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Chicago instru-metalists Pelican have scheduled yet another tour in support of last year's City of Echoes. Two, in fact! The first batch of new dates begins tonight (February 28) in Pelican's hometown, and all shows but the band's appearance at the Langerado Music Festival also feature Black Cobra and Unearthly Trance. The next tour, with Thrice and Circa Survive also on the bill, kicks off April 16 following a pair of Pelican headline gigs.

Pelican already know that their next album won't come out until 2009, but Hydra Head did recently release the After the Ceiling Cracked live DVD of the band's December 20, 2005 show at London's Scala. The package also features bonuses in the form of extra live footage, an interview, a music video, and a 3" CD featuring contributions from These Arms Are Snakes and Prefuse 73. Not bad for an interim release!

Pelican:

02-28 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *
02-29 Dekalb, IL - The House Cafe *
03-01 Bloomington, IN - Rhino's All Ages Music Club *
03-02 St. Louis, MO - The Gargoyle *
03-04 Memphis, TN - Hi Tone Cafe *
03-05 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree *
03-06 Pensacola, FL - Sluggo's *
03-07 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds *
03-08 South Florida Everglades, FL - Big Cypress Reservation (Langerado Music Festival)
03-10 Orlando, FL - The Social *
03-11 Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits *
03-12 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn *
03-13 Charlotte, NC - Casbah at Tremont Music Hall *
03-14 Charlottesville, VA - Outback Lodge *
03-15 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall *
04-14 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
04-15 Tucson, AZ - Plush
04-16 San Diego, CA - House of Blues #
04-18 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues #
04-19 Tempe, AZ - Marquee #
04-21 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live #
04-22 Dallas, TX - Palladium #
04-23 Austin, TX - Stubb's Bar-B-Q #
04-25 Nashville, TX - Rocketown #
04-26 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade #
04-27 Orlando, FL - House of Blues #
04-29 Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution #
04-30 St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing #
05-02 Charlotte, NC - Amos Southend #
05-03 Richmond, VA - The National #
05-06 Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live! #
05-07 Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre #
05-08 Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock Cafe #
05-09 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory #
05-10 Worcester, MA - Palladium #
05-12 Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights #
05-13 Buffalo, NY - Club Infinity #
05-14 Pittsburgh, PA - Club Zoo #
05-15 Pontiac, MI - Clutch Cargo #
05-16 Chicago, IL - Metro #
05-17 Chicago, IL - Metro #
05-18 Milwaukee, WI - Rave #
05-20 Denver, CO - Odgen #
05-21 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue #
05-23 Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo #
05-24 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater #
05-25 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore #
05-27 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues #
05-28 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues #
05-29 Hollywood, CA - Avalon #

* with Black Cobra, Unearthly Trance
# with Thrice, Circa Survive