July 29, 2009 17:28

The Walkmen announce autumn US tour dates

They'll hit the road with Here We Go Magic

The Walkmen have announced that they will extend their North American tour well into the autumn.

After playing two shows in their native New York next month, the band will hit the Monolith Festival in Colorado and then play dates in cities including Cambridge, Washington DC, Nashville and Austin.

The band will conclude their jaunt with an appearance at San Francisco's Treasure Island festival in October.

Here We Go Magic will open for the band on several dates.

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

The tour dates are:

New York, NY Guggenheim 'It Came From Brooklyn' (August 14)
New York, NY Central Park SummerStage (16)
Morrison, CO Red Rocks Monolith Festival (September 12)
Cambridge, MA Middle East (18, 19)
Northampton, MA Pearl Street Downstairs (20)
Washington, DC 9:30 Club (22)
Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of The Living Arts (23)
Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse (25)
Asheville, NC Grey Eagle Tavern (26)
Nashville, TN Mercury Lounge (27)
Birmingham, AL The Bottletree (29)
New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks (30)
Austin, TX Austin City Limits (October 2)
San Francisco, CA Treasure Island (18)

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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