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The Shins aren't made of squishy yellow foam like Spoon's other new friend, but the two bands have enough mutual affection to account for their appearance on the same October 22 bill at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. (Vetiver opens the show.)

What this means, though, is that Spoon were forced to cancel both of their shows at D.C.'s 9:30 Club on October 22 and 23. In addition to a simple refund, ticketholders for those shows have two options for attending the Merriweather Post Pavilion show:

1) Go to the 9:30 or Merriweather box office, and trade in the original ticket and an extra ten dollars for a General Admission Pit or Reserved Pavilion ticket.

2) Bring the original ticket to Merriweather on the day of the show for a lawn seat.

Other North American residents have a much easier decision to make: To go or not to go. The decisions continue September 5 in Seattle.

Spoon:

09-05 Seattle, WA - The Showbox
09-06 Portland, OR - MusicFest NW
09-07 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
09-08 Victoria, British Columbia - Sugar
09-10 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
09-11 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
09-12 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
09-13 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
09-14 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival)
09-15 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Monolith Festival)
09-16 San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Festival
09-22-23 Del Mar, California - Del Mar Fairgrounds (Street Scene)
10-05 Cincinatti, OH - Bogarts
10-10 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue !
10-11 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue !
10-13 Detroit, MI - Majestic !
10-15 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre !
10-16 Montreal, Quebec - Le National !
10-17 Boston, MA - The Roxy !
10-19 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory !
10-20 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom !
10-22 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion *
10-22 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
10-23 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
10-24 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel !
10-26 Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom !
10-27 New Orleans, LA - City Park (Voodoo Music Experience)
11-01 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live ^%
11-02 Dallas, TX - House of Blues ^

! with the Ponys
* with the Shins, Vetiver
^ with the New Pornographers
% with Emma Pollock