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The latest mammoth Stars tour kicks off in Galway, Ireland tonight, and at the rate it's going, we may be too old to even appreciate music by the time it's over. The worldwide Stars extravaganza will barely let up between now and Coachella, meaning Amy, Torquil, and the rest will spend more of the first part of 2008 on the road than not.

Since our last report, the band has added a pair of dates in Japan and quite a few in the U.S. Expect appearances to come at Australia's Laneway Festival, and a few pairings with their associates in Broken Social Scene. You know what that means, right? Collaborations galore.

Stars:

01-22 Galway, Ireland - Roisin Dubh
01-23 Cork, Ireland - Cyprus Ave.
01-24 Dublin, Ireland - Tripod
01-26 Aberdeen, Scotland - Moshulu
01-27 Glasgow, Scotland - Oran Mor
01-28 Birmingham, England - Barfly
01-29 London, England - Koko
01-30 Bristol, England - Thekla Social
01-31 Manchester, England - Academy 3
02-02 Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms
02-03 Sheffield, England - Leadmill
02-04 Brighton, England - Concorde 2
02-06 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
02-07 Hamburg, Germany - Knust
02-08 Brussels, Belgium - AB Box
02-09 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
02-10 Frankfurt, Germany - Mousonturm
02-11 Cologne, Germany - Gloria
02-12 Berlin, Germany - Kesselhaus
02-13 Vienna, Austria - Flex
02-23 Adelaide, Australia - Laneway Festival *
02-24 Melbourne, Australia - Laneway Festival *
02-27 Sydney, Australia - Spectrum
02-28 Melbourne, Australia - East Brunswick Club
02-29 Brisbane, Australia - The Zoo *
03-01 Brisbane, Australia - Laneway Festival *
03-02 Sydney, Australia - Laneway Festival *
03-05 Osaka, Japan - Club Quattro *
03-06 Tokyo, Japan - Liquid Room *
03-19 Baltimore, MD - Sonar
03-20 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
03-21 Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre
03-22 Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre
03-24 Birmingham, AL - Workplay
03-25 Nashville, TN - The Belcourt
03-26 Louisville, KY - Bomhard Theatre
03-27 Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
03-28 Madison, WI - Barrymore Theatre
03-29 Detroit, MI - Crofoot Ballroom
03-30 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls
03-31 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
04-01 Buffalo, NY - The Tralf
04-25 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)

* with Broken Social Scene