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As George Washington once famously said, "I cannot tell you how much Liars kick ass."

Radiohead know this too, which is probably why they've enlisted G-Dub's fave noise rock trio to open their first round of 2008 U.S. dates. That's right, folks: the rumors are true.

The rabble-rousing fibbers will join forces with Thom Yorke and his Rainbows warriors beginning May 5 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Liars have a trio of EU dates before then-- including two in Russia!-- while Radiohead have their previously mentioned BBC Radio 2 gig April 1, and plenty of live activity following their Liars meet-up.

Apart from the two Russian gigs, Liars will also appear at the Donaufestival in Krems, Austria in late April, where they'll link with acclaimed and influential filmmaker Kenneth Anger to present Anger's new "audiovisual live-performance project" Technikolor Skull. Anger will also premiere his new feature Ich Will! at the festival. Unfortunately, Liars have had to cancel a pair of UK gigs-- including their appearance at the Explosions in the Sky ATP-- in order to accommodate the Radiohead itinerary.

In other news from the Radiohead front, Thom Yorke recently sat down with Mayor of London Ken Livingstone to discuss the climate crisis, carbon emissions, London's congestion charge, bicycles, and the like. Check out the Observer Magazine interview here, and read Yorke's introductory letter as Observer Magazine guest editor here.

Finally, don't forget to dust off that VHS-playing apparatus...

Radiohead + Liars:

05-05 West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre
05-06 Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
05-08 Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
05-09 Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
05-11 Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
05-14 St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
05-17 Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
05-18 Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center

Radiohead:

04-01 London, England - BBC Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House
06-06 Dublin, Ireland - Malahide
06-07 Dublin, Ireland - Malahide
06-09 Paris, France - Bercy
06-10 Paris, France - Bercy
06-12 Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Fòrum
06-14 Nimes, France - Arenes
06-15 Nimes, France - Arenes
06-17 Milan, Italy - Civica Arena
06-18 Milan, Italy - Civica Arena
06-20 Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany - Southside Festival
06-22 Scheeßel, Germany - Hurricane Festival
06-24 London, England - Victoria Park
06-25 London, England - Victoria Park
06-27 Glasgow, Scotland - Glasgow Green
06-29 Manchester, England - Lancashire County Cricket Club
07-01 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Westerpark
07-03 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-05 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter Festival
07-06 Arras, France - Main Square Festival
07-08 Berlin, Germany - Wuhlheide
08-08 Jersey City, NJ - All Points West Festival
08-09 Jersey City, NJ - All Points West Festival
08-15 Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
08-22 San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands Festival
10-04 Tokyo, Japan - Saitama Super Arena
10-05 Tokyo, Japan - Saitama Super Arena

Liars:

04-30 Krems, Austria - Donaufestival #
05-02 Moscow, Russia - B2
05-03 St. Petersburg, Russia - A2
05-14 London, England - Astoria ^
05-16-18 Minehead, England - Butlins Minehead Holiday Centre (Explosions in the Sky ATP)

# with Kenneth Anger
^ with Battles, Fuck Buttons