Pitchfork

What a year 2007's already been for the noisemakers of Animal Collective. With tour after tour, solo project after solo project (your move, Geologist), cool video after cool video, it seems the premium pop-experimentalists have done all they can with '07-- and they haven't even dropped their album yet!

But no spin through the calendar pages is complete without a fall tour, and the lads of Animal Collective-- in whatever configuration, playing whatever album-after-the-next-album they see fit-- have got one for us, all right.

Rolling over North America before heading to Europe in October, the Collective will kick out the Strawberry Jams (or will they?) to all those willing to open their ears and furrow their brows. Those of you who prefer to keep your animals in captivity can take in Strawberry Jam in the comfort of your own cage September 10 in the UK and September 11 in the U.S., thanks to Domino. (Or you can get the whole thing on Rhapsody now.) Either way, you'll find them flinging fireworks at the places after the jump.

Dates:

09-05 Boston, MA - Avalon *
09-06 Montreal, Quebec - Le National *
09-07 Ottawa, Ontario - Bronson Centre Theater *
09-08 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix *
09-09 Oberlin, OH - Oberlin College *
09-10 Chicago, IL - Vic *
09-11 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
09-14 Seattle, WA - Neumos *#
09-15 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom *#
09-16 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater *#
09-17 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore *#
09-18 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater *#
09-20 Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater #$
09-21 El Paso, TX - Club 101 $
09-22 Austin, TX - Emo's $
09-23 Norman, OK - Bricktown Ballroom $
09-24 St. Louis, MO - Gargoyle Club $
09-25 Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom $
09-26 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse $
09-27 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle $
09-28 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club $
09-29 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom $
09-30 New York, NY - Webster Hall
10-01 New York, NY - Webster Hall
10-15 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Medis
10-16 Oslo, Norway - Jon Dee
10-17 Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen
10-18 Berlin, Germany - Festaal Kreutzurgh
10-19 Cologne, Germany - TBA
10-20 St. Gallen, Switzerland - Theatre Place
10-22 Hamburg, Germany - Uebel und Gefaehrlich
10-24 Paris, France - Cabaret Sauvage
10-26 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique-Orangerie
10-28 Bracknell, England - Wilde Theatre
10-29 Brighton, England - St George's Church
10-30 Bristol, England - Trinity
11-01 London, England - Astoria
11-03 Manchester, England - New Century Hall
11-04 Dublin, Ireland - Tripod
11-05 Leeds, England - Irish Centre
11-06 Glasgow, Scotland - Ora Mor

* with Eric Copeland
# with Wizard Prison
$ with Tickley Feather