March 26, 2009 22:11

Santigold to hit the road this spring

Jaunt will kick off in San Francisco on May 21

Santigold has announced details of a North American tour, kicking off May 21 in San Francisco, CA.

The singer, formerly known as Santogold, will head into the studio directly after the tour to record her second album.

The upcoming tour will see Santi performing with a full band and dancers for the first time in North America.

Trouble Andrew, who collaborated with Santigold on the track ‘I’m A Lady’, will support her on the outing, as will singer/MC Amanda Blank.

The dates are:

San Francisco, CA The Warfield (May 21)
Sacramento, CA Empire (22)
Eugene, OR Cuthbert Amphitheatre (24)
George, WA Sasquatch! Festival (25)
Minneapolis, MN First Avenue (28)
Des Moines, IA Peoples Court (29)
Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live (31)
Boston, MA House Of Blues (June 1)
Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre (3)
Montreal, QC Metropolis (4)
Philadelphia, PA The Roots Picnic @ Festival Pier (6)
Norfolk, VA The NorVa (7)
New York, NY Terminal 5 (9)
Washington, DC 9:30 Club (10)
Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival (12)
St. Louis, MOBarcardi B Live @ The Pageant (13)
Austin, TX Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater (15)
Houston, TX House Of Blues (17)
Dallas, TX House Of Blues (18)
Hollywood, CA Hollywood Bowl / KCRW World Festival Series (21)

--By our New York staff.
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