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With a fine bit of planning on the part of the subject, lethargic reporters like yours truly can just sit back and let the stories write themselves. Get this: Bloc Party just added a whole bunch of North American dates to their already-expansive tour. And the first one? Why, it's at Chicago's Hideout Block Party. Gosh, next thing you're gonna be telling me, that dude YACHT will be playing on a... oh, right.

But wait! How's this for a pleasant surprise: Deerhoof will open quite a few of these dates! And Smoosh are onboard for some as well. Nice.

The Bloc is hot:

07-12 Arvika, Sweden - Arvika Festival
07-13 Barcelona, Spain - Summercase Festival
07-14 Madrid, Spain - Summercase Festival
08-03 Melbourne, Australia - Festival Hall
08-04 Sydney, Australia - Hordern Pavilion
08-05 Byron, Australia - Splendour in the Grass
08-08 Auckland, Australia - St. James Theatre
08-11 Osaka, Japan - Summersonic Festival
08-12 Tokyo, Japan - Summersonic Festival
08-25 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-26 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
09-07 Chicago, IL - Hideout Block Party
09-09 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Festival
09-11 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre *
09-12 Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room *
09-13 Columbus, OH - Promo West Pavilion *
09-14 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant *
09-16 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
09-19 Mexico City, Mexico - National Auditorium
09-21 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live #^
09-22 Dallas, TX - House of Blues #^
09-23 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballrooom *#
09-25 Nashville, TN - City Hall *#
09-26 Covington, KY - Madison Theatre *#
09-28 Toronto, Ontario - Ricoh Coliseum *#
09-29 London, Ontario - John Labatt Center *#
09-30 Ottawa, Ontario - Capitol Music Hall *#
10-03 New York, NY - Theatre @ Madison Square Garden
11-18 Rome, Italy - Teatro Palacisalfa
11-19 Turin, Italy - Teatro Della Condorcia
12-12 Glasgow, Scotland - SECC %
12-13 Manchester, England - G-MEX %
12-14 London, England - Alexandra Palace %
12-15 London, England - Alexandra Palace

* with Smoosh
# with Deerhoof
^ with J Versus K
% with the Cribs