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I tell you, the fall touring season sure is getting hairy. Blonde Redhead's about to flaunt those lovely locks at venues the world over, the Long Blondes have been the subject of autumn tour Gossip, and now New Zealand's giddiest sons and daughters, the Brunettes, will let it all hang out as they take to the road next month. Were you one for awful puns, you could call this a tour to dye for!

Ahem. So, the Brunettes' trek, in support of Sub Pop debut Structure & Cosmetics, kicks off September 5 in Vancouver, skips the pond in early November, and doesn't come home to roost until November 28 in Brighton. By then their roots will have grown out and good God, they'll have no choice but to change the band name and never look in a mirror again.

Six non-blondes:

09-01 Brisbane, Australia - Common People
09-05 Vancouver, British Columbia - Media Club *
09-06 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe *
09-07 Eugene, OR - Eugene Celebration
09-08 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom (Music Fest NW) *
09-11 San Francisco, CA - Café du Nord *
09-12 Santa Cruz, CA - Kuumbwa Jazz Center *
09-13 West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour *
09-14 San Diego, CA - Casbah *
09-15 Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture *
09-18 Austin, TX - Emo's Jr. *
09-19 Denton, TX - Hailey's *
09-20 Norman, OK - Opolis *
09-21 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar *
09-22 Omaha, NE - Slowdown *
09-24 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar *
09-25 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon *
09-26 Chicago, IL - Schubas *#
09-27 Detroit, MI - Shelter *
09-28 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern *
09-29 Montreal, Quebec - Petit Campus *
10-01 Cambridge, MA - Middle East *
10-02 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge *
10-03 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's *
10-04 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *
10-05 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel *
10-07 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 *
10-09 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
10-10 Athens, GA - Tasty World *
10-11 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge *
10-12 Hattiesburg, MS - The Thirsty Hippo *
10-20 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom (CMJ)
11-01 London, England - Windmill
11-02 London, England - Water Rats
11-07 Manchester, England - Star and Garter
11-08 Aberdeen, Scotland - Snafu Club
11-09 Glasgow, Scotland - TBA
11-10 Edinburgh, Scotland - Radar @ Ego
11-13 Paris, France - Point Ephemere
11-14 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
11-16 Hamburg, Germany - Haus 73
11-17 Berlin, Germany - TBA
11-19 Leipzig, Germany - Nato
11-20 Luxembourg, Luxembourg - d:qliq
11-21 Brussels, Belgium - Recyclart
11-22 Toulouse, France - Samba Resille
11-24 Maniago, Italy - Teatro Verdi
11-25 Carpi, Italy - Mattatoya
11-28 Bristol, England - Croft

* with Ferraby Lionheart
# with the Lucksmiths