Pitchfork

Dave Grohl will repay his various musical debts to the Pixies this summer, as he has enlisted the former Black Francis, Frank Black, to open for the Foo Fighters on a string of August shows. These will be solo acoustic affairs for Black, who will intersperse his arena dalliances with a few headlining dates.

In late September, Black will pay it forward by opening for one of his (possible) musical inspirations, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Then in October, Black will hit the road again, this time with a new backing band, featuring guitarist Duane Jarvis, bassist Eric Drew Feldman, and drummer Billy Block.

All of this touring is in support of Black's latest opus, Fast Man Raider Man, a double-disc set released earlier this year. The shows will focus on songs from Fast Man, as well as last year's Honeycomb, with a few older solo tracks and choice Pixies cuts thrown in for good measure.

Dates:

08-09 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
08-11 St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill
08-12 Lexington, KY - The Dame
08-13 Indianapolis, IN - Birdy's
08-14 Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club
08-15 Washington, DC - Constitution Hall *
08-16 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre *
08-18 Wellfleet, MA - Wellfleet Beachcomber $
08-19 Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw (early) $
08-19 Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw (late) $
08-21 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre *
08-22 Boston, MA - Wang Center *
08-23 Toronto, Ontario - Hummingbird *
08-25 Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre *
08-26 Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground
08-29 Los Angeles, CA - Pantages Theatre *
08-30 Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
08-31 Sacramento, CA - Harlow's Night Club
09-29 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre #
09-30 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre #
10-01 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre $
10-04 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge $
10-07 Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theatre $
10-09 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Ballroom $
10-10 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa $
10-11 Houston, TX - Meridian $
10-13 Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues $
10-14 St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre $
10-15 Savannah, GA - Savannah Smiles $
10-16 Atlanta, GA - Roxy Theatre $
10-17 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel $
10-18 Baltimore, MD - Sonar $
10-19 Philadelphia, PA - World Café Live $
10-20 Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw $
10-22 Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club $
10-23 New York, NY - Irving Plaza $
10-24 Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom $
10-25 Montreal, Quebec - Le National $
10-26 Toronto, Ontario - Opera House $
10-27 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre $
10-28 Louisville, KY - Headliners $
10-30 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues $
10-31 Newport, KY - Southgate House $
11-01 Chicago, IL - Metro $
11-02 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon $
11-03 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue $
11-05 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Pantages Theatre $
11-06 Regina, Saskatchewan - Conexus Hall $
11-07 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - The Odeon $
11-09 Edmonton, Alberta - Reds $
11-10 Calgary, Alberta - MacEwan Ballroom $
11-12 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom $
11-13 Seattle, WA - Showbox $
11-14 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom $
11-15 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore $
11-17 West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues $
11-18 San Diego, CA - House of Blues $
11-19 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues $

* with Foo Fighters
$ with Reid Paley
% with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers