Futureheads to Tour With Tapes 'n Tapes

Tapes 'n Tapes-- they're everywhere! Just days after it was revealed that the Minnesota indie rock saviours (ha) have signed to XL Recordings, their buddies the Futureheads have announced that they're taking them out on tour this summer.

The Futureheads are hitting North America in support of their upcoming release, News and Tributes (due May 29 via 679 in the UK, and June 13 via Vagrant in the U.S.). Vagrant labelmates French Kicks will handle the first portion of the trek, with Tapes 'n Tapes handling the second half. The whole thing will culminate in both the Futureheads and Tapes 'n Tapes performing at our own Pitchfork Music Festival (albeit on separate days).

The North American stint sits comfortably in between a series of British dates for the Futureheads, including appearances at the Reading and Leeds festivals.

You're cordially invited:

05-18 Gateshead, England - The Sage (Orange Evolution Festival - acoustic early show) *
05-18 Newcastle, England - Carling Academy (Orange Evolution Festival)
05-29 Glasgow, Scotland - Academy
05-30 Liverpool, England - Academy
05-31 Leeds, England - Leeds University
06-02 Manchester, England - Academy
06-03 Nottingham, England - Rock City
06-04 Keele, England - Keele University
06-06 Norwich, England - UEA
06-07 Bristol, England - Academy
06-08 Southampton, England - Guildhall
06-09 Birmingham, England - Academy
06-11 Cardiff, Wales - Great Hall
06-12 London, England - Forum
06-15 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom #
06-16 Seattle, WA - Neumos #
06-18 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore #
06-19 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre #
06-23 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Ballroom #
06-24 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa #
06-26 Atlanta, GA - The Loft #
06-27 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle #
06-28 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #
06-30 New York, NY - Webster Hall #
07-01 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club #
07-25 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom ^
07-26 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Theatre ^
07-27 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick ^
07-28 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall ^
07-29 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival)
07-30 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater ^
08-02 Denver, Co - Bluebird Theater ^
08-03 Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound ^
08-04 Las Vegas, NV - Jillian's ^
08-05 San Diego, CA - Street Scene ^
08-26 Reading, England - Richfield Avenue (Reading Festival)
08-27 Leeds, England - Bramham Park (Leeds Festival)

* with Field Music
# with the French Kicks
^ with Tapes 'n Tapes
% with Silver Jews, Ted Leo/Pharmacists, Art Brut, Destroyer, Mountain Goats, Band of Horses, Man Man, Hot Machines, Matmos, Dominik Eulberg, Ada, Ghislain Poirier, 8 Bold Souls

As previously reported, "Skip to the End", Tributes' first single, lands May 15 in the UK. Not too shabby.

* The Futureheads:

Posted by Kati Llewellyn on Wed, May 3, 2006 at 12:00am