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A few weeks ago, Pitchfork reader Andrea Gutierrez informed us that she had received the season program for the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood, California. On that program was a listing for a July 7 performance by the Decemberists with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Whoa! Is it true? Indeed it is. Following in the footsteps of Belle and Sebastian, who performed with the Philharmonic at the Bowl last summer, Colin Meloy and co. will have the privilege of debuting brand new orchestral arrangements of their songs at the legendary open-air venue.

As if that wasn't awesome enough, Band of Horses will open the show.

The best part? Future Decemberists performances with orchestral accompaniment are in the works for later in the year.

As previously reported, the Decemberists' first DVD, A Practical Handbook, is due out on Kill Rock Stars on March 20. The day after that, the band kicks off a North American tour with My Brightest Diamond. They're currently rocking the pantaloons off Europe.

And if you haven't already, do check out the extended version of the "O Valencia!" video featured in Forkcast last week. It rules.

Dates:

02-21 Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Paradiso
02-22 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
03-21 Jersey City, NJ - Loews Theatre #
03-22 Jersey City, NJ - Loews Theatre #
03-23 Boston, MA - Avalon #
03-24 Boston, MA - Avalon #
03-26 North Bethesda, MD - Strathmore Music Center #
03-27 Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre #
03-29 Wellesley, MA - Wellesley College (students only) #
03-30 Buffalo, NY - Center for the Arts #
03-31 Grantham, PA - Messiah College #
04-01 Norfolk, VA - The Norva #
04-03 Raleigh, NC - Meymendi Concert Hall #
04-04 Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theatre
04-05 Nashville, TN - City Hall
04-06 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
04-08 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live #
04-09 Tallahassee, FL - The Moon #
04-10 Birmingham, AL - Alabama Theater #
04-11 Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theater #
04-13 Louisville, KY - Brown Theater #
04-14 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant #
04-15 Champaign, IL - Foellinger Auditorium (University of Illinois) #
04-16 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater #
04-18 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre #
04-19 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre #
04-20 Madison, WI - Orpheum Theater #
04-21 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater #
04-22 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium #
04-25 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theater #
04-26 San Francisco, CA - Warfield heater #
04-27 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
04-28 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
05-03 Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater #
05-04 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theater #
05-05 Bellingham, WA - Western Washington University #
06-14-17 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
07-07 Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Bowl *

# with My Brightest Diamond
* with Band of Horses