July 1, 2009 16:51

Andrew Bird set for North American tour

St. Vincent will support on outing

Andrew Bird has announced an extensive tour of North America, kicking off July 7 at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles.

Bird, who recently performed a show at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, will perform a number of dates with The Decemberists and Death Cab For Cutie, as well as a slot at Lollapalooza in Chicago.

The outing will support Bird’s most recent album ‘Noble Beast’ which came out on January 20 on Fat Possum Records.

The dates are:

Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre (July 7)
Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre (11)#
Salt Lake City, UT Red Butte Garden (13)#
Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre (14)#
Jacksonville, OR Britt Pavilion (16)
Redmond, WA Marymoor Amphitheatre (17)*
Troutdale, OR McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater (18) *
South Lake Tahoe, CA Wanderlust Festival (26)
Chicago, IL Lollapalooza (August 7)
Madison, WI Forward Music Festival (September 19)
Indianapolis, IN Murat Theater (29)
Columbia, MO The Blue Note (30)
Austin, TX Austin City Limits (October 2)
New Orleans, LA Tipitina's Uptown (3)
Birmingham, AL Workplay Soundstage (5)
Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle (7)
Asheville, NC Orange Peel (9)
Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium (10)
Charleston, SC The Music Farm (12)
Knoxville, TN Bijou Theater (13)
Cincinnati OH Bogarts (14)
Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater (16)
Kalamazoo, MI State Theater (18)
Columbus, OH Southern Theater (19)
Buffalo, NY Asbury Hall (21)
S. Portland, ME S. Portland High School Auditorium (24)
Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory (25)
Burlington, VT Higher Ground (26)
Providence, RI Lupo's (27)
Washington, DC 9:30 Club (28)

*supporting The Decemberists
#supporting Death Cab For Cutie

--By our New York staff.
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