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The Raconteurs announce US tour

The Raconteurs

The Raconteurs

They'll play several dates with Black Lips

The Raconteurs have announced an extensive North American tour, set to kick off next month.

Jack White and company are set to hit the road on April 20 in support of their new album 'Consolers Of The Lonely', which was rush-released last week, as previously reported.

They'll begin the tour in Vancouver and play dates in Seattle, Portland, Austin, Washington DC and New York before wrapping up the tour at the Bonnaroo Festival in Tennessee on June 13.

Supporting acts for the tour are Black Lips, The Fiery Furnaces and Birds Of Avalon.

The Raconteurs are also set to perform at California's Coachella Festival on April 25 and the New Orleans Jazz Festival on May 4, as previously reported.

The tour dates are:

Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom (April 20) *
Seattle, WA Neumo's (21) *
Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom (22) *
San Francisco, CA Bimbo's 365 Club (23) *
Indio, CA Coachella (25)
Las Vegas, NV The Joint (26) *
Denver, CO The Fillmore Auditorium (28) *
Kansas City, MO Uptown Theatre (29) *
Dallas, TX House of Blues (May 1) *
Austin, TX Stubb's BBQ (2, 3) *
New Orleans, LA New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (4)
Washington, DC 9:30 Club (27, 28) ^
New York, NY Terminal 5 (30) ^
Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion (June 3) ^
Montreal, Quebec Metropolis (4) ^
Toronto, Ontario Ricoh Coliseum (5) ^
Detroit, MI The Fillmore (7) ^
Columbus, OH LC Amphitheater (9) ^
Cincinnati, OH National City Pavilion (10) ^
St. Louis, MO Pageant (12) #
Manchester, TN Bonnaroo (13)


* with Birds Of Avalon
* with Black Lips
# with The Fiery Furnaces

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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