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They may call it the "No Chiefs Allowed Tour", but El-P and Dizzee Rascal's North American jaunt is packed to the gills with towering talent. Aside from their own formidable presences, the tour includes appearances by Def Jux artists and associates Aesop Rock, Kidz in the Hall, Busdriver, Mr. Dibbs, and Mighty Quin. And Aaron LaCrate is serving as Dizzee's DJ. Not bad, gentlemen.

"No Chiefs Allowed" kicks off tonight (May 8) in Washington, D.C.

In other news, Dizzee has a smattering of European dates this spring and summer, and El-P has a new blog. His first post is a pretty funny Kanye send-up.

Dizzee/El-P:

05-08 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *#
05-09 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church *#$
05-10 New York, NY - Webster Hall *$!
05-11 Boston, MA - Middle East *#
05-12 Ottawa, Ontario - New Capital Music Hall #
05-14 Detroit, MI - Crofoot Ballroom *#
05-15 Chicago, IL - The Abbey Pub *#
05-16 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Club *#
05-19 Seattle, WA - Neumos *#
05-20 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan *#
05-21 San Francisco, CA - 1015 *#!
05-22 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey *#

* with Busdriver
# with Mr. Dibbs, Mighty Quin
$ with Kidz in the Hall
! with Aesop Rock

Dizzee:

05-25 London, England - Gatecrasher
06-04 Paris, France - Villette Sonique Festival
06-14 Rodez, France - Festival Skabazac
06-27 Glastonbury, England - Glastonbury Festival
07-05 Kristiansand, Norway - Quart Festival
07-12 Liege, Belgium - Les Ardentes
08-01 Cumbria, England - Kendall Calling
08-22 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-23 Reading, England - Reading Festival