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Okkervil River, New Pornographers Announce Two-Week Tour

Okkervil River and the New Pornographers have announced a North American tour in support of their two respective summer '07 releases, The Stage Names and Challengers. The cooler-than-thou explosion of indie rock brilliance begins on April 9 in Toronto and winds down on April 22 in Cleveland.

In case you can't wait until April, Okkervil also has some overseas dates in February and March.

The River runs through these towns:
2/2 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Empire
2/3 Edinburgh, Scotland - Cabaret Voltaire
2/5 London, England - Scala
2/7 Leuven, Belgium - Stuk
2/8 Paris, France - La Maronquinerie
2/9 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
2/10 Nijmegen, Netherlands - Doornroosje
2/23 Adelaide, Australia - Laneway Festival
2/24 Melbourne, Australia - Laneway Festival
2/26 Melbourne, Australia - Corner
2/27 Sydney, Australia - Manning Bar
2/29 Perth, Australia - Perth International Arts Festival
3/1 Brisbane, Australia - Laneway Festival
3/2 Sydney, Australia - Laneway Festival
3/4 Auckland, New Zealand - Kings Arms
3/5 Wellington, New Zealand - San Francisco Bath House
4/5 Dallas, TX - Granada
4/6 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone
4/7 Bloomington, IN - Buskirk-Chumley Theater
4/9 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre *
4/10 Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot Ballroom *
4/11 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall *
4/12 Munhall, PA - Carnegie Music Hall in Homestead *
4/13 Ithaca, NY - The State Theater of Ithaca *
4/14 Washington, DC - 930 Club *
4/16 Richmond, VA - Toad's Place *
4/17 Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre *
4/18 Nashville, TN - The Cannery *
4/19 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant *
4/20 Chicago, IL - Riviera *
4/21 Madison, WI - Orpheum *
4/22 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom *

* with New Pornographers

—The ARTISTdirect Staff
02.01.08