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The April 1 release of R.E.M.'s Accelerate is only getting closer, and appropriately, word of a tour in its support has wasted no time in reaching the Pitchfork News desk. Of course, a new R.E.M. tour is exciting in and of itself, but it turns out we have even more to look forward to than originally expected.

The opening acts on the tour will be Modest Mouse and the National, according to a Billboard.com report confirmed by representatives of R.E.M. and Modest Mouse. What a triple bill!

The exact dates of the tour have yet to be announced, but until they are, we can content ourselves with the current schedules of R.E.M. and the National, both of whom have a few separate headlining and festival shows.

UPDATE: TOUR DATES BELOW!

R.E.M. / Modest Mouse / The National:

05-23 Vancouver, British Columbia - Deer Lake Park
05-29 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
05-31 Berkeley, CA - The Greek Theatre
06-03 Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
06-06 Chicago, IL - United Center
06-08 Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
06-10 Raleigh, North Carolina - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
06-11 Washington, DC - Merriweather Post Pavilion
06-13 Boston, MA - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
06-14 Long Island, NY - Jones Beach Theater
06-18 Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center for the Performing Arts
06-19 New York, NY - TBA
06-21 Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre

R.E.M.:

03-08 Big Cypress, FL - Big Cypress Indian Reservation (Langerado Festival)
03-12 Austin, TX - Stubb's Bar-B-Q (SXSW)

The National:

02-22 Brooklyn, NY - BAM Opera House !
02-23 Brooklyn, NY - BAM Opera House !
03-09 Big Cypress, FL - Big Cypress Indian Reservation (Langerado Festival)
04-25 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
05-14 Dublin, Ireland - Olympia Theatre
05-15 Dublin, Ireland - Olympia Theatre
05-16-18 Minehead, England - Butlins Holiday Centre (Explosions in the Sky ATP)

! with My Brightest Diamond