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Much (too much?) has been made of the affluence of the Ivy league-rooted, crunk-trusting upper crust-ers of Vampire Weekend. Shucks, even they poke fun of their image a bit in the video for "Mansard Roof" from their self-titled LP by lazing about on a boat and wearing deck shoes.

So they had to know somebody would say something when they lined up the opening act for their spring tour.

That's right: on a string of dates on their current North American trek, Vampire Weekend will be employing a real live YACHT. Yup, Jona Bechtolt will join the boys in blue Polo from mid-March on into April. And he himself will be joined by Claire L. Evans, who is now a regular touring member of YACHT. (She's also his partner in creating those excellent MacBook Air envelopes.) Check out this adorable photo of the two of them:

What a lineup! Vampire Weekend-- who, like, probably own yachts-- and YACHT, the dancin' beatmaker guy! The irony is just too rich.

YACHT has a mess of dates of his own, too, including a spring European trek.

Vampire Weekend/YACHT:

03-19 San Diego, CA - The Casbah
03-20 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
03-22 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
03-23 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Shop
03-25 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
03-26 Seattle, WA - Neumos
03-27 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
03-29 Missoula, MT - Badlander
03-30 Boise, ID - Neurolux
03-31 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
04-01 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
04-03 Minneapolis, MN - TBA
04-04 Madison, WI - High Noon
04-05 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
04-06 Chicago, IL - Metro

Vampire Weekend:

02-12 Ann Arbor, MI - The Blind Pig
02-13 Cincinnati, OH - The Gypsy Hut
02-14 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center
02-15 Pittsburgh, PA - Andy Warhol Museum
02-21 London, England - ULU
02-22 Wolverhampton, England - Civic
02-23 Oxford, England - Academy
02-24 Brighton, England - Audio
02-27 Manchester, England - Academy 2
02-28 Glasgow, Scotland - Classic Grand
03-06 Orlando, FL - The Social *
03-07 South Florida Everglades, FL - Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation (Langerado)
03-08 St. Augustine, FL - Café Eleven *
03-09 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
03-10 Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree *
03-11 New Orleans, LA - Pocket Park
03-12-16 Austin, TX - SXSW
04-25 Indio, CA – Coachella
06-12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo

* with the Walkmen

YACHT:

03-05 Santa Fe, NM - College of Santa Fe
03-07 Los Angeles, CA - Natural History Museum #
03-12 Austin, TX - Emo's Main Room (Force Field PR SXSW showcase)
03-13 Austin, TX - Wave Rooftop (NME SXSW showcase) *
03-14 Austin, TX - Urban Outfitters (SXSW) !
04-16 Brooklyn, NY - Studio B
04-17 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY - Bard College
04-19 Purchase, NY - SUNY Purchase
04-24 Rouen, France - TBA
04-26 Paris, France - Fleche D'Or &
04-29 London, England - Cargo ^
04-30 Dublin, Ireland - Whelans $
05-01 Galway, Ireland - Roisin Dubh $
05-02 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival $
05-03 Manchester, England - Charlie's +
05-07 Bergen, Norway - Straedet
05-08 Oslo, Norway - Bla
05-09 Rome, Italy - Dissonanze Festival

# with Why?
* with Crystal Castles
! with MGMT
& with the Go! Team, Junior Boys DJs
^ with White Williams
$ with Dirty Projectors
+ with Health