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Here's one you don't hear every day: Ambient duo Stars of the Lid have announced their first tour in six years to follow their first album in six years, this year's And Their Refinement of the Decline. And yet, they'll show no love to their native U.S. of A. on the tour, as all of the shows are in the UK and Europe. What gives, guys?

Ah, we spoke too soon. According to SOTL's MySpace, "There is a tour of North America being planned for April 2008." That's better! For now, though, the duo sets things off in Brighton, England on November 20.

Dates of the Lid:

11-20 Brighton, England - The Albert
11-21 Bristol, England - Redland Park Church
11-22 Cork, Ireland - Cyprus Avenue
11-23 Dublin, Ireland - Whelan's
11-24 Birmingham, England - Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath
11-25 Manchester, England - Urbis
11-26 London, England - Luminaire
11-27 Leeds, England - Holy Trinity Church
11-29 Nantes, France - Université de Nantes
12-01 Antwerp, Belgium - Cultuurcentrum Luchtbal
12-02 Bern, Switzerland - Kulturhallen Dampfzentrale
12-04 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival
12-06 Lisbon, Portugal - TBA
12-07 Vigo, Spain - Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (Clausura Festival Sinsal)
12-08 Braga, Portugal - Theatro Circo
12-10 Turin, Italy - Spazio 211
12-11 Ravenna, Italy - Madonna dell'Albero
12-12 Rome, Italy - Init Roma
12-13 Geneva, Switzerland - L'Usine
12-15 Prague, Czech Republic - Palac Akropolis
12-16 Dresden, Germany - Scheune
12-17 Berlin, Germany - TBA
12-18 Paris, France - Les Voutes
12-20 Brussels, Belgium - Musée des Instruments de Musique
12-21 Utrecht, Netherlands - TBA