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If you thought Saul Williams' last move was edgy and unorthodox, you may wanna brace yourself for what's next. Williams will follow the release of The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! with-- get this-- a North American tour! Guess you can't shake up the whole system with just one album. Maybe a box set?

And actually, these dates on the so-called "Tar Spangled Banner" tour ought to be pretty out there. Williams is calling on his theatrical training (and, of course, the concepts that drive NiggyTardust!) to present a total audiovisual assault; that is, when he's not doing the odd spoken word performance along the way. Williams hits Babson Park, Massachusetts tomorrow night, swings through SXSW in March, and wraps up with a couple fests-- including the Explosions in the Sky-curated All Tomorrow's Parties event in May.

Saul Williams:

02-01 Babson Park, MA - Babson College
02-06 Santa Cruz, CA - University of California
02-15 Tacoma, WA - Pacific Lutheran University
02-16 Detroit, MI - Music Hall Center
02-19 Normal, IL - Illinois State University
02-25 London, England - Cargo
03-12 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-17 Vancouver, British Columbia - Plaza Club
03-18 Portland, OR - Aladdin
03-19 Seattle, WA - Neumos
03-21 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
03-22 Santa Barbara, CA - Soho Music Club
03-24 San Diego, CA - Casbah
03-25 West Hollywood, CA - The Troubadour
03-27 Phoenix, AZ - Chandler Gilbert Community College (spoken word performance)
03-28 Phoenix, AZ - Estrella Mountain Community College (spoken word performance)
03-29 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
03-31 Dallas, TX - The Loft
04-01 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live Studio
04-03 New Orleans, LA - The Parish
04-04 Atlanta, GA - The Loft
04-06 Annapolis, MD - Ram's Head
04-07 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
04-08 Boston, MA - Paradise
04-09 New York, NY - Irving Plaza
04-11 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
04-12 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse
04-13 Montreal, Quebec - La Tulipe
04-14 Toronto, Ontario - Mod Club
04-16 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig
04-17 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
04-18 Chicago, IL - Martyrs'
04-19 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre
04-21 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
04-22 Aspen, CO - Belly Up
04-23 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
05-16-18 Minehead, England - Butlins Holiday Centre (Explosions ATP)
07-01 Arvika, Sweden - Arvika Festival