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Even the toughest of Challengers face insurmountable obstacles on the road. Such is the case with the New Pornographers, who have suffered the loss of über-talented vocalist Neko Case from the rest of their tour with Okkervil River.

According to a missive from the band itself, "Neko had a really bad fall in Washington, DC, which resulted in a fractured ankle (which also did some damage to her ligaments), and will be leaving the tour today. She was really trying to be a trooper and stayed on as long as she could through Richmond and Athens, but it has gotten to the point where she must return home to have her ankle taken care of and to recuperate. She's very upset about having to leave. It's been super fun having her on tour and around again, but she just had to go to avoid doing some real permanent damage to herself.

"We hope that you understand, Nashville, St. Louis, Chicago, Madison, and Cleveland."


The sad news aside (get better Neko!), the New Pornographers still have a summer scattered with festivals after they wrap up the current tour. And remember, a brand new song by Case and head Porno Carl Newman is featured on the compilation CD accompanying the latest issue of ESOPUS.

New Pornos:

04-18 Nashville, TN - The Cannery *
04-19 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant *
04-20 Chicago, IL - Riviera *
04-21 Madison, WI - Orpheum *
04-22 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom *
05-24 George, WA - The Gorge (Sasquatch! Music Festival) *
05-25 Chillicothe, IL - Three Sisters Park (Summer Camp Festival)
06-21 Minneapolis, MN - Minneapolis Sculpture Garden (Rock the Garden) #
06-22 Calgary, Alberta - V Fest
07-17 Bennicassim, Spain - Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
08-01-03 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza) *
08-07 Northampton, MA - Calvin Theater $
08-08 Jersey City, NJ - Liberty State Park (All Points West)

* with Okkervil River
# with Andrew Bird, Bon Iver, Cloud Cult
$ with Grizzly Bear