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The Decemberists Tour With (and Without) Orchestra

Oh, those literate Decemberists with their witty tour names. The Portland, Oregon band has announced the "A Bit of Grass-Stain Does Not a Ruined Pair of Jeans Make" summer tour, beginning in Los Angeles on July 7th. The five-city outdoor tour will feature a full orchestra and newly arranged Decemberists songs from the band's back catalog.

The lit-rockers will then travel to Europe for the "A Great Smiting of Chavs" tour, beginning in Amsterdam on September 22nd ending in Leeds, England on October 13th. Sadly, the European dates will be played sans orchestra.

These are the dates:

July
Sat 7 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
Fri 13 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park
Sat 14 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavillion
Sun 15 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center
Wed 18 - Chicago, IL - Grant Park Music Festival (Free)

September
Sat 22 - Amsterdam, Holland - Paradiso
Sun 23 - Köln, Germany - Live Music Hall
Mon 24 - Frankfurt, Germany, Batschkapp
Tues 25 - Karlsruhe, Germany - Substage
Thurs 27 - Vienna, Austria - Arena
Fri 28 - Munich, Germany - Muffathalle
Sat 29 - Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
Sun 30 - Hamburg, Germany - Grosse Freiheit

October
Tues 2 - London, England - Royal Festival Hall
Weds 3 - Cambridge, England - Junction
Fri 5 - Wolverhampton, England - Wulfren Hall
Sat 6 - Bristol, England - Anson Rooms
Sun 7 - Oxford, England - Academy
Tues 9 - Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street
Weds -10 Liverpool, England - Academy
Thurs - 11 Newcastle, England - Academy
Fri 12 - Glasgow, Scotland - Academy
Sat 13 - Leeds, England - Metropolitan University

—The ARTISTdirect Staff
04.20.07