced via their website that "after June 2008, we plan on dropping off the face of the earth for awhile, so these will probably be our last shows for quite some time. We hope some of you can make it out."

Opening all of the U.S. shows will be Kranky artist Lichens, aka Rob Lowe of 90 Day Men.

Just before quitting time is Explosions in the Sky's appearance at the ATP event they are curating, which takes place May 16-18 in Minehead, England.

Dates:

01-23 Brighton, England - Concorde 2 *
01-24 Bristol, England - Anson Rooms *
01-26 Dublin, Ireland - The Village *
01-27 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands *
01-29 Manchester, England - Academy 2 *
01-30 London, England - Astoria *
02-02 Athens, Greece - An Club *
02-11 Auckland, New Zealand - Kings Arms Tavern *
02-12 Wellington, New Zealand - San Francisco Bathhouse *
02-14 Brisbane, Australia - The Zoo *
02-15 Sydney, Australia - Manning Bar *
02-16 Melbourne, Australia - The Corner *
02-17 Perth, Australia - Perth International Arts Festival
03-14 Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre #
03-15 San Diego, CA - SOMA #
03-17 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern Theatre #
03-21 San Francisco, CA - The Great American Music Hall #
03-22 San Francisco, CA - The Great American Music Hall #
03-24 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue #
03-25 Aspen, CO - Belly Up Tavern #
03-26 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre #
03-28 Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre #
03-29 St. Louis, MO - Pageant Theatre #
03-30 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre #
04-01 Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre #
04-02 Grand Rapids, MI - Calvin College #
04-03 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom #
04-04 Buffalo, NY - Tralf Music Hall #
04-06 Farmingdale, NY - Crazy Donkey #
04-08 New York, NY - Terminal 5 #
04-09 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom #
04-11 Norfolk, VA - Norva #
04-13 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse #
05-04 Oslo, Norway - John Dee *
05-05 Stockholm, Sweden - Kagelbanan *
05-06 Malmo, Sweden - Debaser *
05-07 Copenhagen, Denmark - Lille Vega *
05-09 Berlin, Germany - Lido *
05-10 Hamburg, Germany - Uebel & Gefaehrlich *
05-11 Brussels, Belgium - Cirque Royale (Les Nuits de Botanique) *
05-12 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso *
05-16-18 Minehead, England - Butlins Holiday Centre (All Tomorrow's Parties)
05-20 Paris, France - Elysee Montmartre *
05-21 Cologne, Germany - Kulturkirche *
05-22 Heidelberg, Germany - Karlstorbahnhof *
05-23 Munich, Germany - Feierwerk *
05-25 Vienna, Austria - Flex *
05-26 Bologna, Italy - Estragon Club *
05-27 Zurich, Switzerland - Abart *
05-28 Lausanne, Switzerland - Romandie *

* with Eluvium
# with Lichens