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Just weeks before the early August launch of Conor Oberst's forthcoming self-titled solo set, the trembly-voiced, Bright Eye'd troubadour will take to the road for a globe-spanning tour in support of the disc. From South America to North, the UK and mainland Europe to Australia, Conor and company will get you good and familiar with the grooves on Conor Oberst as they rock from the middle of July until the beginning of October.

The heretofore hush-hush coterie known as the Mystic Valley Band-- who helped Conor work up his new set last winter in Mexico-- has been revealed, too, and it's full of your usual suspects: Nate Walcott of Bright Eyes, Team Love recording artist Nik Freitas, Macey Taylor (brother of Maria), Rilo Kiley drummer Jason Boesel, and Alabama rocker Taylor Hollingsworth.

Speaking of Rilo Kiley, frontlady Jenny Lewis will share the bill with Conor and the gang on a few of these dates, as will Evangelicals and ex-Anniversary gal Dri.

Conor Oberst is due August 4 in the UK on Wichita, and August 5 in the U.S. from Merge.

Conor:

07-16 São Paulo, Brazil - Studio SP
07-17 São Paulo, Brazil - Studio SP
07-18 Santiago, Chile - Cine Arte Normandie
07-19 Buenos Aires, Argentina - La Trastienda
07-25 Billings, MT - Bones Brewing *
07-27 Calgary, Alberta - Prince's Island Park (Calgary Jazz Festival)
07-29 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards ^
07-30 Seattle, WA - Neumos ^
07-31 Bend, OR - Midtown Ballroom ^
08-01 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill ^
08-02 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill ^
08-03 Santa Cruz, CA - Rio Theatre ^
08-05 West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour ^
08-08 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge !
08-09 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle !
08-10 Norfolk, VA - The NorVa !
08-11 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero !
08-12 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom !
08-17 Saratoga, NY - Saratoga Music Festival
08-22 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-23 Birmingham, England - Academy 2
08-24 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-26 Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms
08-27 London, England - Electric Ballroom
08-28 Manchester, England -Academy 2
08-29 Argyll, Scotland - Hydro Connect Music Festival
08-30 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Spring and Airbrake
08-31 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic Festival
09-02 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
09-03 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
09-04 Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Den Atelier
09-05 Zurich, Switzerland - Rote Fabrik
09-07 Munich, Germany - Backstage Werk
09-08 Zagreb, Croatia - Studenski
09-09 Vienna, Austria - Arena
09-10 Prague, Czech Republic - TBA
09-11 Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club
09-12 Cologne, Germany - Gloria
09-13 Paris, France - Nouveau Casino
09-14 Salisbury, England - End of the Road Festival
09-20 Omaha, NE - Anchor Inn
09-21 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium %
09-23 Fayetteville, AR - George's Majestic Lounge %
09-24 Oxford, MS - The Lyric %
09-25 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom %
09-27 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival)
10-02 Melbourne, Australia - The Palace
10-03 Brisbane, Australia - Tivoli
10-04 Sydney, Australia - Enmore
10-05 Sydney, Australia - Great Escape

* with A Weather
^ with Dri
! with Evangelicals
% with Jenny Lewis