June 22, 2009 23:14

The Walkmen announce US summer tour and ticket details

They'll hit the road with Cass McCombs

The Walkmen have announced the dates of a North American tour this summer.

Following appearances at Barcelona's Benicassim Festival and Lisbon's Super Bock Super Rock in July, the New York band will play a series of Stateside dates.

They'll kick things off with an appearance at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago on July 19 before playing dates in cities including Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Toronto, during which they'll be joined by Cass McCombs. They'll conclude with two shows in New York this August.

The Walkmen are supporting their most recent album, 'You & Me'.

The tour dates are:

Chicago, IL Pitchfork Music Festival (July 19)
Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall (21)*
Cincinnati, OH Mad Hatter (22)*
Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom (23)*
Toronto, ON Lee's Palace (24)*
Pittsburgh, PA Mr Smalls(25)*
New York, NY Guggenheim 'It Came From Brooklyn' (August 14)
New York, NY Central Park SummerStage (16)

* with Cass McCombs

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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