February 7, 2008 0:51

The Breeders announce North American tour

They'll hit the road after Coachella

The Breeders have announced the dates of an extensive North American tour this spring.

Kim Deal's band will hit the road in support of their forthcoming album 'Mountain Battles' following their April 25 performance at California's Coachella Festival.

The band will play dates in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas and Portland before heading east for dates in cities including Philadelphia, New York and Washington DC.

'Mountain Battles' is due out in the US on April 8, and a day earlier in the UK.

The tour dates are:

Indio CA Coachella (April 25)
San Diego CA Canes (28)
Los Angeles CA El Rey Theatre (29)
San Francisco CA Slims (30)
Las Vegas NV House of Blues (May 2)
Tempe AZ Clubhouse (3)
Austin TX Emos (5)
Dallas TX House of Blues (6)
Houston TX Meridian (7)
Laurence KS Bottleneck (9)
Sauget (St Louis) IL Pops (10)
Vancouver BC Richards (23)
George WA Sasquatch The Gorge (24)
Portland OR Berbattis Pan (25)
Salt Lake City UT The Depot (27)
Denver CO Ogden (28)
Minneapolis MN First Avenue (30)
Chicago IL Metro (31)
Detroit, MI MagicStick (June 1)
Cleveland, OH House of Blues (3)
Northampton MA Pearl Street (4)
Boston MA Paradise (5)
New Haven CT Toads Place (7)
Philadelphia PA Theatre of Living Arts (8)
New York NY Webster Hall (10)
Washington DC 9.30 Club (11)
Atlanta GA The Loft (13)

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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