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Multimedia art-rocker Laurie Anderson will unveil her latest politico-musical project, Homeland, on a hefty 2008 tour that spans the globe. The Homeland album, however, won't be out until early 2009 on Nonesuch.

According to a press release, Homeland is "part political dialogue, part poetry song cycle," and it includes musical elements ranging from "Tuvan throat singers, jazz improvisers, and New York experimental artists" to "violin, groove-oriented electronics, and traditional instruments such as the Chinese erhu."

On the conceptual level, Homeland tackles "a breadth of contemporary issues, from the war and the media to America's growing surveillance culture and the environment."

All of these elements will come together for the aforementioned live performances of Homeland, which begin March 26 in NYC and extend all the way into the fall.

Before the Homeland tour begins, however, Anderson has a pair of unrelated appearances. First is a lecture she's giving about Andy Warhol's "Electric Chair" silkscreen series in Washington, DC on March 15. Three days later is her previously reported set at "SPEAK UP!: A Benefit Concert for Peace in Iraq & Justice at Home".

Laurie Anderson:

03-15 Washington, DC - Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium at the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture (Andy Warhol lecture)
03-18 Brooklyn, NY - St. Ann's Warehouse (SPEAK UP! benefit)
03-26 New York, NY - Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
03-29 Boston, MA - Opera House
04-04 Akron, OH - EJ Thomas Hall (University of Akron)
04-06 Scottsdale, AZ - Outdoor Amphitheater
04-09 Santa Barbara, CA - Campbell Hall
04-10 Los Angeles, CA - Royce Hall (UCLA)
04-12 Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater
04-14 Madison, WI - Overture Hall
04-15 Chicago, IL - MCA Theater
04-16 Chicago, IL - Harris Theater for Music & Dance
04-24 Riga, Latvia - Arena Riga
04-26 Moscow, Russia - Estrada Theatre
04-30-05-03 London, England - Barbican Theatre
05-05 Norwich, England - Theatre Royal
05-07 Vicenza, Italy - Max Live
05-09 Lucerne, Switzerland - KKL
05-11 Modena, Italy - Teatro Communale
05-13 Granada, Spain - Teatro Alhambra
05-14 Seville, Spain - Teatro Central
05-16 Santiago, Spain - Auditorio de Garcia
05-18 Murcia, Spain - Auditorio de Murcia
06-04-06 Charleston, SC - Memminger Auditorium (Spoleto Festival)
06-13-14 Toronto, Ontario - Luminato Festival
07-22-26 New York, NY - Rose Theater at Lincoln Center
09-12 Lawrence, KA - Lied Center of Kansas
09-14 Atlanta, GA - Ferst Center for the Arts
09-16 Gainesville, FL - Phillips Center
09-18 Durham, NC - Duke University
09-20 Princeton, NJ - McCarter Theatre
10-10 Houston, TX - Cullen Theater
10-12 Dallas, TX - McFarlin Auditorium
10-16 Seattle, WA - The Moore Theater
10-18 Vancouver, British Columbia - Centre for the Performing Arts
10-20 La Jolla, CA - Mandeville Auditorium
10-22 Davis, CA - Mondavi Center for the Arts
10-24-25 Berkeley, CA - Zellerbach Hall