Indie All Stars Join Daniel Johnston's Band

Fri, 02 May 2008 15:32:29

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Scout Niblett and members of Yo La Tengo (James McNew), Sparklehorse (Mark Linkous), Teenage Fanclub (Norman Blake) and Half Japanese (Jad Fair) have agreed to back Daniel Johnston on a brief European tour. Running from a July 18 stop in Stockholm through a July 27 date in Dublin, "An Evening With Daniel Johnston and Friends" will hit Sweden, Norway, Scotland, England and Ireland. A one-off Johnston date backed by Philly's own Capitol Years will also happen at the POPPED! Festival on June 22.

The details:

6/22 Philadelphia, PA - World Café Live (POPPED! Festival)
7/18 Stockholm, Sweden - Sticky Fingers
7/19 Gothenburg, Sweden - Berns
7/20 Oslo, Norway - Rockefellar
7/23 Glasgow, Scotland - The Old Fruit Market
7/24 Manchester, England - New Century House
7/25 London, Englnd - IndigO2
7/27 Dublin, Ireland - Whelans

—The ARTISTdirect Staff
05.02.08